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J.D. Flynn’s Defense of Vatican Is Indefensible

Is Flynn presenting an argument or merely promoting Vatican propaganda? A Brief Recap If you follow NewWalden, you know that I’ve been covering the publication of a new book by the Vatican’s Pontifical Biblical Commission. Based on excerpts published in la Repubblica, I concluded—I believe fairly and accurately—that the new Vatican book calls into question […]

by John Gravino

Sorry, New Vatican Book Is Heretical

December has been a rockier month than normal for the Catholic Church, which is saying a lot, given the general rockiness of the past twenty years.

by John Gravino

Breaking News: Pontifical Biblical Commission Is Re-evaluating Divorce and Homosexuality—Evidence of Coordination with German Church

An official Vatican website is reporting the publication of a new book commissioned by the Pontifical Biblical Commission that appears to expose Pope Francis as a full-blown heretic and apostate: This comes from the beginning of the article: A new book-length study by the Pontifical Biblical Commission examines the Scriptural understanding of the human being. […]

by John Gravino

The German Church Has Fallen—Why Is No One Reporting This?

The German bishops have formally rejected the constant teachings of the Catholic faith on sexual morality, teachings that go all the way back to the Apostles and Sacred Scripture. At least that appears to be the case based on a press release from the German Bishop’s Conference of December 5th. LifeSite News has done an […]

by John Gravino

Making Advent Spiritual in Raleigh, NC

The year has just flown by; already we are into the first week of Advent. I wanted to share with you some spiritual opportunities in the local area happening in the next couple of days, beginning this Friday, 12/6/19: Day of Reparation on Friday For those of you who may not know, some exorcists in […]

by John Gravino

Happening Tonight at NC State! Is Science Refuting Religion?

“Faith and Science: Conflict or Confluence?” This is a BIG QUESTION. Patrick Coffin and I dig into this subject in our conversation , which you can find here: I have much more to say about this subject in an upcoming post. Stay tuned!

by John Gravino

“Is the Soul Obsolete?”—A Lecture at Duke This Thursday Evening

Fascinating lecture at Duke this week!

by John Gravino

How Do You Like the New Look?

I decided to go with a new body of water. True, it’s no longer an authentic photo of Walden Pond, but that’s okay. Because this is NEW Walden. I think from time to time I will feature a different body of water, a new picture. Just to things fresh. . . .

by John Gravino

Welcome to Twitter Limbo, Part 2

Sometimes, we are NOT persecuted. Sometimes, we just need to update our BROWSER!

by John Gravino

Jesus Praised Celibacy! Are You Smarter Than Jesus?

It’s one thing to be an atheist and pin the blame on celibacy for the priest scandal, which is exactly what the New Atheists did. And so did an Australian Royal Commission, which published a massive report on sexual abuse last December. In this video, I document how so many of the headlines on the Australian […]

by John Gravino

Recent Interviews

Here are a couple of recent radio interviews.

by John Gravino

Sexual Abuse and the Science of Self-Denial

“The practice of asceticism is the time-honored, Biblical solution to sexual abuse and all other sins of excess. This apostolic wisdom is now being confirmed by neuroscience.”