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The Baby Boomers: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

The truth of the matter is that today's students are deeply skeptical of the kind of ideological appeals that inflamed and still inflame so many…

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Praying Along the Via Lucis

We can prolong our Easter rejoicing, as the Via Lucis begins right where the Via Crucis leaves off, and, in this new devotion, the Christ…

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Know Thine Enemy

The Devil cannot defeat Christians by persecuting them. The only way he wins is by convincing us to abandon the truth or to give up…

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Pope makes Holy Week appeal to Trump to end war

Urges diplomacy, that peace 'might reign in our hearts'

SCOTUS strikes down Colo. conversion therapy ban

Rejects claim that law regulated only professional conduct

Pope Leo to carry Cross throughout Via Crucis in Rome

With meditations written by former Custos of Holy Land

Pro-life leaders rip another year of Title X cash for PP

White House claims grants 'were locked in' under Biden

Vatican dicastery cancels 2026 World Children’s Day

Advises events for families at diocesan or parish level

Vatican official: Nobody denounces Christianophobia

Nigerian says missionaries can help Europe recover identity

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Pope makes Holy Week appeal to Trump to end war

Urges diplomacy, that peace 'might reign in our hearts'

SCOTUS strikes down Colo. conversion therapy ban

Rejects claim that law regulated only professional conduct

Pope Leo to carry Cross throughout Via Crucis in Rome

With meditations written by former Custos of Holy Land

Pro-life leaders rip another year of Title X cash for PP

White House claims grants 'were locked in' under Biden

Vatican dicastery cancels 2026 World Children’s Day

Advises events for families at diocesan or parish level

Vatican official: Nobody denounces Christianophobia

Nigerian says missionaries can help Europe recover identity

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Just War Theory & the Iraq War

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Mary, Mother of God

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Two Easter Vigils Worth Remembering

By James Thunder
April 1st 2026 1:07 PM

How ancient is the Great Easter Vigil liturgy? We have evidence of a severe fast undertaken during Holy Week as early as 329 A.D. With…

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In Praise of Footnotes

By James Hanink
March 30th 2026 10:44 AM

If the celebrated humanist Erasmus could pen the remarkable In Praise of Folly (1511), dedicating it to Thomas More, perhaps at this late date I…

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Spring Break

By Jason Morgan
March 27th 2026 3:53 PM

In Persian Gulf countries, missiles, drones, and cluster bombs are falling from the sky in wave after wave. Innocent people huddle in basements and apartment…

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Front & Center

The Baby Boomers: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

The truth of the matter is that today's students are deeply skeptical of the kind of ideological appeals that inflamed and still inflame so many…

READ ARTICLE
Praying Along the Via Lucis

We can prolong our Easter rejoicing, as the Via Lucis begins right where the Via Crucis leaves off, and, in this new devotion, the Christ…

READ ARTICLE
Know Thine Enemy

The Devil cannot defeat Christians by persecuting them. The only way he wins is by convincing us to abandon the truth or to give up…

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope makes Holy Week appeal to Trump to end war

Urges diplomacy, that peace 'might reign in our hearts'

SCOTUS strikes down Colo. conversion therapy ban

Rejects claim that law regulated only professional conduct

Pope Leo to carry Cross throughout Via Crucis in Rome

With meditations written by former Custos of Holy Land

Pro-life leaders rip another year of Title X cash for PP

White House claims grants 'were locked in' under Biden

Vatican dicastery cancels 2026 World Children’s Day

Advises events for families at diocesan or parish level

Vatican official: Nobody denounces Christianophobia

Nigerian says missionaries can help Europe recover identity

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope makes Holy Week appeal to Trump to end war

Urges diplomacy, that peace 'might reign in our hearts'

SCOTUS strikes down Colo. conversion therapy ban

Rejects claim that law regulated only professional conduct

Pope Leo to carry Cross throughout Via Crucis in Rome

With meditations written by former Custos of Holy Land

Pro-life leaders rip another year of Title X cash for PP

White House claims grants 'were locked in' under Biden

Vatican dicastery cancels 2026 World Children’s Day

Advises events for families at diocesan or parish level

Vatican official: Nobody denounces Christianophobia

Nigerian says missionaries can help Europe recover identity

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

Two Easter Vigils Worth Remembering

April 1st 2026 1:07 PM

How ancient is the Great Easter Vigil liturgy? We have evidence of a severe fast undertaken during Holy Week as…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

In Praise of Footnotes

March 30th 2026 10:44 AM

If the celebrated humanist Erasmus could pen the remarkable In Praise of Folly (1511), dedicating it to Thomas More, perhaps…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Spring Break

March 27th 2026 3:53 PM

In Persian Gulf countries, missiles, drones, and cluster bombs are falling from the sky in wave after wave. Innocent people…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

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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