Where Are The Nuns?

Here are a couple of articles that have some answers to the question that came up last night.
I found this very encouraging....
Both of these articles reference a CARA report. There isn't a lot of information out there, but this appears to be solid.

http://the-american-catholic.com/2010/05/21/booming-traditional-relgious-orders/

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/where-the-nuns-are-2010/

Obviously, many orders ARE shrinking, but as Rick said, we are seeing a swing of the pendulum with the more traditional orders.
Once again, the support of parents, clergy, and the larger Church, in encouraging girls to consider the religious life as an option is going to be crucial.