CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION Bastille Day: Should French Catholics Celebrate? - PJP, RCP Pope Benedict XVI States The Obvious - M. Coren, Toronto Sun MSMs Moral Standards For Ads But Not Pgms - T. Graham, MRC Germany: Dalai Lama More Popular Than Pope - DW Abandonment Of Faith In Europe - A. Williams, Crisis Abp Chaput Defends Right To Rebuke Politicians - P. Gray, CNS What Atheists Can't Answer - M. Gerson, Washington Post Brownback Seeks To Upend Indecency Ruling - J. Brown, ONN I'm Not Offended - R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Baptist Press Why It's Not Good To Cohabitate - P. Webb, ArchDen ...CF Blog Entry: Pics from Cafe Catholica - Tito, Custos Fidei Movie Review: Into Great Silence (Die Große Stille) by Tito, Custos Fidei. This movie is still playing in Houston, click here for showtimes. Shameless Blog Plug Of The Day: What Does The Prayer Really Say by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf Secular News Item Of The Day: Muslim US Congressman States Bush Like Hitler by Toby Harnden, London Telegraph Last Three Catholic News Postings: For July 13 click here. For July 12 click here. For July 11 click here. (Hat Tips: National Catholic Register, LifeSite, Pewsitter, & RealClearPolitics)

Homeschooling And Christian Duty - Sally Thomas, First Things Pope Hopeful On Christian Unity - F. D'Emilio, Christian Post Pope In Assisi: 'End Violence' - staff, Catholic Online Catholic Compound Ransacked By Muslims - Associated Press Gaza Christians Fear For Their Lives - K. Toameh, Jerusalem Post Oakland Cathedral, Costliest Ever - staff, California Catholic Daily Romney Opposes Abortion - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews Brownback's Judge Will Overturn Abortion - S. Ertelt, LifeNews BBC Report: BBC Has Liberal Bias - Noel Sheppard, Newsbusters Top 100 Pro-Catholic Movies - National Catholic Register Libs Chastise Mexicans About Church - Amy Welborn, Open Book ..CF Blog Postings.. CVSTOS FIDEI Blogging Evolution by Tito Around the Blogosphere & Other Observations by Tito Poll: American Muslims Reject Extremes by Matt Military Chaplains by Fidei Defensor Movie Review: "I Am David" - Leticia, Cause of Our Joy Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: New Liturgical Movement by Shawn Tribe Obligatory Motu Proprio Rumor Monger Posting of the Day: "Benedict Has Signed..." by New Catholic, Rorate Caeli Episcopalian/Anglican Implosion Posting of the Day: Interfaith Outreach - Mark Steyn, The Corner Last Six Catholic News Postings: (Hat Tips: Catholic Report & Lucianne)

A Rabbi & the Pope Debate - Sandro Magister, www.Chiesa Cardinal Lehmann Wants a Church in Saudi Arabia - staff, Spiegel ..for the English translation click here. Anglican Priest Now Catholic Bishop - staff, ZENIT Jesus & the Rabbis on Law - Mark Sargent, Mirror of Justice The Abortion Lie - Fr John Flynn LC, ZENIT Homeschooling Is A Viable Alternative - Richard Sousa, SF Chronicle Catholic Deacon Tony Blair - Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia Of Tulips & Fred Thompson - George Will, Newsweek Can Rudy Win? - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard Brownback, Abortion, & Rape Victims - Jim Davenport, WaPo Italian Priest Abducted In Philipines - Teresa Cerojano, Guardian Pelosi's Questionable Catholicism - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews Obligatory Motu Proprio Rumor Monger Postings of the Day: Papal Patience is a Virtue - John Thavis, Catholic News Service Deranged Man Tries to Stop Motu Proprio - Jeff Miller, Curt Jester Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: Recta Ratio by G. Thomas Fitzpatrick Anglican Implosion News Item of the Day: Anglican Summertime Blues - Jordan Hylden, First Things Last Six Catholic News Postings:

