The Boston Globe reports on an increase in enrollment at St. John’s Seminary:
Enrollment at St. John’s Seminary has doubled over the last two years, a stunning turnabout for an institution that seemed to be spiraling toward closure in the wake of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
The stone hall in Brighton, where two generations ago hundreds of young men prepared for the priesthood, is still strikingly quiet, but the pews of the Romanesque chapel are now about one-third full, as fresh-faced young men from around the world help to revive a 125-year-old institution that teetered on the brink of extinction just a few years ago.
The article discusses several strategic decisions made by Cardinal Sean O’Malley to improve the image of the seminary.
Full article at: Stunning turnaround for St. John’s Seminary