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Disparaging Christian Motherhood

The mother's role in nurturing the souls of her children was acknowledged and allowed for a combining of her physical motherhood with a sort of…

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Dilexi Te & Christian Confusion About Poverty

A society that honors enterprise, private property, and moral restraint comes closer to the biblical vision of justice than any welfare bureaucracy ever will.

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On Fundamentalist Objections to “Repetitious” Prayer

Nature itself teaches us that repetition is the prayer, the liturgy, the calling forth and response, the rhythm of the cosmos.

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Pizzaballa condemns IDF soldier’s desecration of crucifix

In Christian village in southern Lebanon; photo goes viral

Leo, at Mass in Angola, warns on seeing Christ as 'guru'

Angolans' joyful faith is marked by songs, dance, applause

Vatican diplomat: Iran war may worsen global hunger

Due to costs of energy, fertilizer & broken supply chains

USCCB committee chairs back Clergy Act bill in House

To allow priests to opt back into Social Security, Medicare

Growing Catholic initiative breaks silence on infertility

Emphasizes spiritual motherhood, call to foster & adopt

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Pope Leo arrives in Catholic-majority Equatorial Guinea

An oil-rich nation where most of its 2M citizens are poor

Pizzaballa condemns IDF soldier’s desecration of crucifix

In Christian village in southern Lebanon; photo goes viral

Leo, at Mass in Angola, warns on seeing Christ as 'guru'

Angolans' joyful faith is marked by songs, dance, applause

Vatican diplomat: Iran war may worsen global hunger

Due to costs of energy, fertilizer & broken supply chains

USCCB committee chairs back Clergy Act bill in House

To allow priests to opt back into Social Security, Medicare

Growing Catholic initiative breaks silence on infertility

Emphasizes spiritual motherhood, call to foster & adopt

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April 21st 2026 11:21 AM

A few days ago I was watching the boring stock market channel on TV in Japan when there appeared on the screen a commercial for…

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By Marcus Peter
April 20th 2026 11:46 AM

On the night of April 14 and the early hours of April 15, 1912, the grandest ship on earth struck an iceberg in the North…

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Jaegerstaetter's Witness

By James Thunder
April 15th 2026 11:58 AM

On August 9, 1943, Franz Jaegerstaetter was beheaded for refusing to serve in the German army. The March 2009 edition of New Oxford Review contains…

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Front & Center

Disparaging Christian Motherhood

The mother's role in nurturing the souls of her children was acknowledged and allowed for a combining of her physical motherhood with a sort of…

READ ARTICLE
Dilexi Te & Christian Confusion About Poverty

A society that honors enterprise, private property, and moral restraint comes closer to the biblical vision of justice than any welfare bureaucracy ever will.

READ ARTICLE
On Fundamentalist Objections to “Repetitious” Prayer

Nature itself teaches us that repetition is the prayer, the liturgy, the calling forth and response, the rhythm of the cosmos.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope Leo arrives in Catholic-majority Equatorial Guinea

An oil-rich nation where most of its 2M citizens are poor

Pizzaballa condemns IDF soldier’s desecration of crucifix

In Christian village in southern Lebanon; photo goes viral

Leo, at Mass in Angola, warns on seeing Christ as 'guru'

Angolans' joyful faith is marked by songs, dance, applause

Vatican diplomat: Iran war may worsen global hunger

Due to costs of energy, fertilizer & broken supply chains

USCCB committee chairs back Clergy Act bill in House

To allow priests to opt back into Social Security, Medicare

Growing Catholic initiative breaks silence on infertility

Emphasizes spiritual motherhood, call to foster & adopt

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope Leo arrives in Catholic-majority Equatorial Guinea

An oil-rich nation where most of its 2M citizens are poor

Pizzaballa condemns IDF soldier’s desecration of crucifix

In Christian village in southern Lebanon; photo goes viral

Leo, at Mass in Angola, warns on seeing Christ as 'guru'

Angolans' joyful faith is marked by songs, dance, applause

Vatican diplomat: Iran war may worsen global hunger

Due to costs of energy, fertilizer & broken supply chains

USCCB committee chairs back Clergy Act bill in House

To allow priests to opt back into Social Security, Medicare

Growing Catholic initiative breaks silence on infertility

Emphasizes spiritual motherhood, call to foster & adopt

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Beauty, Cults, and Advertising

April 21st 2026 11:21 AM

A few days ago I was watching the boring stock market channel on TV in Japan when there appeared on…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Sinking of the Titanic

April 20th 2026 11:46 AM

On the night of April 14 and the early hours of April 15, 1912, the grandest ship on earth struck…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Jaegerstaetter's Witness

April 15th 2026 11:58 AM

On August 9, 1943, Franz Jaegerstaetter was beheaded for refusing to serve in the German army. The March 2009 edition…

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Just War Theory & the Iraq War

The Blood Crying Out from the Ground... The Woeful Plight of Iraqi Christians... Fuel Conservation: No War Needed... War’s Challenge to the Christian Conscience... more

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Latin Mass

At Mass, Actions Speak Louder Than Words... Where Has All the Latin Gone?... The New Mass Just Can't Be Fixed... Whither the Roman Rite?... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Mary, Mother of God

Marian Devotion as a Way of Life... Return to the Message of Fatima... The Virgin Birth: Where Science Meets Scripture... 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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