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION CA Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill - Gudrun Schultz, LifeSite Thompson Wants Roe v Wade Overturned - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews Public Blames Media for Eroding Values - Rich Noyes, Newsbusters Pius XII Victim of 'Black Legend' - AFP, European Jewish Press Long Live Christian Anti-Capitalism! - Michael Novak, First Things 'Deranged' Man Tries to Reach Pope Mobile - staff, BBC News ..for the video click here from LiveLeak. Lightning Strikes Rudy During Debate - staff, LifeSite ..scroll down to view video. Ford Sales Dive From AFA Boycott - Tom Blumer, NewsBusters Late-Term Abortion Ban Illegal - staff, The Detroit News Brownback's Faith & Reason - Robert T. Miller, First Things Giuliani Continues Slide in Polls - Michael Barone, US News More on Bishop Blaire of Stockton - Gerald Augustinus, TCIC Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: Pro Ecclesia * Pro Familia * Pro Civitate by Jay Anderson Obligatory Motu Proprio Rumor Monger Posting of the Day: For the Record by New Catholic, Rorate Caeli Movie Review: Into Great Silence (Die Groß Stille) by Tito, Custos Fidei. (this movie is still playing in Houston!) Secular News Item of the Day: Conservative Destroys Liberal in Berkely Debate by Noel Sheppard of NewsBusters ..with incredible video footage of the debate click here! News Video of the Day: God Sends a Message to Pro-Choice Rudy Giuliani Last Six Catholic News Postings: For June 5 click here. For June 4 click here. For June 2 click here. For June 1 click here. For May 31 click here. For May 30 click here. (Hat Tip: RealClearPolitics)

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Homeschooler Wins Nat'l Spelling Bee - Elizabeth O'Brien, LifeSite ..and the..Media Ignoring Homeschooled Status - Robert Knight, NB Cardinal Toppo: Education is Key - staff, ZENIT Gay Activists Want Catholic Schools Shut - Gerald Augustinus, TCIC Liberals Want to Reign In Homeschoolers - Rick Garnett, MOJ How Liberals Debate - Jeff Miller, The Curt Jester Planned Parenthood Patient Hospitalized - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews Catholic Univ Invites Pro-Choice Speaker - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews Aftermath of Pelosi's Speech at San Francisco Univ - staff, CCD ..my report on.. Her Adventure in Houston - Tito Custos Fidei Giuliani Sidesteps Catholic Question - Diogenes, Off The Record Schwarzenegger Defends His Heterodoxy - Elizabeth O'Brien, LS Religion & the Public Square - Fr. Gerald D. Coleman S.S., Tidings eHarmony Sued For Excluding Gays - Jill Serjeant, MSNBC Civil Rights Cms To Examine Anti-Catholicism - Manuel Alba, CNW Fr. Pfleger Responds to 'Kill' Accusation - Gerald Augustinus, TCIC Confraternity Responds to Gang of 18 - Domenico Bettinelli, Bettnet Tradition, Family and Property - staff, TFP

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For May 30 click here. For May 29 click here. For May 23 click here. (Hat Tip: National Catholic Register & Lucianne)

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For May 30 click here. For May 29 click here. For May 23 click here. (Hat Tip: Lucianne & RealClearPolitics)

38 New Priests for Opus Dei - staff, ZENIT Stay-at-Home Economics - Domenico Bettinelli, Bettnet.com Stigmatize Planned Parenthood - Kathryn Jean Lopez, Townhall.com Swiss Suicide Worries - Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke ByzFaith Blog Folds - Karen, ByzFaith Vatican Goes Green - staff, United Press International The Pill & Its Abortifacient Side Effects - Christina, CoaCS Brownback: GOP Won't Nominate Pro-Abort - Steven Ertelt, LN ..but..Social Cons Back Giuliani - David Paul Kuhn, The Politico Madeleine's Parents to Meet Pope - Press Association, The Guardian 1/2 Million Bulgarian Catholics at Whitsun Pilgrimage - Palma, PRF Bell Tolls on Catholic Tradition in Italy - Nick Pisa, Telegraph DePaul University Plans Gay Conference - staff, TFP When Reality is Up for Grabs - Mark Steyn, Western Standard Anglican Church in a 'Mess' - Jonathan Petre, Telegraph For May 23 click here.

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION Unique Catholic Evangelizing - Gerald Augustinus, The Cafeteria... Baby Emilio Passes Away Naturally - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com Another USCCB/NAB Whopper - Diogenes, Off the Record Brownback Backs Abstinence Program - Steven Ertelt, LifeN... Combating Underpopulation - Steven Mosher, LifeNews.com Cultural War by Proxy - Wolfgang Bruno, Global Politician Alan Responds to Bill Cork's Deversion - Alan Phipps, Ad Altare Dei Robert Koons Catholic Conversion - Robert Koons, Right Reason Military Chaplains - Fidei Defensor, Custos Fidei 'Into Great Silence' Playing in Houston - Tito, Custos Fidei Joel Osteen's False Reading - TexLonestar22, Life Haunting Echos of Eugenics - Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke Raising a Generation of Narcissists? - Steve Chapman, Reason Liberal Feel-Good Failure - Big Jolly, Lone Star Times Movie Review: Into Great Silence (Die Groß Stille) - Tito, Custos Fidei. Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: Life by TexLonestar22. Last Weeks News: For May 19 click here. For May 18 click here. For May 17 click here. For May 16 click here. For May 15 click here. (Hat TipS: Recapturing Our Catholic Patrimony & National Catholic Register)

