How Severe Is the Priest Shortage in French Dioceses?

French dioceses face a worsening vocation crisis, despite claims of improvement in seminary recruitment, Laurent Dastros writes on July 9 on Substack.com.
Dastros notes that, as of 2026, three French dioceses - Aire-et-Dax, Le Puy-en-Velay, and Le Havre - have gone between 12 and 14 years without a diocesan priestly ordination.
Carcassonne et Narbonne ended a 19-year gap in 2025 with the ordination of a 51-year-old candidate.
Annecy and Rodez could join this list next year if they continue without new ordinations.
Longer-Term Picture
Dastros calculates that between 2011 and 2026, only three dioceses recorded a single diocesan priestly ordination: Carcassonne et Narbonne, Rodez et Vabres, and Pamiers, Couserans et Mirepoix.
Based on the assumption that priests remain in active ministry for approximately 50 years, he estimates that, if current trends continue, each of these dioceses could eventually have only about three native diocesan priests.
He further identifies seven dioceses that …Ebisinga

Welcome to the Middle East, Monsieur Macron. Allahu Akbar! – Allah's Willing Executioners

Two years after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Emmanuel Macron was in Damascus to meet the new strongman, the former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has never been a man of peace but rather the polished face of the most violent Islamism – the one that disfigured Syria under the banners of jihad and massacred Christians, Druze, and Alawites in collusion with Turkish and Qatari protectors. The imposing door of the Great Umayyad Mosque opened with a theatrical creak. Macron and his host, al-Sharaa, removed their shoes and entered, followed by the delegations. Built 1,300 years ago on the site of a church, the mosque houses the relics of St. John the Baptist and the tomb of Saladin. Beneath Byzantine-era frescoes, the two signed energy and trade agreements. Two devices meanwhile exploded near the Four Seasons Hotel where the French president had stayed. “Macron is safe,” the Élysée immediately reassured. It is not a travel incident, but the background noise of a Middle East that has never stopped …

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Emergency Baby Formula - How to Feed Your Infant When You Can't Get to the Store - Ask a Prepper

A grid-down event, a hurricane, a job loss, or a supply chain disruption like the 2022 formula shortage can cut you off from baby formula with almost no warning. Unlike most preps, this one has zero margin for error. An adult can skip a resupply run for a week and lose some weight. An infant fed the wrong substitute for even a few days can end up in the ER with low calcium, kidney strain, or severe malnutrition. This guide covers exactly what is safe to do when formula runs out, what to never feed a baby under any circumstances, and how to build a stockpile now so you never have to make these decisions in a panic. Why This Is the One Prep You Can’t Improvise Every other category of prepping gives you room to get creative. Food storage, water filtration, heat, shelter, you can jury-rig a workable solution out of what you have on hand. Infant nutrition does not work that way. A baby’s kidneys, liver, and digestive system are not built to process adult food, and their entire nutritional …

U.S. and Canadian Jesuits Consolidate Novitiates

A decline in religious vocations has prompted the Jesuits in the United States and Canada to restructure the way they train future members of the pro-homosexual order.
The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States has announced that it will reduce the number of its novitiates from five to two by 2028. This decision was communicated in a letter dated 9 July and signed by the superiors of the conference's five provinces.
Under the new arrangement, one novitiate will be located in Detroit, Michigan, serving the USA Midwest, USA East and Canada provinces, while the second will remain in Culver City, California, serving the USA West and USA Central and Southern provinces. Each facility is expected to accommodate up to 30 novices.
"Running five novitiates takes an awful lot of high-quality Jesuit personnel," Fr. Joseph Daoust, SJ, superior of the Detroit Jesuit community, told DetroitCatholic.com on July 10. "Each novitiate requires three to four experienced Jesuits dedicated to …Ebisinga

False Prophets – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

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False Prophets – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

On the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, the Church reads part of Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount. “At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, by their fruits you will know them. Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father in heaven shall enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt. 7:15-21) The Sermon on the Mount was delivered early in Christ’s public ministry, after the first Passover and our Lord’s initial preaching and miracles. It comes amidst Our Lord’s injunctions to have confidence in God, and to …

