CVSTOS FIDEI TVESDAY EDITION
Lyon Cathedral:  Pious Catholics Face Down Militant Gays - Tito Edwards, TAC
Christians in the Middle East - Sandro Magister, Chiesa
Parish Shopping - Michael Denton, The American Catholic 
CNA & USCCB Square Off - Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS? 
Israel:  Who's Land Is It Anyways? - Jimmy Akin, NCRegister 
Jordan is Palestine - Melanie Phillips, Spectator

CVSTOS FIDEI WEDNESDAY EDITION Late Evening Edition Promoting Reverence At Communion - Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Home-School Boom - Tim Drake, National Catholic Register Abp Weakland Won't Stop His Attacks On Church Teaching - Dr. Ed Peters, ITLOTL Compassion, Not Capitulation, On AIDS - Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing Three Points On The Recent SSPX Ordinations - Dr. Ed Peters, ITLOTL ...Fr. Z fisks Dr. Peter's article here... The True Meaning Of Inculturation - Carlos Antonio Palad, Rorate Cæli USCCB Issues A Statement of Support For Bishop D’Arcy - Donald R. McClarey, AC Israel To Demolish Convent Homes In Old City of Jerusalem - Deal Hudson, TIB Jesuits And Polarization - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Losing Your Temperance - John Zmirak, InsideCatholic Party Of God/Party Of Satan? - Tim Shipe, American Catholic Earlier Top Commentary and Analysis Maronite Patriarch Confronts Hezbollah - Carlos Antonio Palad, Rorate Cæli Christopher West Uses The 'Holy Spirit' Defense - Dawn Eden, The Dawn Patrol Card. DiNardo: Catholics Humbled By Anglican Conversions - T. Johnson, TCS 1st Apostolic Visitation Of Legionaries Of Christ: 1956-59 - Casandra Jones Guatemala Church Reeling From Evangelical Conversions - Catholic News Agency San Francisco Suing Catholic Church For Millions - California Catholic Daily The Rapidly Changing American Church - Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service Catholic View Of The Political Community (Part 3) - Tim Shipe, American Catholic A Few Thoughts On The CDF And The PCED - Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS The Feast Of Saint Thomas More - Blackadder, American Catholic Ave Maria University's Odd Working Titles - Dr. Ed Peters, ITLOTL Pope Benedict XVI To Meet With President Obama - Eric Brown, American Catholic Politics and Culture: Will Health Care Reform Create (More) Health Care Shortages? - John Henry, AC Freedom Vs. Central Planning - Blackadder, American Catholic Book Review: Empires of Trust (Part II) - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic France And The Burka, An Assault On Religious Freedom - Joe Hargrave, AC Channeling His Inner Reagan? - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Touche - Blackadder, American Catholic Pity And Fear - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic Neda Agha-Soltan: "The Voice of Iran" - Christopher Blosser, American Catholic It’s Not Really About Markets - Joe Hargrave, American Catholic Diagnosing Contemporary Conservatism's Ills - Christopher Blosser, Amrcn Cthlc What Is Conservatism - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic Iran: Protest Becomes Insurrection - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Bonus Commentary and News: NY To Host Folsom-East Deviant Sex-Fest - Violating Lewdness Laws - AFTAH MA Pro-Life Gp Asks Cardinal To Withdraw Caritas From CeltiCare - S. Ertelt, LN Church And State Square Off In France Over "Gay Pride" - Mornac, Rorate Cæli Huckabee Slams False Notion Of Common Ground In Abortion Debate - LSN Anglican Church In North America Officially Constituted - VirtueOnline ...Orthodox Church distances from TEC, recognizes new Anglican province... 100 Year Analysis Shows Treatment for Unwanted Homosexuality Beneficial - LSN AZ Legislature Sends Pro-Life Bills On Abortion To Gov. Brewer - Steven Ertelt, LN PepsiCo Fiercely Committed To Homosexual Agenda - Mark Alessio, RNW Bonus News: 'Child's Rights' Forces Mobilize - Rebekah Pizana, Christian News Wire Israeli Vatican Ambassador Defends Pius XII, Not 'Hitler's Pope' - Cth Culture Nurse Quits Job Over Crucifix Ban - The Press Association Nun To Lead Presbyterian Seminaries - Daniel Burke, Religious News Service Notable Commentary and Analysis: Where Is My Vote? - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Movie Priests - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Grassroots Push For Democrats For Life - Tim Shipe, American Catholic Google's Top 25 Catholic Websites - Tito Edwards, American Catholic More Politics and Culture: Is Obama Making Americans More Conservative? - Blackadder, American Catholic The Maple Leaf Forever - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Obama Sends Bush’s Council On Bioethics Packing - Christopher Blosser, Am Cth Licensing Vs. Unions - Blackadder, American Catholic For Fun: The Gold Reserve Was Just Sitting Around Doing Nothing - Donald R. McClarey, AC Obama: Fly-Killer! - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Secular Commentary and Analysis: Korea’s Population Crisis - Choi Seon-Jeong, Mercatornet Robert Bork: Sonia Sotomayor 'A Bad Mistake' - Stuart Taylor, Newsweek

