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A Surrender Total & Complete

In preparation to embrace God’s providence, Fr. Caussade has us renounce our self-love, our will, our efforts, our plans, and our fears, anxieties, and doubts.

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Teaching Sexual Morality to Teens

Genesis teaches that God made us in His own image and likeness. We were designed to be in harmony with ourselves, with each other, and…

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Controlling the Passions: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective

Family is the developmental civilizing force. Religion is the moral civilizing force. These are the civilizing influences that have shaped Western culture.

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Jerusalem Patriarch reflects on 200 days of war

Cdl. Pizzaballa sees 'no alternative' to two-state solution

Supreme Court hears DOJ vs. Idaho pro-life law case

Decision could affect pro-life laws in over 20 states

Catholic Answers pulls plug on ‘Father Justin’ AI priest

Apologetics ‘expert’ to be replaced by lay character

Aging with Dignity issues guide on end-of-life decisions

'Finishing Life Faithfully' is practical help for complex issue

New Orleans archdiocesan bankruptcy: boon to lawyers

So far, attorneys reap $29M; accountants & others, $7M

Joe Biden makes Sign of the Cross at pro-abort rally

Gesture suggests callous indifference to faith & to killing

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Jerusalem Patriarch reflects on 200 days of war

Cdl. Pizzaballa sees 'no alternative' to two-state solution

Supreme Court hears DOJ vs. Idaho pro-life law case

Decision could affect pro-life laws in over 20 states

Catholic Answers pulls plug on ‘Father Justin’ AI priest

Apologetics ‘expert’ to be replaced by lay character

Aging with Dignity issues guide on end-of-life decisions

'Finishing Life Faithfully' is practical help for complex issue

New Orleans archdiocesan bankruptcy: boon to lawyers

So far, attorneys reap $29M; accountants & others, $7M

Joe Biden makes Sign of the Cross at pro-abort rally

Gesture suggests callous indifference to faith & to killing

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Humanae Vitae

Conveying the Message of Humanae Vitae to the People of Today... The Triumph & Tragedy of the Most Misunderstood Document in Modern Church History... Why Humanae Vitae Got It Right... The Spirit of Humanae Vitae... more

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Interviews & Dialogues

The Odyssey of an American Priest in Guatemala... An Interview With a Carmelite... Pope John XXIII through the Testimony of Silvio Cardinal Oddi... On the Canonization of Pope Paul VI... and more

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Liturgy, Liturgical Rites & Devotions

Liturgy that Speaks to the Soul... Altar Boys: The Problem or the Solution?... Turning Catholics Into a Stiff-Kneed People... and more

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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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Immanence Dominance

By John M. Grondelski
April 25th 2024 12:10 PM

In the wake of Vatican II, all sorts of Catholic practices and popular devotions were deconstructed. The process often occurred for simplistic and callow reasons,…

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'The Old Man's Tree' and 'The Boy's Tree'

By James Thunder
April 24th 2024 11:56 AM

You may remember having an adult read to you, or you reading to a child, The Giving Tree (1964), written and illustrated by the late…

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On Non-Compete Clauses

By John M. Grondelski
April 23rd 2024 11:49 AM

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected Tuesday to vote on a regulation banning “non-compete” clauses in employment contracts. Non-compete clauses are provisions in employment…

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Pope St. Paul VI

On the Canonization of Pope Paul VI... Pope Paul VI’s Prophetic Warning... A Belated Apology to Pope Paul VI... and more

Shakespeare

The Catholic Dramatist in a Protestant Land... An Academic Undoes the Renaissance... Shelter From the Storm... more

St. Thomas Aquinas & Thomism

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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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Front & Center

A Surrender Total & Complete

In preparation to embrace God’s providence, Fr. Caussade has us renounce our self-love, our will, our efforts, our plans, and our fears, anxieties, and doubts.

READ ARTICLE
Teaching Sexual Morality to Teens

Genesis teaches that God made us in His own image and likeness. We were designed to be in harmony with ourselves, with each other, and…

READ ARTICLE
Controlling the Passions: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective

Family is the developmental civilizing force. Religion is the moral civilizing force. These are the civilizing influences that have shaped Western culture.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Jerusalem Patriarch reflects on 200 days of war

Cdl. Pizzaballa sees 'no alternative' to two-state solution

Supreme Court hears DOJ vs. Idaho pro-life law case

Decision could affect pro-life laws in over 20 states

Catholic Answers pulls plug on ‘Father Justin’ AI priest

Apologetics ‘expert’ to be replaced by lay character

Aging with Dignity issues guide on end-of-life decisions

'Finishing Life Faithfully' is practical help for complex issue

New Orleans archdiocesan bankruptcy: boon to lawyers

So far, attorneys reap $29M; accountants & others, $7M

Joe Biden makes Sign of the Cross at pro-abort rally

Gesture suggests callous indifference to faith & to killing

VIEW ARCHIVE
Jerusalem Patriarch reflects on 200 days of war

Cdl. Pizzaballa sees 'no alternative' to two-state solution

Supreme Court hears DOJ vs. Idaho pro-life law case

Decision could affect pro-life laws in over 20 states

Catholic Answers pulls plug on ‘Father Justin’ AI priest

Apologetics ‘expert’ to be replaced by lay character

Aging with Dignity issues guide on end-of-life decisions

'Finishing Life Faithfully' is practical help for complex issue

New Orleans archdiocesan bankruptcy: boon to lawyers

So far, attorneys reap $29M; accountants & others, $7M

Joe Biden makes Sign of the Cross at pro-abort rally

Gesture suggests callous indifference to faith & to killing

VIEW ARCHIVE

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The New Oxford Blog

Immanence Dominance

April 25th 2024 12:10 PM

In the wake of Vatican II, all sorts of Catholic practices and popular devotions were deconstructed. The process often occurred…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

'The Old Man's Tree' and 'The Boy's Tree'

April 24th 2024 11:56 AM

You may remember having an adult read to you, or you reading to a child, The Giving Tree (1964), written…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

On Non-Compete Clauses

April 23rd 2024 11:49 AM

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected Tuesday to vote on a regulation banning “non-compete” clauses in employment contracts. Non-compete…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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From the NOR Dossiers
Humanae Vitae

Conveying the Message of Humanae Vitae to the People of Today... The Triumph & Tragedy of the Most Misunderstood Document in Modern Church History... Why Humanae Vitae Got It Right... The Spirit of Humanae Vitae... more

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Interviews & Dialogues

The Odyssey of an American Priest in Guatemala... An Interview With a Carmelite... Pope John XXIII through the Testimony of Silvio Cardinal Oddi... On the Canonization of Pope Paul VI... and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Liturgy, Liturgical Rites & Devotions

Liturgy that Speaks to the Soul... Altar Boys: The Problem or the Solution?... Turning Catholics Into a Stiff-Kneed People... 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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