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The Supreme Court of California seems, in effect, to be proposing the bisection of infants as a rational judicial procedure.
Big Time in the Big Apple... Blood Sport... Beef Everlasting... Adding Insult to Injury... Loot Dispute... Your 2025 Word of the Year... and more
Self-interest is often recast as “love.” The facile slogan “love is love” blocks any moral critique that could reveal that “love” isn’t always love.
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With call for renewed commitment to evangelize
Both healing cases: one in the U.S., one in Lebanon
Mexico's Primate speaks on her sanctity, unique decree
It uses Scripture & Jewish people in service of an agenda
U.S. total fertility rate (TFR) hit historic low of 1.59 in 2024
Of total 13,000 students, over 80% identify as Catholic
With call for renewed commitment to evangelize
Both healing cases: one in the U.S., one in Lebanon
Mexico's Primate speaks on her sanctity, unique decree
It uses Scripture & Jewish people in service of an agenda
U.S. total fertility rate (TFR) hit historic low of 1.59 in 2024
Of total 13,000 students, over 80% identify as Catholic
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Biotechnology & Posthumanism
On Man’s Many Attempts to “Kill Death”… Breaking the Species Barrier… Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future… and more
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Communism & Marxism
The Soviets’ Doomed Battle with Byt... Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... Croatia: “The Ramparts of Christendom”... If Not Communism or Capitalism, What?... The Crumbling of Communism: Good for the Catholic Church?... and more
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Fanatical Feminism & Women Religious
The Prayers of Moloch’s Modern Priestesses... Feminists: The Worst Misogynists?... Our Testosterone-Depleted Church... and more
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'What Is a Woman?' Revisited
By John M. GrondelskiI grew up in a New Jersey Rust Belt town which has lost its factories and is now somewhat economically depressed: Perth Amboy. Its name…
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By Marcus PeterThe image of a bride exchanging rings with a figure floating inside augmented reality glasses appears at first glance as a novelty item suited for…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTA Genuinely Catholic Approach to History
By Marcus PeterModern Christians consume historical narratives the way they consume streaming services: with restless impatience and very little context. Every crisis arrives framed by pundits, platforms,…
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C.S. Lewis
"Mere Christianity" as Merely Protestant... C. S. Lewis: His True Stature in Dispute... The Best Book Written About C.S. Lewis... more
Flannery O'Connor
Fragmented Lives of Incomplete Reckoning... Tyranny of the Perverse Will... From the Grotesque to Love... Flannery O’Connor: And Her Own Received Her Not... and more
Walker Percy
Walker Percy, the Episcopal Church & Kierkegaard’s “Apostle”... Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future... Attempting to Discredit Walker Percy... and more
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.
SUBSCRIBEFront & Center
The Supreme Court of California seems, in effect, to be proposing the bisection of infants as a rational judicial procedure.
Big Time in the Big Apple... Blood Sport... Beef Everlasting... Adding Insult to Injury... Loot Dispute... Your 2025 Word of the Year... and more
Self-interest is often recast as “love.” The facile slogan “love is love” blocks any moral critique that could reveal that “love” isn’t always love.
In The News
With call for renewed commitment to evangelize
Both healing cases: one in the U.S., one in Lebanon
Mexico's Primate speaks on her sanctity, unique decree
It uses Scripture & Jewish people in service of an agenda
U.S. total fertility rate (TFR) hit historic low of 1.59 in 2024
Of total 13,000 students, over 80% identify as Catholic
With call for renewed commitment to evangelize
Both healing cases: one in the U.S., one in Lebanon
Mexico's Primate speaks on her sanctity, unique decree
It uses Scripture & Jewish people in service of an agenda
U.S. total fertility rate (TFR) hit historic low of 1.59 in 2024
Of total 13,000 students, over 80% identify as Catholic
The Narthex
'What Is a Woman?' Revisited
I grew up in a New Jersey Rust Belt town which has lost its factories and is now somewhat economically…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTNarcissus Gets Married
The image of a bride exchanging rings with a figure floating inside augmented reality glasses appears at first glance as…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTA Genuinely Catholic Approach to History
Modern Christians consume historical narratives the way they consume streaming services: with restless impatience and very little context. Every crisis…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTTopics
Biotechnology & Posthumanism
On Man’s Many Attempts to “Kill Death”… Breaking the Species Barrier… Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future… and more
VIEW DOSSIER
Communism & Marxism
The Soviets’ Doomed Battle with Byt... Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... Croatia: “The Ramparts of Christendom”... If Not Communism or Capitalism, What?... The Crumbling of Communism: Good for the Catholic Church?... and more
VIEW DOSSIER
Fanatical Feminism & Women Religious
The Prayers of Moloch’s Modern Priestesses... Feminists: The Worst Misogynists?... Our Testosterone-Depleted Church... 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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