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CVSTOS FIDEI MONDAY EDITION The Bishops Go On Offense - Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing U.S. Bishops Declare War on Health Care - Catholic News Agency To Arms! USCCB Bulletin Insert - Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS? The Lives & Improbable Works of Pro-Life Democrats - Hadley Arkes, The Cth Thng Some Advice Before You Get Married - Tito Edwards, The American Catholic Seeing the Light - Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report New York Times Rejects Abp Dolan's Article, Why? - Tito Edwards, The Am Cth Vatican Issues Clarification on Anglicans and Celibacy - Fr. Z, WDTPRS? Prisoner 16670, St. Max Kolbe - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic Good Without God? - Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report Movie About Opus Dei Founder - Tito Edwards, The American Catholic Bonus Commentary and Analysis: Remembering Fr. Ed Hinds - Tito Edwards, The American Catholic The American Catholic's Top-10 Most Popular Posts - Tito Edwards, The Am Cth Vatican Condemnation of Halloween is False - Tito Edwards, The American Catholic Notable Commentary and Analysis: Anne de Gaulle - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic Father Edward Hinds Found Slain In Rectory - Tito Edwards, The American Catholic Obama Wins Noble Peace Prize - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

CVSTOS FIDEI EASTER MONDAY EDITION Evening Update The Immigration Debate - Joe Hargrave, American Catholic ...more from John Henry on Immigration Reform here... Should The Pope Visit Gaza? - A Response To Deal Hudson - Christopher Blosser, AC Beautiful Catholic Architecture Revival In California - Adoremus Why The Courts Have Become Corrupters Of Culture - Wesley Smith, 2hnd Smk Top Bishop Connects Atheism To Genocide - The Local An Easter Sermon - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Chinese Authorities Arrest Bishop Jia Zhiguo Again - Du Lin, Epoch Times “Diminishes The Reputation Of Notre Dame...” - Donald R. McClarey, Amrcn Cthlc Zapatero Brawls With Catholic Church Over Abortion - New York Times John Paul II And Benedict XVI On Contraception And Abortion - Manila Times Students Encouraged To Skip School On 'Day Of Silence' - Lawrence Jones, CP Obama Boosts Pro-Life Recruitment - Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico Holy Week: 10 Ways To Know He Rose - Tom Hoopes, National Catholic Register Who Killed Christ - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic Christ in Flanders - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Benedict XVI's Sermon For The Via Crucis At The Colosseum - Fr. Z, WDTPRS Christ Jesus Victor - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Holy Week At The Oratory And The Barbican - Damian Thompson, Holy Smokec Passion Narrative - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic Abp. O’Brien Leads Good Friday Pro-Life Walk - George P. Matysek, Cthlc Review Triduum - Christopher Blosser, American Catholic Last Weeks Update: Obama Appoints Anti-Catholic Bigot To Advisory Council - Donald R. McClarey, AC Tony Blair Wants Pope To Rethink Homosexuality - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke Turin Shroud '...Carbon-Dating Was Flawed' - Stephen Adams, Telegraph A Catholic Narrative Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Tim Shipe, Amrcn Cthlc Vatican Blocks Caroline Kennedy Ambassador Appointment - Alex Spillius, Tlgrph ...rejected 3 Obama Candidates thus far... Report To The Emperor-First Draft - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Sebelius Addresses Abortion Issues With Senate - Dave helling, Kansas City Star “You Dishonor The Reputation Of ... Notre Dame” - Donald R. McClarey, AC Joliet Bishop to Priests: Don't Invite Medjugorje Speakers - Matt Abbott, RnwAmrc Charity And Knowledge - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic The New Primate Of Westminster, Archbishop Vincent Nichols: Profile Of Archbishop Vincent Nichols - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke Rome Sends A Blast Of Fresh Air Into Westminster - William Langely, Telegraph Abp. Vincent Nichols Defends Pope's Stance On Condoms - Ruch Gledhill, Times The Tablet: Abp. Nichols Changed Theology For Promotion - D. Thompson, HS Bonus Commentary and Analysis: An Easter Rescue For Captain Richard