Because of wanting to spend some time at home while I was near, I chose to not stay at Our Lady of the Mississippi (OLM)
Tag: IA
New Melleray Abbey • Peosta, IA
Because New Melleray Abbey is the 2nd oldest Trappist Monastery (1849), stepping upon the grounds has a sense of sacredness that immediately induces reverence for
Breathing room
While I don’t leave for my trip to visit monasteries until mid January, I was able to make it up to New Melleray Abbey near Peosta,
