CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION Doing the Right Thing Is the Best PR - John Allen, All Things Cthlc Was Liberal Catholicism Ever Alive? - Jeff Miller, The Curt Jester Just Standing Here Looking at the Sky - Fr. Philip Powell, Domine! The Decline of Leftism in Europe - Bruce Walker, American Thinker California Homeschoolers Lament "Absurd Ruling" - Cal Cth Daily ABC: Jesus' Resurrection a 'Trick' - Mark Finkelstein, NewsBusters Something about Mary - Deacon Greg Kandra, The Deacon's Bench Papal Succession Speculation Begins - Tom Heneghan, FthWrld Pope Finished Off American Catholic Liberalism - Fr. Z, WDTPRS Bonus News Item: An Apparition Approved: Say Hello to Our Lady of Laus by Deacon Greg Kandra of The Deacon's Bench Saint of the Day: Saint Robert Lawrence, Martyr Of England by A Simple Sinner of The Black Cordelias Secular Analysis of the Day: Bigot on Parade: Wright Holds the Power to Torpedo Obama by Jacky Kelly of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Archbishop Wuerl's dereliction of duty is atrocious. His refusal to deny Communion to pro-abortion politicians as well as ignoring the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's ruling of disallowing distribution of Communion to pro-abortion politicians borders almost on disobedience to Pope Benedict XVI's celebration of Mass at National's Stadium. Robert Novak in the New York Post this morning pointed this out of the heterodoxy on Archbishop Wuerl's position. Just because practicing Catholics watched House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senators John Kerry, Christopher Dodd and Edward M. Kennedy received Communion at National's Stadium during the Pope's Mass doesn't mean that it is o.k. to ignore Church teaching and mock our Catholic faith. Archbishop Wuerl invited all three pro-choice politicians knowing they would step forward to receive Communion in front of the Pope.

Vatican sources say the pope has not retreated from his long-held position that pro-choice politicians should be deprived of Communion, but the decisions in Washington and New York were not his. Benedict did not reiterate that position in Washington and New York, because a pope traveling abroad is influenced by the stance of local church authorities - and American bishops are divided. . . . Wuerl is averse to colliding with powerful laymen. He could have avoided any confrontation at Nationals Park by simply not inviting the pro-choice politicians to a mass where there was no room for the vast majority of Catholics who wanted to attend.

In the fourth century A.D. Roman Emperor Theodosius was visiting the Bishop of Milan St. Ambrose. St. Ambrose remembered The Roman Emperor's crime of the willful killing of 7,000 rioting citizens. Because of this the good bishop asked the Emperor to repair his crime by an exemplary penance. With "religious humility", says St. Augustine (De Civ. Dei., V, xxvi), Theodosius submitted; "and, being laid hold of by the discipline of the Church, did penance in such a way that the sight of his imperial loftiness prostrated made the people who were interceding for him weep more than the consciousness of offence had made them fear it when enraged". "Stripping himself of every emblem of royalty", says Ambrose in his funeral oration (c. 34), "he publicly in church bewailed his sin. That public penance, which private individuals shrink from, an Emperor was not ashamed to perform; nor was there afterwards a day on which he did not grieve for his mistake." The three pro-abortion politicians that Archbishop Wuerl willfully invited, those three that have been participants in the greatest slaughter of unborn innocent children clearly have not learned the grave mortal sins they are creating with their legislation. Archbishop Wuerl is clearly no St. Ambrose when he cannot himself even keep pro-abortion politicians from receiving Communion much less be an example of a good shepherd to his flock. For Robert Novak's New York Post article click here. For the Catholic Encyclopedia entry on St. Ambrose click here.