Phillips - Christopher Blosser, Amrcn Cthlc Colbert Trounces Ehrman - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic The Real Sermon On The Waterfront - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic ND Allow Parents With High School Diploma to Homeschool - Katherine T. Phan, CP Biden Was Right-Take II - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Bonus News: Patriarch Kirill Sends Easter Greetings To Pope Benedict - Interfax Coptic Church Issues Conversion Certificate For Muslim - Rob. Spencer, JW Abp. Nienstedt Joins Pro-Life Rally - Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio “You're Making Our Work Here Difficult!” - California Catholic Daily ACLU Tries To Ban Easter Cross In PA - Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow Notable Commentary and Analysis: US Ambassadorship to Vatican Difficult for Obama to Fill - DarwinCatholic, AC Taxes Aren’t The Only Problem - Joe Hargrave, American Catholic Notre Dame Professor Calls For Fr. Jenkins To Resign - Tito Edwards, Amrcn Cthlc Vatican: Knights Templar Hid The Shroud of Turin - Tito Edwards, Amrcn Cthlc An Apology - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Vatican: Personal Prelature Status For The Anglicans? - Tito Edwards, Amrcn Cthlc Secular Commentary and Analysis: New York Is The Tax Capital Of The World - The Wall Street Journal (Biretta Tips: Dave Hartline and PewSitter.com)

CVSTOS FIDEI SATURDAY EDITION Afternoon Update As an Atheist, I Truly Believe Africa Needs God - Matthew Parris, Times of London Christmas In Venice - Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement Three Kings - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic Patron Saint of Jerks - Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report Minnesota Priest Publicly Opposes Archbishop Nienstedt - Fr. Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS? Caroline Kennedy: Pampered Wannabe Plays Victim Card - Howie Carr, Bstn Herald Inherit the What? Kennedy Legacy Isn't What It Used To Be. - Noemie Emery, WS Bonus Commentary: Tiny Parish Wins Big Against Abortion Clinic - Joseph Pronechen, NCRegister The Complementarity of Man and Woman - Michael Novak, First Things Catholic Agencies Aid U.S. Unemployed - Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service Religious Shelters Feel Squeezed by Rules - Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times Restoring a Catholic Culture: Where Do We Start? - Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture Anglican Defends Pope’s Homosexual Comments - Jennifer Gold, Christianity Today The Birth Of Christ And The Birth Of America Are Linked - Chuck Baldwin, AFTAH Iran and Hamas do Christmas - Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch Secular Commentary: "Clash of Civilizations" Author Samuel Huntington Dies - Reuters George W. Bush: Winning the War on Terror - Nile Gardiner, Daily Telegraph Free Speech and Europeans - Editorial, Washington Times (Biretta Tips: PewSitter.com and Real Clear Religion)

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION KS Gov Honored Tiller 'the Killer' - Tim Waggonner, LifeSiteNews Excommunication for Ordination of Women - Fr. Z, WDTPRS Getting Past Clericalism - Mark Shea, Inside Catholic What's Old is New Again - Walter, Gloria Tibe Domine Pope Peter? - BFHU, The Black Cordelias Atheist Summer Camp - Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report NBC's Doc: Just Say No to Abstinence - Colleen Raezler, NewsBusters A Bit of Politics - Amy Welborn, Charlotte was Both Priest Steps Into the Obama/Wright Mess - Elizabeth Scalia, Insd Blg Religion Important as 20th Century Ideologies - Tom Heneghan, FW Bonus Commentary: What is Schism? Look to St. Louis' Example - Fr. Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Slavery and the Catholic Church - A Simple Sinner, Black Cordelias The Politics of Beer - Jeff Miller, The Curt Jester If the Election were held Today... - California Catholic Daily 'Gay' Marriage to Spark Lawsuits Nationwide - Sterling Meyers, WND Clergy Abuse: The Third Level - Editorial, National Catholic Register Bonus News: Pope's World Youth Day Itinerary Released - Catholic News Agency Anti-abortion measure OK'd for Colo. Ballot - Associated Press (Biretta Tips: National Catholic Register & PewSitter)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION How Obamas Catholics Will Dodge Infanticide - Deal Hudson, Insd Cth Atheism and Child Murder - Dinesh D'Souza, Townhall Daily Maronite: Persecution & Mission - Fr. Antonio, Black Cordelias 3,000 Assyrians Enter the Church - Carlos A. Palad, Rorate Cæli Newsweek Defends Jeremiah Wright - Matthew Vadum, NewsBusters Praise the Lord, Hoo, Hoo, Hoo - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke Unqualified "On Religious Grounds" - California Catholic Daily Religious Commentary: President Apostate? - Edward Luttwak, New York Times