CVSTOS FIDEI TUESDAY EDITION Evening Update Christopher West’s Ideas On Sexuality Ignore ‘Tremendous Dangers’ - CNA Pro-Life Movement: Democrats Need Not Apply - Tim Shipe, American Catholic Notre Dame Scandal: Fr. Jenkins & His Board Must Go - Jean Heimann, Cthlc Fire On Liberalism, Equality And Positive Freedom - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic In Algeria, A Christian At A Mosque - Botenus, Rorate Cæli Pope's Israel Pilgrimage, Dogged By Critics - Christopher Blosser, Pope In Holy Land A Dwindling Debate - Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing Fr. Jenkins A Board Member Of A Pro-Condom Charity - James Todd, PewSitter Unity Versus Diversity - Ralph McInerny, The Catholic Thing Reactions To Pope's Holocaust Memorial Address - Christopher Blosser, PIHL Papal Spokesman’s Statement About The Holy Father’s Past - Fr. Z, WDTPRS Hill 875 - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Last Weeks Update Sex In 1984: Orwell And Catholicism - Joe Hargrave, American Catholic Why the Pro-Life Movement is Growing - Dr. Tony Magana, American Daily Review EM's Should Stop Offering Blessings-In-Lieu-Of-Communion - Dr. Ed Peters, ITLOTL Three Hebrew Catholic Priests - Donald Snyder, Jerusalem Post Benedict vs. The Vatican Diplomats - David P. Goldman, First Things What’s Empathy Got To Do With It? - John Henry, American Catholic Every Means Possible To Destroy The Boy Scouts - California Catholic Daily Here We Ago Again: Ridiculous 'Hate Crime' Legislation - Andrea Lafferty, TVC 60%-25% - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Appraising Pope Benedict's Visit To Jordan - Christopher Blosser, Pope In Holy Land Thankless Task - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Ted Turner: China A Good Example Of Population Control - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews Bonus Commentary and Analysis: A Study In How "Nuance" Is Used To Enervate - Fr. John Zuhsldrof, WDTPRS Jesuitical 2 - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Sheikh Taysir al-Tamimi Disrupts Pope's Meeting - Christopher Blosser, PIHL Pope At Notre Dame J-Center: "God’s Irruptive presence" - Fr. Z, WDTPRS Pope Benedict XVI Visits Yad Vashem Memorial - Christopher Blosser, PIHL Archbishop Rembert Weakland’s Other Shoe Drops - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Pope's Arrival Speech In Israel - Christopher Blosser, Pope In Holy Land The Rite Gets It Right (on Excorcism) - Julie D., Happy Catholic Welcome Remarks By Pres. Peres To PB16 - Christopher Blosser, Pope In Holy Land Bonus News: Israel Prepares For The Pope's Arrival (roundup) - Christopher Blosser, PIHL Res & Explicatio for A.D. 5-8-2009 - Tito Edwards, American Catholic Day 5 - Pope Benedict In Jerusalem - Christopher Blosser, Pope In Holy Land Sweden Rules 'Gender-Based' Abortion Legal - The Local Day 4 - Farewell To Jordan - Christopher Blosser, Pope In Holy Land Notable Commentary and Analysis: Pope Benedict XVI’s Visit To Israel & The Holy Land - Christopher Blosser, AC Conservative Catholicism And Liberal Islam - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic Jesuitical 1 - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic For Fun: I, Don Quixote - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic We're Not Changing The Name To The American Star Trek - Donald R. McClarey, AC Reboot Trek - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Secular Commentary and Analysis: Obama-UAW Theft, Payoff - David Keene, The Hill Banana Republic Law And Zombie Economics - David P. Goldman, First Things Chuckles The Clown Was Busy? - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic (Biretta Tips: New Advent and PewSitter.com)

