Fr. Long: “St. Paul Was in Error.”

This recording is very short. It comes from Sunday Mass, January 21, 2018. Fr. Long’s custom is to give an introduction before each reading, and, here, Long is introducing the second reading, which comes from 1Cor. 7:29–31.  Long’s message is predictable:  St. Paul was at a “lower level of development.”  He had an “incorrect world […]

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Catholic News Roundup—for Jan. 10, 2018

New books, new movies, new controversies and heresies—2018 is just beginning as the world comes hurtling to its end.  Take a look at these headlines:  Francis Watch LifeSiteNews reported that Pope Francis visited the Vatican’s controversial gay-themed nativity scene on New Year’s Eve.  Observers who were wondering what the pontiff might say or do got […]

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New Fr. Long Recording: 8/23/17 at St. Andrew’s

Here is an excerpt from the second Q&A meeting this past summer.  You won’t be disappointed. If you have your own Fr. Long experience, please share it here so that it can be documented. You can contact me privately at the contact page.  You can also leave a public comment at the bottom of this […]

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It’s a New Year and a New New Walden—Welcome!

I thought the new year would be the perfect time to make a change at New Walden.  The standard blog format went long past its “use by” date in my opinion, the main problem being that it hides the content of the website.  Not anymore.  Now on the homepage you can see multiple articles at […]

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“m.k.” Takes on the Catholic Church

A reader going by the pseudonym of “m.k.” sent me a small treatise yesterday in which he or she takes on the Catholic Church on the issues of infallibility and transubstantiation.  I haven’t had time to read the whole thing, but I did notice that the essay is filled with research and citations from excellent […]

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