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITIONMoses Passes Away, Requiescat in Pace - Mike Clark, USA Today Three Kids? You Showoffs. - Pamela Paul, Washington Post Monk Finds Christ After Years of Darkness - Lisa Maxson, CNA The Scandal of Being Flaky - David Bennett, Per Christum Papal Dress Code - Michael McGough, Los Angeles Times Japan's Dwindling Catholics - Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times Visiting Vatican is Beyond Belief - Jane Wooldridge, Miami Hrld “Until Death Do You Part?” - California Catholic Daily Decalogue Against Temptation - Father John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Toward a More Just Law - Gerald J. Russo, Inside Catholic Was Starvation of the Kulaks Genocide - Rick Moran, Am Thnkr Nun of 91 Years of Vocation Passes Away at 109 - FDL Reporter Secular News Item of the Day: Russia's Baby Boom Associated Press Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Saturday, April 5, click here. For Friday, April 4, click here. For Thursday Evening, April 3, click here. (Biretta Tips: PewSitter, Kevin Knight, & Lucianne)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION Myth 1: Atheists Are Smarter – Fr. Williams, Ntnl Cthlc Rgstr Vatican’s Conciliatory Note to the Jews – Fr. Z, WDTPRS Religion ‘Linked to Happy Life’ – BBC News Vatican to Speak on Tibet? – CWNews Belleville’s 60%??? – A Simple Sinner, Per Christum Mob of Hindu Radicals Attacks Carmelite Nuns – CNA CNN: Wright Scandal = Catholic Sex Scandal – Matt Balan, NB Barack Obama’s Excuses Speech – Tito, Custos Fidei TCU Divinity School to Award Racist Jeremiah Wright – AP 33 Errors of Protestantism - Bob Stanley, Cth Treasure Chest Popemobile Routes for Visit Revealed – Thomas Peters, AmP Vatican Plans to Open Church in Saudi Arabia - Tito, Csts Fd Secular News Item of the Day: Crush Tibet: China's only path By Rosemary Righter of The Times of London Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Holy Tuesday Morning, March 18, click here. For Holy Monday, March 17, click here. For Palm Sunday Evening, March 16, click here. (Biretta Tips: Catholic Report, Inside Catholic, Kevin Knight, & LifeSiteNews)

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION 30% Increase in Religious Vocations - Patrice Tuohy, PR Nwswr Pope's Third Encyclical Due May 1st - Ignacio Ingrao, Panorama A Theologian Answers the Atheists - Fr. Th. Williams, NC Rgstr Sandboxes & Seminar Rooms - George Weigel, Dnvr Cthlc Rgstr Communist China May Drop One-Child Policy - Reuters Bishop Gumbleton Gooblygook - Diogenes, Off The Record Tolerance of Sex-Selective Abortion Grows - Hilary White, LSN Eugenics: Deadly Medicine - Maura Lerner, Minneapolis Str Trbn Planned Parenthood's Racism - Tito, Custos Fidei The Gospel of Barack Obama - Mark P. Shea, Inside Catholic Barack Obama's Pro-Abortion Platform - Catholic News Agency Moloch Endorses Obama - Moloch, Moloch Now Secular News Item of the Day: Obama of the North By Lionel Chetwynd of the Weekly Standard Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Thursday Afternoon-Feb. 28, click here. For Wednesday, February 27, click here. For Tuesday, February 26, click here. (Biretta Tips: Kevin Knight of New Advent, PewSitter & Drudge Report)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION These 40 Days: Guide For Lent - National Catholic Register Five Muslims At The Vatican - Sandro Magister, Chiesa Baptist Cured Of Cancer, Prayed To Potential Saint - CNS Shroud Dating May Have Been Inaccurate - Hilary White, LifeSite The Tale Of 2 Churches - Fr. Dwight Longenecker, NC Rgstr Father Fights For Life Of Disabled Child - John Jalsevac, LfSt Dr Dobson: 'I Cannot, & Will Not, Vote For McCain' - CtznLnk ...Huckabee running for Vice President?... Fat Tuesday, Pancakes, & Easter Eggs - Tito, Custos Fidei Will History Vindicate Archbishop Burke - Colleen Campbell, SLPD Padding The