I heard that the Mount Angel Abbey's seminary is filled. They had to turn some potential students away. The Salt Lake diocese has 12 men there, with three more potential, and they ordained four or five (I forget which) last year...Things are happening...there is growth...and a growing sense of commitment in a lot of families. Lots of young families with four and five kids at our parish.
Yes, I visited Mount Angel Abbey this last month because I thought our group was going to have a retreat there. They are building a new building for dorm rooms as well as classrooms.
One thing to consider, though, is that one of the seminarieis in California closed down.
But they are, indeed, bursting at the seams. It buzzes -- and we were up there on a Saturday.
A lot of my friends go up there for vespers becuase the chanting is so beautiful.