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Many parents have no control over their own lives, never mind their children's — and yet yearn for certain moral improvements while fearing they'll never…
Love is seeing, via the senses through the intellect, the good and the true in and of another. Friends are those who love each other…
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Stresses need to 'respect, protect freedom of expression'
'Temporarily' for 'possible violations' of fed. civil rights law
He taught on marriage & family during 13 visits, 1979-1996
Many of 23,000 baptism fonts across nation 'have no water'
'Nonsense' to pretend McAleese didn't usher in abortion
Can study 'Queer Theologies,' 'God Our Mother,' instead
Stresses need to 'respect, protect freedom of expression'
'Temporarily' for 'possible violations' of fed. civil rights law
He taught on marriage & family during 13 visits, 1979-1996
Many of 23,000 baptism fonts across nation 'have no water'
'Nonsense' to pretend McAleese didn't usher in abortion
Can study 'Queer Theologies,' 'God Our Mother,' instead
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By John M. GrondelskiApril 1 … is more than “April Fool’s Day.” It’s the end of the first quarter of the year. Ninety days of 2025 down. Last…
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By James Hanink“What a difference a day makes,” sang Dinah Washington. And why? Because “24 little hours / Brought the sun and the flowers / Where there…
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By John M. GrondelskiTwo pundits from opposite ends of the political spectrum manage to reach the same conclusion: being a “poor Church” really stinks for the really poor.…
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Many parents have no control over their own lives, never mind their children's — and yet yearn for certain moral improvements while fearing they'll never…
Love is seeing, via the senses through the intellect, the good and the true in and of another. Friends are those who love each other…
Dial “A” for Anxiety... Got Your Goat... Bird Burglars... Rain of Reptiles... Your Life for a Legend... Falling into the Pitt... Alive & Kicking... and…
In The News
Stresses need to 'respect, protect freedom of expression'
'Temporarily' for 'possible violations' of fed. civil rights law
He taught on marriage & family during 13 visits, 1979-1996
Many of 23,000 baptism fonts across nation 'have no water'
'Nonsense' to pretend McAleese didn't usher in abortion
Can study 'Queer Theologies,' 'God Our Mother,' instead
Stresses need to 'respect, protect freedom of expression'
'Temporarily' for 'possible violations' of fed. civil rights law
He taught on marriage & family during 13 visits, 1979-1996
Many of 23,000 baptism fonts across nation 'have no water'
'Nonsense' to pretend McAleese didn't usher in abortion
Can study 'Queer Theologies,' 'God Our Mother,' instead
The Narthex
Random Ruminations #23
April 1 … is more than “April Fool’s Day.” It’s the end of the first quarter of the year. Ninety…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTWhere Is the Church? Who Is God?
“What a difference a day makes,” sang Dinah Washington. And why? Because “24 little hours / Brought the sun and…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTThat 'Poor Church for the Poor'
Two pundits from opposite ends of the political spectrum manage to reach the same conclusion: being a “poor Church” really…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
Topics
Eschatology & End Times
The Antichrist in Political Philosophy… Isaac Newton: End-Times Prophet… Your Final Destination… Last Judgment (Lite)… more
VIEW DOSSIER
'Goodbye, Good Men' & U.S. Seminaries
Picking on the Average Joe Who Stood Up for the Little Guys... U.S. Seminaries: Condition Stabilized... Killing the Messenger... more
VIEW DOSSIER
Literature & Literary Criticism
Is Modern Man Too Healthy for Literature?... Flannery O'Connor & the Representation of Mystery... Reading as Sacrament... 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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