Case For The New Atheism - Mark Shea, InsdCthlc No More Veils, Blindness, Or Darkness - California Catholic Daily Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: RealClearReligion by Genevieve Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Tuesday, February 5, click here. For Monday, February 4, click here. For Sunday, February 3, click here. (Biretta Tips: Catholic Report, InsideCatholic, LifeSite, & PewSitter.com)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION Wired For The Word Of God - Jo Garcia-Cobb, Natl Cath Register Assyrians Elect To Enter Into Communion - Per Christum If Avignon, Why Not Cincinnati? - Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons Anniversary Marks Deaths Of Millions - Ken Connor, Townhall NorCal Pro-Abortion Speaker Scandal - California Catholic Daily Bill Maher: America's #1 Bigot - Catholic League Atheism And Violence - Fr. Edward T. Oakes, First Things Book Rev: Atheism & Fatherlessness - Fr. Van Hove, Ignts Insght The Faithful Departed: Boston's Scandal - G. Augustinus, TCIC ...Cardinal Mahony's Mess... 2nd Priest Killed In Kenya Violence - BosNewsLife Puting Gay Rights Before Health - National Post Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Monday, January 28, click here. For Friday, January 25, click here. For Thursday, January 24, click here. (Biretta Tip: LifeSite)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION V-Logues To Play At Detroit-Mercy U. - Martin Barillas, SprNws Are Atheists Cultural Christians - Dinesh D'Souza, Townhall The New Atheism - Brendan O'Neill, Guardian Christianity Growing In Turkey - Tony Carnes, Chrstnty Tdy ...And In Algeria! - Baron Bodissey, Gates Of Vienna The Kenyan Jihad On Christians - Melanie Phillips, Spectator Orthodox Christmas In Pictures - BBC News The Future's So Bride - Dawn Eden, The Dawn Patrol "Let No One Touch The Child" - Sandro Magister, Chiesa Media Hides Reason For Ford's Decline - Tom Blumer, NwsBstrs About Kwanzaa - Fr. Timothy Matkin, Timotheos Prologizes News Flash (kinda): Iraqi Church Older Than Islam Found - StatGuy, Magic Stats Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Sunday, January 6, click here. For Saturday, January 5, click here. For Friday, January 4, click here. (Biretta Tips: Catholic Report, Lucianne, PewSitter.com, & The Web Elf Report)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION On Christian Hope - Archbishop Charles Chaput, First Things Iraqi Conversion Story - Joe Burns, Catholic News Agency Pope's US Visit In April Website - Thomas Peters, Amrcn Ppst Sterility & Fruitfulness - Mark Shea, Natl Catholic Register The "C" Word - Soutenus, A Catholic Notebook Henry Hyde 1924-2007 - Sheila Liaugminas, NC Register Am Psych Asscn To Ban Gay Therapy? - Hilary White, LS Porn Use Increases Aggressive Sex Acts - John Connolly, LfSt Atheism Led To 'Greatest Form Of Cruelty' - Peter Beita, CP Fox Entertainment Buys Beliefnet - GetReligion.org New Lie Cinema - Jeff Miller, Curt Jester Get Advent Wreath For Your Blog - Jeff Miller, Curt Jester Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Tuesday Evening-Dec 4, click here. For Tuesday Morning-Dec 4, click here. For Monday, December 3, click here. (Biretta Tip: National Catholic Register)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION USCCB Punishes Archbishop Burke - California Catholic Daily Marxists Behind Warming Claims - Phil Valentine, Tennessean World AIDs Day Baloney - Diogenes, Off The Record Abp Nienstedt Confronts Biased Columnist - Fr. Z, WDTPRS Genocide Nearly Forgotten By History - John Massoud, AmThnkr The True Meaning Of Advent - Jeff Miller, The Curt Jester "In Hope We Were Saved", Spe Salve - Sandro Magister, Chiesa African Saint, Vietnamese Martyr Inspires Pope - CNA Abortionist Guilty Of Child Porn - Thaddeus Baklinski, LifeSite Remembering Henry Hyde - InsideCatholic.com A Christian Approach To Purity - Mark Shea, Natl Cath Register Christmas Censors Out In Force - Catholic League Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Saturday, December 1, click here. For Monday, November 26, click here. For Sunday, November 25, click here. (Biretta Tip: RealClearPolitics)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION Spe Salvi, Saved By Hope - Pope Benedict XVI Atheists Behind Worlds Worst Evils - Jonathan Petre, Tlgrph Pope: World Needs Hope - Ian Fisher, Int'l Herald Tribune Tara's