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Forgetting & Remembering

The three historic peoples of Cape Breton -- the aboriginal Mi’kmaq, the French Acadians, and the Scottish Highlanders -- are now recollecting their pasts.

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The Small Origins of Big Things

The religion that stole over the decrepit Roman Empire and turned its dross into golden filaments of faith was the greatest big thing from small…

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The News You May Have Missed: September 2024

Religion of Terror... Husker Heaven... Gravitas in a Bikini?... Avenger’s Endgame... Desperately Seeking Exposure... The Happy Humanoid... more

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Synod proposal is met with 'tremendous' pushback

Would decentralize doctrinal authority to local levels

Pope hopes for ‘reconciled differences’ with Orthodox

Says inter-church dialogue has lost 'acrimony' of the past

French archbishop responds to public pagan imagery

Consecrates archdiocese to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Vatican letter addresses U.S. holy days of obligation

Says Canon law sets feasts 'which must be observed'

NYC archdiocese sells office headquarters for $100M

To 'ease the financial burden' caused by abuse crisis

Diocese of Orange finishes Christ Cathedral renovation

Church hosts 11 Masses in 4 languages every weekend

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Synod proposal is met with 'tremendous' pushback

Would decentralize doctrinal authority to local levels

Pope hopes for ‘reconciled differences’ with Orthodox

Says inter-church dialogue has lost 'acrimony' of the past

French archbishop responds to public pagan imagery

Consecrates archdiocese to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Vatican letter addresses U.S. holy days of obligation

Says Canon law sets feasts 'which must be observed'

NYC archdiocese sells office headquarters for $100M

To 'ease the financial burden' caused by abuse crisis

Diocese of Orange finishes Christ Cathedral renovation

Church hosts 11 Masses in 4 languages every weekend

VIEW ARCHIVE

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A Trialogue With C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther & Thomas Aquinas… The Catch-22 of Ecumenical Relations With Evangelicals… and more

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

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It’s Existential

By James Hanink
October 16th 2024 6:11 PM

A respected, and now suspected, newspaper once pledged to give subscribers “All the news that’s fit to print.” Today, that same paper violates its pledge…

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Price Tags on Embryos?

By John M. Grondelski
October 16th 2024 12:06 PM

Germans are currently debating whether to lift their country's ban on donating female eggs. Germany and Luxembourg are the two EU countries that ban the…

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Lessons from Mrs. Tkac

By John M. Grondelski
October 15th 2024 11:47 AM

Each year as Columbus Day rolls around, I recall Mrs. Tkac. Mrs. Tkac was a childhood neighbor whose funeral I attended on Columbus Day 1968.…

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Front & Center

Forgetting & Remembering

The three historic peoples of Cape Breton -- the aboriginal Mi’kmaq, the French Acadians, and the Scottish Highlanders -- are now recollecting their pasts.

READ ARTICLE
The Small Origins of Big Things

The religion that stole over the decrepit Roman Empire and turned its dross into golden filaments of faith was the greatest big thing from small…

READ ARTICLE
The News You May Have Missed: September 2024

Religion of Terror... Husker Heaven... Gravitas in a Bikini?... Avenger’s Endgame... Desperately Seeking Exposure... The Happy Humanoid... more

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Synod proposal is met with 'tremendous' pushback

Would decentralize doctrinal authority to local levels

Pope hopes for ‘reconciled differences’ with Orthodox

Says inter-church dialogue has lost 'acrimony' of the past

French archbishop responds to public pagan imagery

Consecrates archdiocese to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Vatican letter addresses U.S. holy days of obligation

Says Canon law sets feasts 'which must be observed'

NYC archdiocese sells office headquarters for $100M

To 'ease the financial burden' caused by abuse crisis

Diocese of Orange finishes Christ Cathedral renovation

Church hosts 11 Masses in 4 languages every weekend

VIEW ARCHIVE
Synod proposal is met with 'tremendous' pushback

Would decentralize doctrinal authority to local levels

Pope hopes for ‘reconciled differences’ with Orthodox

Says inter-church dialogue has lost 'acrimony' of the past

French archbishop responds to public pagan imagery

Consecrates archdiocese to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Vatican letter addresses U.S. holy days of obligation

Says Canon law sets feasts 'which must be observed'

NYC archdiocese sells office headquarters for $100M

To 'ease the financial burden' caused by abuse crisis

Diocese of Orange finishes Christ Cathedral renovation

Church hosts 11 Masses in 4 languages every weekend

VIEW ARCHIVE

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The New Oxford Blog

It’s Existential

October 16th 2024 6:11 PM

A respected, and now suspected, newspaper once pledged to give subscribers “All the news that’s fit to print.” Today, that…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Price Tags on Embryos?

October 16th 2024 12:06 PM

Germans are currently debating whether to lift their country's ban on donating female eggs. Germany and Luxembourg are the two…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Lessons from Mrs. Tkac

October 15th 2024 11:47 AM

Each year as Columbus Day rolls around, I recall Mrs. Tkac. Mrs. Tkac was a childhood neighbor whose funeral I…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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From the NOR Dossiers
Biblical Scholarship & Controversies

Which Church Is the Real Bible Church?... The Jesus Seminar: Making Uncomplicated Things Complicated... The Ineffectual Jesus of the Jesus Seminar... more

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Ecumenism & Ecumania

A Trialogue With C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther & Thomas Aquinas… The Catch-22 of Ecumenical Relations With Evangelicals… and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Neoconservatism

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