CVSTOS FIDEI FRIDAY EDITION Morning Update Latin Mass A Must Even If No Demand For It - Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Poll: Catholics Don't Want Obama To Receive Degree - Donald R. McClarey, AC Archbishop Chaput Warns Of Religious Freedom Loss - Catholic News Agency Cath. League: Don't Let 'Hate Crimes' Chill Religious Free Speech - K. Gilbert, LSN Abp. Wuerl's Canon Law Claims Wrong Concerning Pelosi - Dr. Ed Peters, ITLOTL The Imperative Of Fraternal Correction - George Weigel, The Edges Thomas Aquinas College Mourns 'Bold' President - Dana Lorelle, Ntnl Cthlc Register A Dwindling Debate - Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing Pope Benedict XVI’s Visit To Israel & The Holy Land - Christopher Blosser, AC Cardinal Caffara: Certain Churches Only Communion On Tongue - Fr. Z, WDTPRS Fr. Cutié's Future Is Up To Him - Viglucci/Reyes/Weaver, Palm Beach Post Vatican Paper Embarrasses Itself About Obama - Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing Mid-Week Update Territorial Parishes - Father John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say Conservative Catholicism And Liberal Islam - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic Eight Habits of Highly Effective Bishops - Mary Jo Anderson, InsideCatholic Jesuitical - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic The Child Of The “Fetal Hand Grasp” Photo - Fr. Z, WDTPRS Obama and DC Public School Kids - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Bonus Commentary and Analysis: Obama Budget Would Kill Abstinence-Only Funding - Jonathan Allen, CQ Politics Successful Young Stars Defend Modesty - Celeste Behe, National Catholic Register ‘My Wife And I Grew Up Hating Pius XII’ - Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald Dan Brown: Fiction & Falsehood - Steven D. Greydanus, National Catholic Register Bonus News: Federal Bill Would Add Pro-Gay Policies To Public Schools - CitizenLink Notable Commentary and Analysis: Outside Agitators - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Catholic Statements On Torture - Joe Hargrave, American Catholic Capital Punishment & Abortion, An Argument From Doubt - DarwinCatholic, AC So Obvious, Even The New York Times Notices - Donald R. McClarey, Amrcn Cthlc Law, Free Will, Choice And… Guns - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic For Fun: Star Trek Betrayal!!! - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Soldier Ask Not - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Shameless Cadging For Votes - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic (Biretta Tip: New Advent and PewSitter.com)

CVSTOS FIDEI TUESDAY EDITION Evening Update Israel's Hebrew Catholics Keep The Faith - Agence France-Presse ...I write a synopsis of Hebrew Catholics here... Catholics Need To Do A Gut Check - Chris Benguhe, EnerPub Law, Free Will, Choice And… Guns - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic UPI: Catholicism Making A Comeback - Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report ...my comments and observations here... Fr. Corapi: "Not Fashionable To Go Against Church" - Anthony Flott, NCReg Richard McBrien: A Study Of The Progressivist Mind - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Between The Pope And The Patriarch - Vitali Silitski, EuropeanVoice Why Did God Command Evil Deeds? - Michael Novak, The Catholic Thing Madison Diocese: Fired Parish Worker Won't Get Job Back - Doug Erickson, WI SJ Joyce Kilmer And The Fighting 69th - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Fiat Provides Vatican With Specially-Equipped Ducato Van - Noah Joseph, AutoBlog ...I have the pictures and the inside information here... Predicting The Death Of Islam - Spengler, Asia Times Weekend Update Vatican Sovereignty Plan Splits Israelis - Dina Kraft, WAToday Israeli President Urges Govt To Cede Christian Sites To Vatican - AKI The Institution Formerly Known As 'Marriage' - Jennifer Morse, Catholic Online No Time For Pessimism On Same-Sex Marriage - Rod Dreher, MercatorNet The Flip-side Of Same-Sex Marriage - Robin Wilson, Los Angeles Times The Future Of The Catholic Church... - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke High School Teacher Found Guilty Of Insulting Christians - Scott Martindale, OCR Pope: Atheism Led To The "Greatest Forms Of Cruelty" Ever - Richard Owen, Times Wave Of Eucharistic Desecration's Offend Catholics - Laura Kilgus, RI Catholic Capital Punishment & Abortion, An Argument From Doubt - DarwinCatholic, AC Shedding Light On The Catacombs Of Rome - Duncan Kennedy, BBC News The John Paul II Of The Orthodox Church? - Robert Moynihan, Inside the Vatican Bonus Commentary and Analysis: 'Jane Roe' Of Roe v Wade Attacks Notre Dame Decision - Damian Thompson, HS Just How Stupid Is “Angels And Demons”? - Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Her Beautiful Excommunication? - Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report White House And Rome - Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register Have You Now, Or Have You Ever Been, An Extremist? - Donald R. McClarey, AC Battle For The Cross In Vienna Schools - Gillibrand, Catholic Church Conversation Ultrasound Bill Wins Passage In Texas State Senate - Janet Elliot, Houston Chronicle Bonus Video: The iBible - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Dating Humor - Tito Edwards, American Catholic