Morning News Roundup - Saturday of Our Lady Or Immaculate Heart of Mary - July 4th, 2020

† 5th Sunday after Pentecost - Dominica Quinta post Pentecosten - Missa 'Exáudi Dómine' - July 5th, 2020 - Propers
† Traditional Latin Mass Calendar - June 29th, 2020 to July 5th, 2020 - Ordo for the Week - Most Precious Blood - 5th Sunday after Pentecost

• American Thinker (John Watson) >> The Fourth and our Founders
• Atonement Online (Fr. Christopher George Phillips) >> A Prayer for Independence Day
• Bill Petro >> History of Independence Day: Was the Declaration of Independence really signed on July 4, 1776?
• CatholicCulture.Org - Liturgical Year >> Jul. 4 Saturday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time; Independence Day (USA), Opt. Mem.
• Catholic Exchange (Karen Lynn Ford) >> St. Elizabeth of Portugal
• Catholic Journal (Fr. Dino Vanin) >> The Little Ones
• Catholicism Pure & Simple >> Attention all Catholics!
• Catholic Stand (Gene Van Son) >> July 4, 2020: Another Year Older but declining in Wisdom
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Christopher R. Altieri) >> An often effective defense of the Founding that is uneven and flawed
• Catholic World Report - Blog (David Paul Deavel) >> All these things will be added…and a republic, if we can keep it
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Robert Royal) >> A magisterial book on the perennial struggle between realism and voluntarism
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Daniel J. Mahoney) >> The American Founding vindicated against its despisers on the Right and Left
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Carl E. Olson) >> “America on Trial”: A Catholic World Report Symposium
• CNA Daily News (Adelaide Mena) >> Rebuilt from the ashes: The story of an American basilica
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> GREAT BOOK: With Latin in the Service of the Popes: The Memoirs of Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1885-1971)
• Gatestone Institute - Articles (Lawrence Kadish) >> A Pledge for July 4
• Happy Catholic* (Julie D.) >>  Happy Independence Day
• New Liturgical Movement (Gregory DiPippo) >> Worship That Takes God Seriously: A Convert from Islam on the TLM
• Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter - The Missive >> Here’s to a Great Story
• Reason (Josh Blackman) >> Today in Supreme Court History: July 4, 1776
• Taylor Marshall Catholic Show Podcast >> 446: President Trump Tweets Taylor Marshall: “There is a War on Christianity” (Taylor Responds) [Podcast]
• The American Catholic (Donald R. McClarey) >> Trump’s July 3, 2020 Speech at Mount Rushmore
• The American Catholic (Donald R. McClarey) >> Declaration of Independence
• The Catholic Thing (Francis X. Maier) >> Escape Clause
• The Imaginative Conservative (Joerg Knipprath) >> July 4, 1776: Congress Adopts the Declaration of Independence
• The Imaginative Conservative (Ross Lence) >> Thomas Jefferson & the Declaration of Independence: The Power of a Free People
• The Imaginative Conservative (Bradley J. Birzer) >> Happy Birthday, America!
• The Remnant Newspaper - Articles (Roberto de Mattei) >> De Mattei: “Columbus noster est!”