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION Tony Blair to Become Catholic! - staff, This is London Military Chaplains - Fidei Defensor, Custos Fidei Catholic America - editors, National Catholic Register Arab Diplomats Learn Vatican 101 - Cindy Wooden, CNS Brownback Blasts Giuliani Over Abortion - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews Giuliani Losing Steam - Linda Feldmann, Christian Science Monitor Planned Parenthood Follow Up - Christina, COACS Catholics Respond to Gang of 18 - Peter J. Smith, LifeSite Is the Pope American? - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal Muslims Shutdown Catholic Website - Rak/AKI 'Into Great Silence' Playing in Houston - Tito, Custos Fidei

Obligatory Motu Proprio Rumors Postings: Cardinal Hoyos - Gerald Augustinus, TCIS 'Imminent' - Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement Notimex Reports - New Catholic, Rorate Caeli

Movie Review: Into Great Silence (Die Groß Stille) - Tito, Custos Fidei.

Odd News Item of the Day: Baldness Remedy Found - Roger Highfield, Daily Telegraph Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: Confessions of a Crazy Schoolmarm.

Last Weeks News: For May 16 click here. For May 15 click here. For May 14 click here. For May 13 click here. For May 12 click here. For May 11 click here. (Hat Tips: Catholic Report & Lucianne.com)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION A Few Questions For Philip Jenkins - staff, OUPblog Immigrant Catholics - Philip S. Moore, National Catholic Register Why Western Art is Unique & Muslims Threaten It - Fjordman, TBJ Planned Parenthood Caught on Film Lieing - Jeff Miller, Curt Jester CO Abortion-Statutory Rape Cover Up - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com Planned Parenthood Looked Other Way - Peter Bronson, ZTR Catholic League Responds to Catholic Democrats - Bill Donohue, CL Catholic Democrats Lose It - Thomas N. Peters, AmP Poland: The Last Bastion - Fidei Defensor, Custos Fidei Pelosi's Houston Adventure - Tito, Custos Fidei 'Into Great Silence' STILL Playing in Houston - Tito, Custos Fidei Jerry Falwell Passes Away - AP/Yahoo News Sen. Danforth Loses His Religion - G. Tracy Mehan III, Crisis

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION Jerry Falwell in 'Gravely Serious' Condition - AP/Breitbart.com NCR on Brownback - Jay Anderson, Pro Ecclesia . . . Pro Civitate Surprised by Vocation - Jeff Miller, The Curt Jester Pope Sparks Bidding War - Jaqueline Head, BBC News Bishop Queiros Advocates Priestesses - New Catholic, Rorate Caeli Anglican Revision of Whitby - Argent, Argent by the Tiber

Beautiful Catholic Pics of the Day: Art Treasures of Malta by Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Movie Review: Into Great Silence (Die Groß Stille) - Tito, Custos Fidei. Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: Recapturing Our Catholic Patrimony (RCP).

Tito is the real master of blogging the news, and I love how he is like a one man "Reader's Digest," bringing articles of Catholic interest to light. He is the news guy, I am the history guy, the separation of powers is clear, and I am not trying to beat him at his own game! I did however run into some things that I wanted to comment on a bit and you all should read. Of course, to some, this collection of articles may seem very hodge-podge, but I am sure most readers know full well how this is all linked. One of the most important things you can do, as an American, as a Catholic, as either, or both, is know your history! Don't let secular progressive loons bully you into being ashamed of our heroes. The Crusaders put their lives on the line to defend the Christians in the Holy Land, the Minutemen put their lives on the line so their children would not have to submit to tyranny. If these men of times past could stand up to such formidble foes, what excuse do way have showing fear in the face of legions of aging hippies and their ilk? Toledo Blade Editorialist Wants Forcible Dis-Arming of America's Citizenry The disarmament process would begin after the initial three-month amnesty. Special squads of police would be formed and trained to carry out the work. Then, on a random basis to permit no advance warning, city blocks and stretches of suburban and rural areas would be cordoned off and searches carried out in every business, dwelling, and empty building. All firearms would be seized. The owners of weapons found in the searches would be prosecuted: $1,000 and one year in prison for each firearm. -Thanks for getting the word out on this Jay, maybe I ought to buy another World War II rifle one of these days. I seem to recall that even John Kerry had to brandish a gun in Ohio for a photo opp, I have a feeling the good folks there would not stand for this Stalanistic program which, thankfully, is just a crazy fiction at this point. Still, the fact that any American is even saying this must have the heroes of '76 spinning in their graves! Ban on 'mom' and 'dad' considered – again California agenda would require K-12 'gay' indoctrination Cheerleading and sports teams would have to be gender-neutral. Prom kings and queens would be banned, or if featured, would have to be gender neutral so that the king could be female and the queen male. Gender-neutral bathrooms could be required for those confused about their gender identity. A male who believes he really is female would be allowed into the women's restroom, and a woman believing herself a male would be allowed into a men's room. Even scientific information, such has statistics showing AIDS rates in the homosexual community, could be banned. _ -Hey wait! I thought it was Galileo torturing Catholics and Scopes oppressing Protestants who were trying to suppress science, what gives? Anyway, this CA stuff all seems whacky, but, I am familiar with some universities having "HERstory" events since they apparently have no idea of the etymology of the word "History." Also, efforts to suppress the use of B.C. and A.D. in history texts are on the verge of success. This may be a surprise to you folks reading this, but unless colleges have a major common sense wake up call, you aren't going to see B.C. and A.D. anymore. I am one of the few history students who hasn't gone over to the "new" system, C.E. and B.C.E. (Common Era and Before Common Era.) Anyway, back to the topic at hand, I usually don't trust Governor Arnold to do the right thing, but in this case, I think he'll whip the veto pen out.

