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Austria launches late vocations program for men 45-60

Who can complete it without having to quit current jobs

Ethicists warn on organ donation-assisted suicide link

Utilitarian shift in medicine entails all manner of abuses

'Pray with the Pope' campaign refines monthly video

Supplies intention & specific prayer in a serene format

Custos of Holy Land invites all: 'Return as pilgrims'

Tourism is economic engine of its Christian community

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Rome: Cardinals to return for another consistory in June

Press sec says Leo plans to convoke annual consistories

Leo's consistory models workable version of synodality

And signals return to institutional norms, calm governance

Austria launches late vocations program for men 45-60

Who can complete it without having to quit current jobs

Ethicists warn on organ donation-assisted suicide link

Utilitarian shift in medicine entails all manner of abuses

'Pray with the Pope' campaign refines monthly video

Supplies intention & specific prayer in a serene format

Custos of Holy Land invites all: 'Return as pilgrims'

Tourism is economic engine of its Christian community

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The Hollow Oath

By Marcus Peter
January 8th 2026 1:04 PM

The recent swearing in of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on the Quran has reignited a conversation that America prefers to keep comfortably superficial. Thus,…

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Begrudging the Deceased a Final Resting Place

By John M. Grondelski
January 7th 2026 12:20 PM

The title of a recent New York Times op-ed (“The Trouble with My Father’s Resting Place,” Jan. 2) caught my eye because it seemed, for…

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The Erosion of Epiphany

By John M. Grondelski
January 6th 2026 12:39 PM

January 6 is the traditional date for the Solemnity of the Epiphany. In the United States, it has been transferred for decades to the first…

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Front & Center

A Just Society: It Cannot Be Drawn on a Balance Sheet

No matter what the Dow-Jones average is doing, “opportunities for work” must be “provided for those who are willing and able to work,” as Pius…

READ ARTICLE
Letters to the Editor: December 2025

The Art of Dying... How the Atonement Works... The Incomparable Kreeft... Moonie Mistakes... Invigorating... and more

READ ARTICLE
Can Recent Scientific Developments Explain Supernatural Phenomena?

Does the soul exist in a dimension beyond our sensory limitations, which are trapped, so to speak, within three perceptible spatial ones?

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Rome: Cardinals to return for another consistory in June

Press sec says Leo plans to convoke annual consistories

Leo's consistory models workable version of synodality

And signals return to institutional norms, calm governance

Austria launches late vocations program for men 45-60

Who can complete it without having to quit current jobs

Ethicists warn on organ donation-assisted suicide link

Utilitarian shift in medicine entails all manner of abuses

'Pray with the Pope' campaign refines monthly video

Supplies intention & specific prayer in a serene format

Custos of Holy Land invites all: 'Return as pilgrims'

Tourism is economic engine of its Christian community

VIEW ARCHIVE
Rome: Cardinals to return for another consistory in June

Press sec says Leo plans to convoke annual consistories

Leo's consistory models workable version of synodality

And signals return to institutional norms, calm governance

Austria launches late vocations program for men 45-60

Who can complete it without having to quit current jobs

Ethicists warn on organ donation-assisted suicide link

Utilitarian shift in medicine entails all manner of abuses

'Pray with the Pope' campaign refines monthly video

Supplies intention & specific prayer in a serene format

Custos of Holy Land invites all: 'Return as pilgrims'

Tourism is economic engine of its Christian community

VIEW ARCHIVE

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The New Oxford Blog

The Hollow Oath

January 8th 2026 1:04 PM

The recent swearing in of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on the Quran has reignited a conversation that America prefers…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Begrudging the Deceased a Final Resting Place

January 7th 2026 12:20 PM

The title of a recent New York Times op-ed (“The Trouble with My Father’s Resting Place,” Jan. 2) caught my…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Erosion of Epiphany

January 6th 2026 12:39 PM

January 6 is the traditional date for the Solemnity of the Epiphany. In the United States, it has been transferred…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Literature & Literary Criticism

Is Modern Man Too Healthy for Literature?... Flannery O'Connor & the Representation of Mystery... Reading as Sacrament... more

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Sacred Music

Rising from the Mire... In Praise of Honest Sentiment... Why the Music Is So Bad... Offering Our Musical Best at Mass... and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Vital Works Reconsidered

When No Man Was His Own... A Thomistic Vision of Man’s Final End... Purgatory on Earth... What Is Free Time For?... 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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