Munich Cathedral Hosted First Homosexual Service for “CSD” March

On 28 June, the closing day of Munich "Pride" weekend, the Cathedral of Munich, Germany, hosted its first Christopher Street Day (CSD) Youth Liturgy.
The liturgy included scripture readings, prayers, music and personal blessings. The event was organised jointly by the Cathedral Parish, the Catholic youth organisation BDKJ, and the Queer Pastoral Ministry of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
The organisers of the 'Catholic' cathedral service also participated in the Munich homosex march.
BDKJ members marched carrying a large rainbow banner bearing the words 'Love is no sin'. They also carried a large orange banner depicting Jesus Christ with the slogan 'Jesus would dance with us at CSD!'.
Both banners displayed the BDKJ logo to identify them as part of the organisation's official participation in the homosex march.
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Summa Theologica: First Section...Thomas Aquinas - TREATISE ON HABITS - OF HABITS IN GENERAL, AS TO THEIR SUBSTANCE...Download, print, and above all share !

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The Roman Rite Revived a Church Planned for Demolition: The church St. Francis de Sales in St. Louis, Missouri, was facing demolition after its parish closed in 2005. Instead, then-Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke of St. Louis entrusted it to the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. The Roman rite has been celebrated ever since. Today, the church regularly attracts more than 700 worshippers each Sunday, many of whom are young adults and families.

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Ornate Catholic church was on the brink of closing... until priest came up with extraordinary old-fashioned idea that made attendance boom

An ornate Catholic church was on the brink of closure but now sees hundreds of faithful flock to its pews for Mass each week thanks to a priest's extraordinary idea. St Francis de Sales Oratory was founded in 1867 by a group of German immigrants who settled in St Louis, Missouri. The gorgeous church became a landmark in the midwestern city and for decades served parishioners of more than a dozen nationalities. But as families started moving out to the suburbs, the church, dubbed the Cathedral of south St Louis, saw a massive drop in parishioners, the church website states. St Francis de Sales was closed by the Archdiocese of St Louis in June 2005, and the church was forced to merge with another local parish. The church was scheduled to be torn down and sold, but was saved that July when Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke made the church an Oratory where Mass is strictly administered in Latin. St Francis de Sales is now one of about 450 churches across the country that regularly celebrate the …

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Yes, you can detox from covid “vaccine” spike proteins: here’s how – NaturalNews.com

The World Council for Health (WCH) has released a spike protein detoxification guide to help those who have been "vaccinated" for the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) find relief from the chemical violence that was inflicted upon them. The worldwide coalition of health-focused organizations and civil society groups recommends the following substances for inhibiting covid injection spike proteins throughout the body: Prunella vulgaris Emodin Dandelion leaf extract Pine needles Neem Ivermectin Ivermectin in particular docks to the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-bending domain attached to ACE2, which may block spike proteins from attaching to the human cell membrane. The following substances are recommended for neutralizing covid injection spike proteins, rendering them unable to cause further damage to cells: N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) Fennel tea Pine needle tea Comfrey leaf Glutathione Star anise tea St. John's wort Vitamin C The plant compounds from the above list contain shikimic acid, which …

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Leo XIV's New Bishop of Eichstätt Continues Debate on Celibacy

The newly appointed Bishop Christian Würtz of Eichstätt, Germany, expects further debate over priestly celibacy, he told Br.de on July 12.
On Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV appointed him from auxiliary bishop of Freiburg to the diocesan bishop of Eichstätt. During Germany's Synodal Way in 2022, he voted in favour of "blessings" for homosexual concubines and the "ordination" of women-clergy.
When asked about his predecessor, Msgr. Gregor Maria Hanke, who voted against those Synodal Way documents, Bishop Würtz said: "I think it goes too far to conclude from that that there are fundamental differences between him and me."
He described the different beliefs as "factional disputes."
Instead, he said, the focus should be on "what unites us": "That is also an important aspect of synodality - listening to one another, walking together, and learning from one another."
When it came to the topic of priestly celibacy, Bishop Würtz said: "This will certainly be a question that continues to occupy us in the …Ebisinga

