Slate recently posted an article about how Catholic religious communities are trying to attract young people again:
The Catholic Church has always seen the contemplative life as the “Air Force” in its spiritual struggle, as the Rev. David Toups of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops commented—a conduit of spiritual power.
Though the number of young people entering monasteries, convents, and the priesthood has drastically dropped from the mid-20th century, some new approaches to religious vocations have inspired some young people in America to embrace this idea, replenishing several of the older religious orders and filling new ones.
More at: Slate: A Monastic Kind of Life
You can also view a similar site to the ones referenced in the article at: www.carmelitemonks.org
Thanks to Mr. Dan Kennedy for sending us this article.