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION Benedict and Beauty - Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, First Things The Island of Saints - Joanna Bogle, Inside Catholic Yes, Benedict's Visit Will Boost Vocations - Dc. Kandra, Dcns Bnch Pelosi's Fake Bible Joins Fake Catholicism - Patrick Archbold, CMR Italians and the Death Penalty - John Allen, All Things Catholic No Thanks: Italy and Abortion - Chuck Colson, Townhall The Darfur of America - California Catholic Daily "Gay" Bishop Plans His Civil Union "Rite" - Laurie Goodstein, NYT Bonus Commentary: Obama Supports "Gay Marriage" - Matthew Archbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt The Pope’s ‘Mandatum’ - Time Drake, National Catholic Register Secular News Item of the Day: The Lust in Jimmy Carter's Heart by Peggy Shapiro of American Thinker Quote of the Day: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -- Edmund Burke (Biretta Tip: Lucianne)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION US Hoping Papal Visit Leads to More Priests - Brad Watkins, RC Vctns Singing Priests to Become Chart Stars - Anita Singh, Daily Telegraph Victims Recall Their Meeting with the Pope - Dc. Kandra, Dcns Bnch Secularism Makes You Stupid - Patrick Archbold, Creative Mnrty Rprt The Truth About Obama - Tito, Custos Fidei Eucharist as Moral Fission - Fr. Philip Neri Powell, Domine! Is Missing Mass a Mortal Sin? - The Black Cordelias Secular News Item of the Day: Jimmy Carter Disgraced for Many Reasons by Joel J. Sprayregen of American Thinker Quote of the Day: "In all things charity." -- Padre Pio

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION The Pope's Power: His Message - Alicia Colon, New York Sun Brick by Brick... Ring Kiss by Ring Kiss - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Benedict's Gospel to the United Nations - Ronald Rychlak, Inside Cthlc One Difference Between Muslims and Catholics - Andrew Cochran, CB Political "Chasm" on Faith in Public Square - Jay Anderson, Pr Eccls "Gay" Sex Kills - J. Matt Barber, LifeSiteNews Prophetic at the Expense of Christianity - David Bennet, Pr Chrstm WaPo Faults Church Teaching for Poverty - Matthew Balan, NwsBstrs EU refuses help to Christians in Iraq - Mornac, Rorate Cæli Bonus Commentary: Kathryn Lopez on Nat'l Cthlc Prayer B'fast - Jay Anderson, Pr Eccls The Face of Pope Benedict XVI - Deal W. Hudson, Inside Catholic Slate on How the Right Sees Benedict - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Secular News Item of the Hour: Barack Obama & the Wisdom of Forrest Gump by Lee Cary of American Thinker Odd News Item of the Day: Brazilian priest missing after stunt goes wrong Carried aloft by Helium Balloons by the Associated Press Movie Review: That Horton Movie Is Actually Pretty Pro-Life by Colin Mason of LifeSiteNews Grass Roots Drive to have HBO fire Bill Maher: Fire Bill Maher Website: FireBillMaher.com ...A.L.L. Calls for firing of HBO's Bill Maher... Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: The Black Cordelias Quote of the Day: "The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place." -- St. Therese of Lisieux (Biretta Tips: PewSitter & Lucianne)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION The Papal Week That Was - Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, First Things A Quiet Pope . . . With a Sword - Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons The Gospel of St. Matthew - Joel, The Black Cordelias Benedictions: He Came. He Spoke. He Conquered - NY Daily News In Praise of Criticism - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS MSM Papal Trip Postmortem - Ken Shepherd, NewsBusters The Triumph of Liberation Theology - New Catholic, Rorate Cæli Tancredo Trashes Pope - Jay Anderson, Pro Ecclesia The Lefebvrists Choose Sectarianism - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke California Bishops Drop Pro-Life Agenda - California Catholic Daily The End of the End of History - Robert Kagan, The New Republic Bonus Commentary: Does the Catholic Church Still Believe in Purgatory? - Black Cordelias Obama Advisor's Video of Gay Jesus - Warner T. Huston, NewsBusters Fr. McBrien Award Goes To . . . - Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons Who Needs the Pope When We've Got Fr. McBrien? - Cal Cth Dly Secular News Item of the Day: Can Barack Obama survive his remarks? by Janet Daley of the London Daily Telegraph Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: The Black Cordelias Quote of the Day: "The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place." -- St. Therese of Lisieux (Biretta Tips:The Deacon's Bench & RealClearPolitics)