Homily Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Isaiah 7:1-9
"Take care you remain calm and do not fear."
Even in the face of difficulties, let us remain in the joy and peace of God.
Matthew 11:20-24
"Woe to you!"
Sadness and misfortune usually arise when we stray or others stray from the Love… of God.
Biblical texts: NAB-RE
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Spanish Archbishop Rejects Opposition to Mosque: Archbishop José Ángel Saiz Meneses of Seville addressed the proposed mosque in the city at a press conference on Friday. He cited Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 16 of the Spanish Constitution, and Vatican II's Dignitatis Humanae, emphasizing that religious freedom is both a universal and constitutional right. He added that these rights must be exercised in accordance with state, regional, local, and municipal law. His remarks come as Seville City Council has postponed a decision on the mosque's building permit while seeking additional technical and legal reports following objections from the political party Vox.

Los obispos que hace no mucho hablaban de la ‘Prioridad del Evangelio’ contra posiciones políticas, ahora hablan de “constitución” y “libertad religiosa” frente a la construcción de macromezquitas y centros médicos que hablan de ‘Prioridad musulmana’.

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Café Catholicism: Parishes Are Upping Their Coffee Game: Coffeehouses aren’t a nice added extra for a Catholic parish, but rather an essential, one priest told the Register.

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Café Catholicism: Parishes Are Upping Their Coffee Game

Coffeehouses aren’t a nice added extra for a Catholic parish, but rather an essential, one priest told the Register. Salvation through coffee? Not quite. But at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, making a coffeehouse out of the first floor of a former convent in 2016 was one of many decisions that helped turn it around. Known at the time as “the rich church on the hill,” the parish had a reputation for being unfriendly and transactional, said Julie Sheehan, a parishioner for 35 years and the current parish administrator. “Just extremely cold,” said the pastor (then and now), Father Mark Begly. He had in mind a church that was more welcoming, more giving to the needy, and more of a community. Fellowship is strong at Holy Grounds at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.(Photo: Julie Sheehan, Our Mother of Sorrows) Holy Grounds, as the coffee shop is called, is far from the only change during the past dozen years or so. Sheehan ticked off a long …

Poor grandma. Thank GOD for the Russian soldiers. I have posted several posts about the treatment of Ukraine soldiers and zelensky. Now hear more proof how cruel Ukrainian soldiers were. There were a few video's where some, very few Ukraine soldiers who weren't cruel and even half decent to the people. It's not all. but the majority of these men who were cruel to the people. This video is mild compared to others I posted.

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Donbass civilians recount horrors of life under Ukrainian occupation (VIDEO)

Refugees from the recently-liberated city of Konstantinovka have told RT’s Roman Kosarev that Kiev’s forces were using them as human shields Civilians from the recently-liberated Donbass city of Konstantinovka have shared their harrowing stories of abuse at the hands of Ukrainian troops exclusively with RT’s Roman Kosarev. By contrast, Russian forces helped evacuees to navigate their way to safety, at times risking life and limb. The Russian military announced last Friday that its forces had seized the heavily fortified Ukrainian stronghold, which is part of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Konstantinovka agglomeration in the northwest of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). Commenting on the development, President Vladimir Putin said that Konstantinovka is the “key to liberating the entire” region. On Saturday, RT correspondent Kosarev visited the city of Gorlovka, where several temporary accommodation centers for refugees from the locality had been set up. He spoke with some of the …

‘I am disenchanted with the hierarchy of the Church of England.’ Chaplain Bernard Randall says it has been a seven-year battle to clear his name after he was unfairly dismissed for delivering a sermon on identity politics and transgenderism.

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POPE LEO AGREES WITH ME: AG 7 IS ALIGNED WITH EENS . LG 16 IS NOT AN EXCEPTION FOR EITHER.VC2 IS DOGMATIC (AG 7/EENS) AND ECCLESIOCENTRIC (AG7/EENS).

