Pope Frets about 'Hemorrhage' of Priests, Nuns from Church

Reported yesterday at the Associated Press.

The AP notes this isn't really news in "the developed world".

It has even been a problem in developing countries. For example, John L. Allen Jr.'s report in April 2013 at National Catholic Reporter on our Pope's 15 years as Archbishop of Buenos Aires included that,

"vocations to the priesthood have been falling in Buenos Aires on his watch, despite the fact they’re up in some other dioceses. Last year the archdiocese ordained just 12 new priests, as opposed to 40-50 per year when Bergoglio took over.

On the other hand, even in the developed world there have been some of what CARA's '1964' blog called Ordination All-Stars, notably the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska.

People Look East! Bishop Conley and His Cathedral Move Ad Orientem for Advent and Christmas

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska has just issued a pastoral column in the diocesan newspaper, The Southern Nebraska Register, explaining the basics of celebrating the Mass ad orientem. His column also reveals a plan for the priests of the cathedral during Advent, and then he himself at midnight Mass on Christmas, to celebrate the Masses ad orientem.

Certainly this is an excellent example of the bishop of a diocese properly claiming his role as the “governor, promoter, and guardian of liturgical life in his diocese.”

continue at New Liturgical Movement

also good commentary at One Peter Five

To quote Ron Swanson; Please and thank you!

Not to be a negative ninny, but alot of people don't realize the cathedral in Lincoln looks like this:

I kind of like the windows. Not sure why the sanctuary is so drastically different.