Back to Backbone-History is fundamental This would be a good place to quote an important British writer, George Orwell, who wrote, “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” Even in America, our children are often taught a watered down, inoffensive, and culturally sensitive version of events ranging from the Crusades to the battle at the Alamo. -Thank you Fred Thompson, yes that's rumored '08 candidate Fred Thompson. Now as I have stated before, my heart is with Brownback, as is my primary vote. However, Thompson is an acceptable alternative, and my second favorite man in the Republican field. Read this brief column by him, Fred gets it. He doesn't apologize for the Alamo or the Crusades, he is candid in a way McCain, Romney, and Rudy would never even care to be. Anyway, Thompson-Brownback ticket anybody? Maybe they can even snag Colbert as press secertary, and if they are real lucky, Jay Anderson for Attorney General?

AFTERNOON UPDATE Catholic Ireland's Suicide Watch - Fidei Defensor, Custos Fidei Orthodoxy Fuels Vocations - Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer for Vocations Motu Proprio Rumor: May 5 Release - Damian Thompson, Telegr... Fighting Secular Tyranny - Fidei Defensor, Custos Fidei San Fransisco's 'Gay Mass' This Sunday - Jeff Miller, The Curt Jes... San Francisco Archdiocese Refutes 'Gay Mass' - Hilary White, LS Ban on 'Mom, Dad' Considered - Bob Unruh, WorldNetDaily Bias Against Latin Mass - Kathryn Westcott, BBC News Partial-Birth & VoTech Massacre - Matt Barber, Townhall.com Pro-Choice Extremists - Christine M. Flowers, Philly Daily News New Salvo Mag & Sex-Obsessed Society - Rebecca Hagelin, THF Tide Turning Toward Catholicism - Dave Hartline, Catholic Excha... An Atheist's Journey to God - Fr. John Powell, retired professor Anti-Catholic Bigotry (Audio) - Chuck Colson, Breakpoint St. Louis University's Catholic Issue - Michael Deem, EC Defending the Crusades - Fred Thompson, NRO Problems With Gay Marriage - Davide Blankenhorn, Mercatornet Off to Work She Should Go - Linda Hirshman, New York Times Evangelicals Dressing as Catholics - Fr. Dwight Longnecker, SOMH Gay Parenting Destroyed Dawn - Dawn Stefanowicz, Mercatornet Abp Burke Takes On Sheryl Crow (Video) - Rocco Palmo, WITL Atheism's Lack of Substance - Don Feder, USA Today MORNING EDITION Abortion & Infanticide, Same Thing - Domenico Bettinelli, Bettnet Legal Victory for TX Bible Monument - Allie Martin, One News Now 114 Year Old Convert - Agenzia Fides About Archbishop Nienstedt - Pamela Miller, StarTribune.com V2 Liturgical Changes Not So Good - Archbishop Ranjith, CDF-Sec. Study: Health Risks for Gay Sex (PDF) - Dr. John R. Diggs Jr., CRC Crushing Christian Dissent - JonJayRay, Stop the ACLU Brownback Drops Amnesty Bill - Stephen Dinan, Washington Times Gay Propaganda Works - JonJayRay, Stop the ACLU US Bishops Dereliction of Duties - New Oxford Review Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: A Catholic Mom in Hawaii. (Hat Tips: Catholic Report, New Liturgical Movement, The Curt Jester, Recta Ratio, Musings of a Pertinacious Papist, The Cafeteria is Closed, LifeSite, New Oxford Review, Renew America, & The WebElf Report.) This Weeks Catholic News: For April 26 click here. For April 25 click here. For April 24 click here. For April 23 click here. For April 22 click here.