CVSTOS FIDEI PAPAL EDITION The Triumph of B16 - Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia 'There's a Humility About This Man...' - Carl Olson, Insight Scoop Charisma of Sincerity - Peggy Noonan, New York Post Benedict's Sermon in the Bronx - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Pope Explains Why Christians Are Divided - Sandro Magister, Chiesa Benedict Ends Visit at Yankee Stadium - Paul Vitello, NY Times Pope Wraps Up Six-Day U.S. Trip - Kevin McCoy, USA Today No Hard Line on Communion to Pro-Aborts - Christopher, CitPS Another View on Communion to Pro-Aborts - John Allen, N.C. Rprtr What I Wish the Pope Had Done - Paul, Regular Guy (Biretta Tips: Pro Ecclesia, Kevin Knight, & Lucianne)

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION Bush Lets His Love for the Pope Show - John-Henry Westen, LfStNws Fr. Z Breaksdown Pope's UN Speech - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS In Praise of Papal Criticism - Kathleen Parker, Real Clear Politics A Papal Exhortation & Closing Schools - David Bennet, Per Christum Pope Wants to Bring Back Catholic Culture - David Gibson, WSJ Welcome to N.Y., Your Holiness - Alicia Colon, New York Sun The Indispensable Church - Michael Gerson, Washington Post Liberal Media Twisting Pope's UN Speech - Jay Anderson, Pro Ecclesia Children Hold Us Back - A Simple Sinner, The Black Cordelias Adult Stem Cells Treating Wounded Soldiers - Wesley Smith, 2nd Smk Review: Obama Equates Terrorist to Pro-Lifer - Catholic News Agency Shameless Blog Plug of the Day: The Black Cordelias Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Friday Afternoon, April 18, click here. For Thursday Afternoon, April 17, click here. For Thursday Morning, April 17, click here. (Biretta Tips: National Catholic Register, PewSitter, Kevin Knight, & Lucianne)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION A Great Day for Catholic Higher Education - Patrick Reilly, Insd Cth Friday of Good Shepherd Sunday - Fr. Richard Neuhaus, 1st Things Expelled Film: Ben Stein vs. Atheists - Brent Bozell, NewsBusters Pope Chastises Pro-Abort Politicians - John-Henry Westen, LfStNws Pope Benedict Shames US Bishops - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke The Pope's Third Day in the U.S. - Sandro Magister, Chiesa Brownback Caves in to Boxer on Pope's Bill - California Cthlc Daily Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Thursday Afternoon, April 17, click here. For Thursday Morning, April 17, click here. For Wednesday, April 16, click here.

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION Pope's Birthday At The White House - Deal Hudson, Inside Catholic Pope's Homily at Mass Today - New Catholic, Rorate Cæli Pro-Aborts Politicizing the Eucharist - Jay Anderson, Pro Ecclesia Commentary on Today's Papal Mass - Father Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Co-ed Gets Pregnant & Aborts for Art Project - J.H. Westen, LSN Nancy Pelosi & Benedict - A Simple Sinner, The Black Cordelia's Newsweek Insults the Pope - Ken Shepherd, NewsBusters Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Thursday Morning, April 17, click here. For Wednesday, April 16, click here. For Sunday, April 6, click here.

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION Bush to Pope: "Awesome speech your Holiness" - Thomas Peters, AmP Pope Praises U.S., Warns of Secular Challenges - Jay Anderson, PE The Real Catholic Songbook - Jeffrey Tucker, Inside Catholic Washington Papal Vesper Pics - Gregor Kollmorgen, Nw Ltrgcl Mvmnt Bl. Tekakwitha’s Cause for Sainthood goes to Rome - Cth Nws Agncy Biblical Interpretation in Crisis - Cardinal Ratzinger, First Things Custos Fidei 2.0 . . . - Tito, Custos Fidei Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Wednesday, April 16, click here. For Sunday, April 6, click here. For Saturday, April 5, click here.