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POPE LEO AGREES WITH ME: AG 7 IS ALIGNED WITH EENS . LG 16 IS NOT AN EXCEPTION FOR EITHER. VC2 IS DOGMATIC (AG 7/EENS) AND ECCLESIOCENTRIC (AG7/EENS).
Pope Leo is aligned doctrinally with the SSPX General Chapter Statement 2012.
ONE QUESTION
The pope would agree with the traditionalists. He has to be asked only one question. His reply will be “Yes”. Pope Leo simply has to be asked, “Does Lumen Gentium 16 (being saved in invincible ignorance) refer to a hypothetical and invisible case in 2026?” He will reply, “Yes”.
Ask any cardinal the same question .The answer will always be, yes. Ask even a non Catholic or non Christian the same question. The answer will be an obvious-yes.
He cannot meet or see someone now in Heaven saved without faith and baptism and instead in invincible ignorance.
A journalist would clarify, , “Holy Father, when Vatican Council II refers to being saved in invincible ignorance ( I.I ) and the baptism of desire (LG 14), the reference is to a hypothetical …Ebisinga

"Pope Leo XIV held regular direct calls with President Emmanuel Macron in an effort to slow France’s euthanasia bill ahead of his forthcoming visit to the country"

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Pope Leo XIV personally lobbied Macron over French euthanasia bill, sources say | Advaticanum

A notable feature of the June Consistory was Pope Leo XIV’s call for frankness in addressing the pressing issues facing the Church. According to sources close to AdVaticanum, this approach has recently been put into practice through the Pope’s personal engagement with the highest levels of the French government on the question of euthanasia. The intervention has taken place through quiet but consistent channels. While sources could not confirm exactly when it began, Pope Leo XIV is said to have initiated a series of direct communications with Emmanuel Macron. According to sources within both the diplomatic sphere and the Vatican, His Holiness has been making regular 15-minute phone calls to the French President focused solely on the euthanasia and assisted suicide bill. These conversations have centred on ways to slow the bill’s progress and prevent France from following paths seen in other nations, such as Canada, where the law is now responsible for more than 5 per cent of deaths. It …

Infant Surrendered to Safe Haven Baby Box in Indiana
A newborn baby was surrendered to the Marion General Hospital in Indiana, according to Safe Haven Baby Boxes.

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Infant Surrendered to Safe Haven Baby Box in Indiana

A newborn baby was surrendered to the Marion General Hospital in Indiana, according to Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Local news outlet WTHR reported on Friday that the baby was surrendered to the device in June. The child is in the care of the Indiana Department of Child Services, which is working to find an adoptive family for the infant. “We are grateful this mother trusted our program on one of the hardest days of her life to keep her baby safe,” said Monica Kelsey, Safe Haven Baby Boxes founder. “When communities are prepared for safe surrender, vulnerable members of those communities are protected.” Baby boxes were created to deter parents from abandoning their newborns, potentially leaving them to die. Baby boxes are temperature-controlled incubators often built into exterior walls of fire stations, police stations, and hospitals that can be accessed from inside. At-risk mothers can safely and legally place their newborns inside. Then, the outside door locks, and mothers have time to …

Morning Minute Retreat (July 13, 2026)

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I am leaving my last few posts from last night. Some have been buried.

‘Burning children alive’: Russia releases files on WWII-era Ukrainian massacres of Poles
The UPA insurgents behind the ethnic cleansing campaign in Volhynia are hailed as heroes in modern-day Ukraine
Russia declassifies WWII files on massacres of …
Israel responds to viral PHOTO of tortured Palestinian
Rights groups say that a picture of a blindfolded and semi-naked detainee confirms testimonies of alleged war crimes in Gaza
Israel confirms photo of blindfolded and …
Warhawk US Senator Lindsey Graham dies
The Republican lawmaker passed away at the age of 71, his account on X has said
He famoulsy called for the asasination of Russian President Vladimir Putin after the esclatation of the Ukraine coflict in February 2022.
During an appearance on Fox News, the senator cited historic examples of plots to kill famous political leaders, including Julius Caesar and Adolf Hitler. “Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? The only way …Ebisinga