[InterestedQuestioner]

"The seminary in Oregon has 197 seminarians. Something is going right here."

The seminary at Mt. Angel is actually the seminary for quite a few dioceses, so those aren't all homegrown vocations.

However, as anyone who knows anything at all about the most beautiful state in the Union can tell you, ;-) that seminary is absolutely gorgeous and well worth a visit to anyone who happens to be in the area. Stop by St. Mary's Church at the bottom of the hill before heading up to the Abbey, and be sure to visit the Seminary library.

[Salvation]

You are so right. It is a beautiful location. Some of my friends travel up there for vespers.

And the library is beautiful and extensive.