Conversion Story - Tara, Loved Sinner Cath Leag Slams USCCB For Pushing Golden Compass - LifeSite USCCB Approves Of 'Golden Compass' - Gerald Augustinus, TCIC Socialist Senator Converts - Catholic News Agency Caught On Tape, Pro-Aborts Sexually Abusing Pro-Lifers - LfSt The Golden Compass - Paula Glover, Catholic News Service Making A Necessity Of Virtue - Michael Kalaluk, NC Register Teachers Vs. Priests - Wayne Laugesen, Natl Cath Register Mary Queen Of Scots - Gina Vergel, Fordham Special News Item of the Day: Support LifeSite News Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Monday, November 26, click here. For Sunday, November 25, click here. For Saturday, November 24, click here. (Biretta Tips: National Catholic Register, Catholic Converts, & LifeSite)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION The Pope & The King - Mshari Al-Zaydi, Asharq Alawsat Bella: Finding A Wider Audience - California Catholic Daily ...Bella needs help to reach a wider audience... Another Predator Priest Defrocked - Chris Wetterich, SS J-R Pope JP2 The Singing Star - Christopher Landau, BBC News Woman To Woman - Danielle Bean, InsideCatholic Cardinal O'Malley Rebukes Democrats On Abortion - CNS Pro-Life Leader Questions US Bp's Doc - Steve Jalsevac, LS Hillary -- A Dangerous Demagogue - Joseph Farah, WND Six Myths Of Atheism - Editors, National Catholic Register Brett Favre's Catholic Faith - Sam Lucero, CNS Bella's Verastegui's Faith - Deborah Gyapong, CathNews Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Friday, November 16, click here. For Thursday, November 15, click here. For Sunday, November 11, click here. (Hat Tips: National Catholic Register, Catholic Online, & LifeSite)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION Latin Mass Raising Interest - Neela Banerjee, NY Times Alex Jones Conversion Story - Rosa Rodriguez, F.W. J-G Jewish Congregation Insults Cath's - Cheryl Wittenauer, AP The End Of Secularism - Dinesh D'Souza, CERC The Godless Delusion - Bruce Walker, American Thinker Rome Endorses 2-State Solution To Israeli Conflict - CNA USCCB VP Candidates - Gerald Augustinus, TCIC No Miscommunication On Beijing Olympics Bible Ban - CNA Tancredo, Flight 93 Memorial Crescent - Stop the ACLU Secular Fundamentalists - Michael Dougherty, AmCon Haunting Look At Spiritual Emptiness - Ray Nothstine, Acton Christian Expansion (vid) - Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Friday Evening-Nov 9, click here. For Friday Afternoon-Nov 9, click here. For Friday Morning-Nov 9, click here. (Hat Tips: WebElf Report & Lucianne)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION Tradition, Reason, & The Church - C. Zehnder, CalCatholic Latin Mass Appeal - Kristi Moore, Washington Times Pope: Martyrdom Is A Realistic Possibility - AsiaNews Hillary Blasphemes w/Baptists - Grant Swank, Cnd Fr Prss That 'Huckappeal' - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Cardinal McCarrick's Millstone - Vir Speluncae, Cath Cavemen Why The New Lectionary Doesn't Work - P. Papist, Musings Atheism's Intellectual Shallowness - Doug Giles, Townhall All You Need To Know About 'Bella' - Thomas Peters, AmP Walt Disney's Anti-Family Trend - Christian Today Orthodox Recognizes Pope's Primacy - Cindy Wooden, CNS Ratzinger Effect On Tourism - Argent, By The Tiber Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Saturday Evening-Oct 27, click here. For Saturday Afternoon-Oct 27, click here. For Thursday, October 25, click here. (Hat Tips: Lucianne & PewSitter.com)

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION Movie Review: Bella - Sarah, RCP Book Rev: Concise History Of The Crusades - Jeff Miller, TCJ Confraternity Support Abp Burke - Gerald Augustinus, TCIC Pray Rosary For Peace Pope Benedict XVI Urges - Zenit W.J.C. President, Pope To Meet - Shlomo Shamir, Haaratz Reviewing Removal Of LA County Seal Cross? - CalCath Rebuild The American Family - Mort Zuckerman, NY DlyNws Trusty Voting Bloc Faith Shaken - Laurie Goodstein, NY Times Militant Atheists Are Wrong - Lee Siegel, LA Times Orthodox To Catholics: Unite Against Secularism - CWNews Catholic General Pace May Run For Senate - T. Craig, WaPo Examples Of Wikipedia Bias - Conservapedia Last Three Catholic Postings: For Sunday Morning (Oct 7), click here. For Saturday, October 6, click here. For Friday, October 5, click here. (Hat Tips: RealClearPolitics & Lucianne)