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Aims to stop West Virginia from aiding beneficial school

Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances

'Extreme' amendment would supersede restrictions

Pope Francis is injured again in a household fall

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Abuse allegations against clergy have fallen in 20 years

Abuse crisis in the U.S. Church has cost over $5B total

Supreme Court weighs TX porn age-verification law

Battle pits Big Porn’s financial interests against parents

ACLU challenges $5M grant to Catholic trade college

Aims to stop West Virginia from aiding beneficial school

Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances

'Extreme' amendment would supersede restrictions

Pope Francis is injured again in a household fall

Arm badly bruised; in Dec. he stumbled into nightstand

Philippines' Santo Niño devotion spreads across world

Along with the 15 million-strong Filipino diaspora

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A Term of Endearment for the Holy Spirit

By James Thunder
January 17th 2025 1:03 PM

When my youngest child, Frances Clare, was in a primary grade, she was doing homework in a religion workbook. Her big sister, Kateri Grace, was…

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By John M. Grondelski
January 16th 2025 1:14 PM

In a recent Gospel, John the Baptist tells the crowds in the Judean desert: “I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I…

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January 15th 2025 12:00 PM

Watching the Carter state funeral at National Cathedral, I couldn’t help but notice how much attention was focused on the five Presidents. One of the…

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Front & Center

We Did This to Him

We have no license to complain about what the Jews or Romans did to our Lord; we have no right to stand outside and tsk-tsk…

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Symposium on Catholics & American Political Life

The time is ripe to reconsider the trajectory of our nation, and how Catholics fit into it. To that end, we asked thinkers of different…

READ ARTICLE
Time & the Longing for Eternity

Flannery O'Connor’s writing is not grotesque, not fantastic; it’s merely simple — which is to say that for her, in the end, there are only…

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In The News

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Abuse allegations against clergy have fallen in 20 years

Abuse crisis in the U.S. Church has cost over $5B total

Supreme Court weighs TX porn age-verification law

Battle pits Big Porn’s financial interests against parents

ACLU challenges $5M grant to Catholic trade college

Aims to stop West Virginia from aiding beneficial school

Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances

'Extreme' amendment would supersede restrictions

Pope Francis is injured again in a household fall

Arm badly bruised; in Dec. he stumbled into nightstand

Philippines' Santo Niño devotion spreads across world

Along with the 15 million-strong Filipino diaspora

VIEW ARCHIVE
Abuse allegations against clergy have fallen in 20 years

Abuse crisis in the U.S. Church has cost over $5B total

Supreme Court weighs TX porn age-verification law

Battle pits Big Porn’s financial interests against parents

ACLU challenges $5M grant to Catholic trade college

Aims to stop West Virginia from aiding beneficial school

Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances

'Extreme' amendment would supersede restrictions

Pope Francis is injured again in a household fall

Arm badly bruised; in Dec. he stumbled into nightstand

Philippines' Santo Niño devotion spreads across world

Along with the 15 million-strong Filipino diaspora

VIEW ARCHIVE

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A Term of Endearment for the Holy Spirit

January 17th 2025 1:03 PM

When my youngest child, Frances Clare, was in a primary grade, she was doing homework in a religion workbook. Her…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Water & Fire in His Hand

January 16th 2025 1:14 PM

In a recent Gospel, John the Baptist tells the crowds in the Judean desert: “I am baptizing you with water,…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Behavior at Funerals

January 15th 2025 12:00 PM

Watching the Carter state funeral at National Cathedral, I couldn’t help but notice how much attention was focused on the…

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Cooperation & Supernatural Brotherliness… What Does It Mean to “Serve Mammon”?... Why Consumerism Still Consumes Us… more

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Neoconservatism

Delusions of Grandeur... A Pox On Both Your Houses... What Is a Neoconservative & Does It Matter?... and more

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Short Stories

Screwtape 2020... A Trialogue with C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther, & Thomas Aquinas... Miracles Do Not Speak Halfway... Socrates on Pot... more

VIEW DOSSIER

Stand up and defend your faith.

Culture is shifting, but you can count on The New Oxford Review for an unwavering Catholic point of view. The message of the Church is easily muddled in today’s increasingly hostile, secular culture. We understand what’s coming at you, and we have articles and resources to help you defend your faith and grow in your understanding of Catholic teachings.

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