Bonus News: California Supreme Court Sides With Christian School - Jennifer Mesko, CitizenLink Judge: Schools Can't Ban God From Student Posters - Bob Smietana, Tennessean Archbishop Dolan Urges Men To Consider Priesthood - Catholic Culture A Victory For Life At Notre Dame - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Sarah Palin Will Sign Abortion Consent Initiative On Parental Notification - AP Major Newspapers Biased Against Pope - Catholic Culture Notable Commentary and Analysis: Colleges For Catholics (And Catholic Colleges) - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic Mary Ann Glendon - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Catholic Democrats Attack Glendon, Run Into Fr. Z - Donald R. McClarey, Am Cath So Obvious, Even The New York Times Notices - Donald R. McClarey, Amrcn Cthlc Capitalism, A Beneficial Exchange - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic Jenkins to Glendon: “OK, We’ll Find Someone Else.” - D. R. McClarey, Am Cath Moral Simpletons Redux - Joe Hargrave, American Catholic Google's Top 25 Catholic Websites - Tito Edwards, American Catholic “—A Moral Issue On Which There Can Be No Compromise.” - D. R. McClarey, AC Forgive Me Johnny! - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Sorry Doug! - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Catholic Statements On Torture - Joe Hargrave, American Catholic Secular Commentary and Analysis: Report: London Eyes Super Bowl - ESPN Lawns, Sign Of 'Moral Decadence' Due To Global Warming - Louise Gray, Tlgrph Obama Wants Living Constitution Theory For SCOTUS Nominee - Tito Edwards, AC Fish Wrapper Shortage - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic (Biretta Tips: The Inside Blog and PewSitter.com)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION Holy, Holy, Holy - Curt Jester, Stuff Catholics Like Truth of Humanae Vitae Doesn't Change - New Catholic, Rorate Cæli Assyrians and Chaldeans Unite - Aboriente, The Black Cordelias Keeping Young Adults in the Church - Jonathan B, Per Christum Israel's 'Doom' Could Also be Europe's - Mark Steyn Abp to KS Gov: No Holy Communion - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS? Papal Afterglow - California Catholic Daily Bonus Commentary: Are Catholics Christian? - BFHU, The Black Cordelias Will Pope Celebrate Traditional Mass - New Catholic, Rorate Cæli Going Against the Grain - George Weigel, Denver Catholic Register Mother Mary Comes to Us - Joseph Pronechen, Nat'l Cthlc Register Bonus News: Christian Names Still Most Popular - Associated Press Secular Commentary: The Taint of '68 - Rich Lowry, Real Clear Politics Hate: Will B.C. Tribunal Know It When It Sees It - Ed., Seattle Times (Biretta Tips: Kevin Knight & Lucianne)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION Church Can & Must Evangelize - Sandro Magister, Chiesa Thoughts On Religion & Politics - Rod Dreher, RlClrPltcs Cardinal Mahony & OJ Simpson - Diogenes, Off The Record Vatican Urges Israel To Drop Barriers - AFP Catholic Priest Stabbed In Turkey - Associated Press Jesus Was A Marxist? - Tim Graham, NewsBusters Happy Clappy WomanRabii - Gerald Augustinus, TCIC Carmelite Monks In Wyoming - Deal Hudson, RC Vocations Choice On Earth - Jeff Miller, The Curt Jester Who Has Abortion Killed? - Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, SAL The Ignorance Of NYT's Eduardo Porter - Clay Water, NB Violence Under The X-Mas Tree - Tim Drake, NC Register Secular News Item of the Day: Islam: Not Just Another Religion by Janet Levy of American Thinker Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Tuesday, December 11, click here. For Monday, December 10, click here. For Sunday, December 9, click here. (Biretta Tip: Off The Record)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION Vatican-Isreali Ties Worsening - Associated Press US Bishops Waffle On Pro-Abort Politicians - Cal Catholic Daily CNN Misleads On US Bishops Life Views - Matthew Balan, NB Praise & Criticism On US Bishops Statement - LifeSite Debating Church & State Separation - Fr. Richard Neuhaus, FT Mike Huckabee: Pro-Life & Pro-Family - Meg Jalsevac, LifeSite Hook Up Culture Hurts Women - Kathleen Parker, RlClrPltcs Higher Rates Of STD's This Year - Christian Newswire Archbishop Charles Chaput Interview - Catholic Exchange Golden Compass Has No Moral Compass - Matt Barber, Twnhll Giuliani Woos Christians On Judges - Libby Quaid, AP School Bans Christmas Cards - Andy Dolan, Daily Mail Non-Catholic News Item of the Day: Jews & WASP's by Walter Mead of the New York Sun Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Thursday, November 15, click here. For Sunday, November 11, click here. For Saturday, November 10, click here. (Hat Tips: LifeSite & Lucianne)