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION Pope's Discourse from the White House Today - Fr. Z, WDTPRS Magnificent Bloggery - Deacon Greg Kandra, The Deacon's Bench Paper Miters & Yellow Cupcakes - Rich Leonardi, 10 Reasons Origins of the Popemobile - Catholic News Agency Pope: US Secularism is a Model for Europe - J.H. Westen, LSN The Pope's First Day in the U.S. - Sandro Magister, Chiesa The Pope Versus the Media - David Warren, Inside Catholic Liberal 'Catholics' Go Balistic - Feddie, Vox Nova Pelosi, Kerry to Take Communion at Papal Mass - T. Graham, NB Ruether's Liberal Papal Agenda - Jeff Miller, Curt Jester 'I have forbidden Communion in the hands' - Rorate Cæli Straight A's for Expelled - Barbara Nicolosi, Church of the Masses Review: When Your Little Brother Is the Pope - Robert Rauhut, N.C. Rgstr Blog Entry: Pope Benedict & Obama's Bitter Comments - Tito, Custos Fidei Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Sunday, April 6, click here. For Saturday, April 5, click here. For Friday, April 4, click here. (Biretta Tips: Southern Appeal & Kevin Knight)

CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION St. Francis of Assisi: Converter of Muslims - Michael Baggot, LSN Feminine Blog Reacts to WDTPRS "Veil" Posting - Fr. Z, WDTPRS The American Pope - David Van Biema & Jeff Israely, Time Benedict's Baroque & Roll - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke Pope Plans to Visit NY Synagogue - Laurie Goodstein, NY Times John Paul II and this Convert - Jonathan B, Per Christum Obama's "Punished with a Baby" Comment Sparks Rage - CNA New Books On the Mind & Heart of the Pope - Carl Olson, Scoop XM Radio & EWTN to Cover Pope's US Visit Live - PRNewswire King Abdullah Before Muslim Scholars - Sandro Magister, Chiesa Muslim Convert Turns Heads - Tom Heneghan, Reuters The Conversion Numbers Game - Sherry W, Intentional Disciples Secular News Item of the Day: Soul of the Democratic Party is Still Secular by Mark Stricherz of the National Catholic Register Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Wednesday Evening, April 2, click here. For Wednesday Afternoon, April 2, click here. For Wednesday Morning, April 2, click here. (Biretta Tips: National Catholic Register, PewSitter, & Kevin Knight)

CVSTOS FIDEI EVENING EDITION Learning from Co-Cathedral Dedication - Erik Barajas, ABC13 Faithful Flock Downtown to Co-Cathedral - Leigh Frillici, KHOU11 New Co-Cathedral Dedicated - Greg Hurst, Houston KHOU11 Consecration of the New Cathedral in Houston - Tito, Csts Fd Is the Cafeteria "Open"? - Jay Anderson, Pro Ecclesia Alterman on Colbert: Jesus is a Liberal - Tim Graham, NwsBstrs The Obstinate Question Mark - Diogenes, Off the Record Welcome to Nazareth's Old City - Judith Sudilovsky, CNS Blog Letter to a Secular Nation - Mike S. Adams, Townhall 3,000 Rally to Legislator Threatened by Homosexuals - LfStNws McCain Won't Fight on Abortion, Gays - Ralph Hallow, Wash Times Trivial Pursuit about Pope's U.S. Trip - John Allen, NCR Cafe Secular News Item of the Day: Obama's Dimestore 'Mein Kampf' by Ann Coulter at Human Events Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Wednesday Afternoon, April 2, click here. For Wednesday Morning, April 2, click here. For Easter Tuesday, March 25, click here. (Biretta Tips: National Catholic Register, PewSitter, Kevin Knight, & Lucianne)

CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION California Homeschooling's Last Rites - Christopher Tyrrell, Insd Cth Threat to Homeschooling - John Stossel, RealClearPolitics The Evolution of Religious Bigotry - Jonah Goldberg, Townhall Obama and the 'L' Word - Peter Wehner, The Wall Street Journal Moving to be Close to a Good Parish - Father Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS Magdi Allam Attributes Conversion to Pope - Catholic News Agency Benedict's Muslim Convert - Edward Pentin, National Cthlc Register Egg Donors & Human Trafficking - M. Clark & J. Lahl, First Things Kansas Protecting Planned Parenthood - Michael Baggot, LfStNws Poisoned Campuses - Michelle Malkin, New York Post The Liberal West Capitulates to Islam - Henryk Broder, Der Spiegel George Weigel on the Pope's US Visit - George Weigel, Nat'l Rev Secular News Item of the Day: Palestinian Hate-Education Continues By Peggy Shapiro of American Thinker Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Easter Tuesday, March 25, click here. For Easter Monday, March 24, click here. For Good Friday, March 21, click here. (Biretta Tips: Kevin Knight & RealClearPolitics)