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The Ambiguous Archbishop Romero

By any empirical standard, the Salvadoran Church’s politics have not borne much good fruit.

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Motives of Credibility: The Growth of the Church

Over 2,000 years, empires have risen and fallen but the Catholic Church remains. She is the world's oldest continuous institution and claims over a billion…

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Kessler’s World

We produced all manner of digital distractions and then learned how to amplify them until — voilà — those distractions became “intelligent” and took over…

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In The News

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Azerbaijan’s gov't demolishes Armenian cathedral

In region where Armenian Christians were exiled in 2023

U.S., Japanese bishops: 'Nuclear threats are escalating'

Nine nuclear powers are killing non-proliferation treaty

SIPRI: Military spending continues to grow in Asia

By China, Japan, India, & Taiwan, driven by instability

Vatican newspaper: Jihadi crisis in Mali, Sahel region

Intensification of attacks by thug militias against militaries

Pope: Vatican diplomats must be channels of peace

Tells trainees, 'You bring to the world the Word of Life'

Florida diocese to debut 'tiny homes' for needy seniors

Affordable-housing village built near diocesan center

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Azerbaijan’s gov't demolishes Armenian cathedral

In region where Armenian Christians were exiled in 2023

U.S., Japanese bishops: 'Nuclear threats are escalating'

Nine nuclear powers are killing non-proliferation treaty

SIPRI: Military spending continues to grow in Asia

By China, Japan, India, & Taiwan, driven by instability

Vatican newspaper: Jihadi crisis in Mali, Sahel region

Intensification of attacks by thug militias against militaries

Pope: Vatican diplomats must be channels of peace

Tells trainees, 'You bring to the world the Word of Life'

Florida diocese to debut 'tiny homes' for needy seniors

Affordable-housing village built near diocesan center

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Just War Theory & the Iraq War

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Latin Mass

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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

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Two Souls in Flight, at the Same Time, to God

By James Thunder
April 27th 2026 11:49 AM

The St. Augustine reading club to which I belong is reading the Confessions and we noted the mystical event he had with his mother, St.…

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On Laughing Matters

By James Hanink
April 24th 2026 11:13 AM

As befits an octogenarian, I’ve been known to say, “Back in the day…,” but now and again a wise guy asks, “Just when was that?”…

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Feminine Authority Refined & Reaffirmed

By Marcus Peter
April 22nd 2026 11:28 AM

Monica Migliorino Miller’s article, “The Meaning of Feminine Submission” (Jan.-Feb.), deserves a grateful and respectful hearing because she takes Scripture seriously at the very place…

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Pope St. John Paul II

Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... The Pope as Playwright... Neither East nor West: On the Pope's Radical New Encyclical... and more

St. Thomas Aquinas & Thomism

Can Neo-Scholasticism Make a Comeback?... Can Thomism Save Science?... Dumb Ox?... Can We Revitalize Catholic Higher Education?... more

Walker Percy

Walker Percy, the Episcopal Church & Kierkegaard’s “Apostle”... Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future... Attempting to Discredit Walker Percy... and more

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Front & Center

The Ambiguous Archbishop Romero

By any empirical standard, the Salvadoran Church’s politics have not borne much good fruit.

READ ARTICLE
Motives of Credibility: The Growth of the Church

Over 2,000 years, empires have risen and fallen but the Catholic Church remains. She is the world's oldest continuous institution and claims over a billion…

READ ARTICLE
Kessler’s World

We produced all manner of digital distractions and then learned how to amplify them until — voilà — those distractions became “intelligent” and took over…

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Azerbaijan’s gov't demolishes Armenian cathedral

In region where Armenian Christians were exiled in 2023

U.S., Japanese bishops: 'Nuclear threats are escalating'

Nine nuclear powers are killing non-proliferation treaty

SIPRI: Military spending continues to grow in Asia

By China, Japan, India, & Taiwan, driven by instability

Vatican newspaper: Jihadi crisis in Mali, Sahel region

Intensification of attacks by thug militias against militaries

Pope: Vatican diplomats must be channels of peace

Tells trainees, 'You bring to the world the Word of Life'

Florida diocese to debut 'tiny homes' for needy seniors

Affordable-housing village built near diocesan center

VIEW ARCHIVE
Azerbaijan’s gov't demolishes Armenian cathedral

In region where Armenian Christians were exiled in 2023

U.S., Japanese bishops: 'Nuclear threats are escalating'

Nine nuclear powers are killing non-proliferation treaty

SIPRI: Military spending continues to grow in Asia

By China, Japan, India, & Taiwan, driven by instability

Vatican newspaper: Jihadi crisis in Mali, Sahel region

Intensification of attacks by thug militias against militaries

Pope: Vatican diplomats must be channels of peace

Tells trainees, 'You bring to the world the Word of Life'

Florida diocese to debut 'tiny homes' for needy seniors

Affordable-housing village built near diocesan center

VIEW ARCHIVE

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The New Oxford Blog

Two Souls in Flight, at the Same Time, to God

April 27th 2026 11:49 AM

The St. Augustine reading club to which I belong is reading the Confessions and we noted the mystical event he…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

On Laughing Matters

April 24th 2026 11:13 AM

As befits an octogenarian, I’ve been known to say, “Back in the day…,” but now and again a wise guy…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Feminine Authority Refined & Reaffirmed

April 22nd 2026 11:28 AM

Monica Migliorino Miller’s article, “The Meaning of Feminine Submission” (Jan.-Feb.), deserves a grateful and respectful hearing because she takes Scripture…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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From the NOR Dossiers
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

VIEW DOSSIER
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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