an positive post
For joer and Bella (on of who will appreciate it much more than the other):
The CFR's have been exploding, starting only 19 years ago with eight members here is a picture of some of them today (the sisters are a newer congregation, alrady at twenty members!)
http://www.franciscanfriars.com/vocations/index2.htm
The Nashville Dominicans survived the tulmult of VII, through the retention of all their founder's charisms and their havit:
http://www.nashvilledominican.org/Community/Community_Life/Index.htm
The FSSP, or Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (it works it latin, which is what matters to them ;-) ), have been growing quickly, http://www.fssp.org/en/index2.htm (the video is no fisher's of men, but still better then average)
Other members of the Council of Major Superiors seem to be doing well, too:
http://www.cmswr.org/
Oh yeah, the wonderful Fishers of Men video (19 minutes) http://ccc.usccb.org/video/fishers_of_men1.wmv
Add this to the bishops endorsing the age old program for promoting vocations (pray, especially in front of the Eucharist, teach the faith with no compromises, and invite young men to the challenge), and the outlook for vocations in 10-15 year range looks very hopeful! (hopefully I'll miss that window on this side...)
