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Evelyn Waugh & ‘The Bright Young Things’

Those who know Waugh on­ly through his novels might be surprised to learn that he entered the Church as early as 1930.

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The Burden of History & the Promise of Divine Life

After grappling with "A Canticle for Leibowitz," I found that Walter M. Miller Jr.’s novel attempts to study nothing less than the whole problem of…

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The News You May Have Missed: March 2025

Dial “A” for Anxiety... Got Your Goat... Bird Burglars... Rain of Reptiles... Your Life for a Legend... Falling into the Pitt... Alive & Kicking... and…

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Cardinals tout book on vocations and sexual orientation

On integrating affections & feelings; Pope writes preface

Vatican grants 14 New York churches delay on mergers

Amid Buffalo bishop's effort to buoy diocesan finances

DDF prefect's ‘sex change’ remarks raise questions

Critic rues 'retreat from relative clarity of Dignitas Infinita'

Ukrainian Catholics rebut U.S. rel. freedom commission

Say new law isn't restrictive but is necessary safeguard

Ill. bishops drop opposition to homeschooling red tape

Bill would impose onerous regulations on families

Australia's two party leaders both identify as Catholic

Citizens, 20% of whom are Catholic, go to polls May 3

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Cardinals tout book on vocations and sexual orientation

On integrating affections & feelings; Pope writes preface

Vatican grants 14 New York churches delay on mergers

Amid Buffalo bishop's effort to buoy diocesan finances

DDF prefect's ‘sex change’ remarks raise questions

Critic rues 'retreat from relative clarity of Dignitas Infinita'

Ukrainian Catholics rebut U.S. rel. freedom commission

Say new law isn't restrictive but is necessary safeguard

Ill. bishops drop opposition to homeschooling red tape

Bill would impose onerous regulations on families

Australia's two party leaders both identify as Catholic

Citizens, 20% of whom are Catholic, go to polls May 3

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Are We Forgetting an Anniversary?

By John M. Grondelski
April 14th 2025 11:28 AM

April 19, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. On April 18, Paul Revere started his famous midnight ride. The…

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Why Not 'Harden Your Heart'?

By John M. Grondelski
April 9th 2025 5:27 PM

Scripture exhorts us, “O, that today you would hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!” (Ps 95:7-8; Heb 3:7-8). Occasionally, that verse appears as…

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The Age of Bishops

By John M. Grondelski
April 8th 2025 9:49 PM

Social media upended the news world by providing ordinary people an opportunity to raise and discuss matters the establishment media didn’t or wouldn’t. I’ve also…

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Front & Center

Evelyn Waugh & ‘The Bright Young Things’

Those who know Waugh on­ly through his novels might be surprised to learn that he entered the Church as early as 1930.

READ ARTICLE
The Burden of History & the Promise of Divine Life

After grappling with "A Canticle for Leibowitz," I found that Walter M. Miller Jr.’s novel attempts to study nothing less than the whole problem of…

READ ARTICLE
The News You May Have Missed: March 2025

Dial “A” for Anxiety... Got Your Goat... Bird Burglars... Rain of Reptiles... Your Life for a Legend... Falling into the Pitt... Alive & Kicking... and…

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Cardinals tout book on vocations and sexual orientation

On integrating affections & feelings; Pope writes preface

Vatican grants 14 New York churches delay on mergers

Amid Buffalo bishop's effort to buoy diocesan finances

DDF prefect's ‘sex change’ remarks raise questions

Critic rues 'retreat from relative clarity of Dignitas Infinita'

Ukrainian Catholics rebut U.S. rel. freedom commission

Say new law isn't restrictive but is necessary safeguard

Ill. bishops drop opposition to homeschooling red tape

Bill would impose onerous regulations on families

Australia's two party leaders both identify as Catholic

Citizens, 20% of whom are Catholic, go to polls May 3

VIEW ARCHIVE
Cardinals tout book on vocations and sexual orientation

On integrating affections & feelings; Pope writes preface

Vatican grants 14 New York churches delay on mergers

Amid Buffalo bishop's effort to buoy diocesan finances

DDF prefect's ‘sex change’ remarks raise questions

Critic rues 'retreat from relative clarity of Dignitas Infinita'

Ukrainian Catholics rebut U.S. rel. freedom commission

Say new law isn't restrictive but is necessary safeguard

Ill. bishops drop opposition to homeschooling red tape

Bill would impose onerous regulations on families

Australia's two party leaders both identify as Catholic

Citizens, 20% of whom are Catholic, go to polls May 3

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

Are We Forgetting an Anniversary?

April 14th 2025 11:28 AM

April 19, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. On April 18, Paul Revere started…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Why Not 'Harden Your Heart'?

April 9th 2025 5:27 PM

Scripture exhorts us, “O, that today you would hear His voice, do not harden your hearts!” (Ps 95:7-8; Heb 3:7-8).…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Age of Bishops

April 8th 2025 9:49 PM

Social media upended the news world by providing ordinary people an opportunity to raise and discuss matters the establishment media…

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Eschatology & End Times

The Antichrist in Political Philosophy… Isaac Newton: End-Times Prophet… Your Final Destination… Last Judgment (Lite)… more

VIEW DOSSIER
'Goodbye, Good Men' & U.S. Seminaries

Picking on the Average Joe Who Stood Up for the Little Guys... U.S. Seminaries: Condition Stabilized... Killing the Messenger... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Literature & Literary Criticism

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