Whirring saws and buzzing power sanders can be heard from the New Melleray Abbey as Trappist monks craft wooden caskets between communal prayer calls ... .
PEOSTA, Iowa — Whirring saws and buzzing power sanders can be heard from the New Melleray Abbey as Trappist monks craft wooden caskets between communal prayer calls ... .
BrotherJoseph picks peaches in the courtyard at New Melleray Abbey, a Trappist Monastery near Dubuque, on Sept ... Brother Joseph, a Trappist Monk, is up by 4.30 a.m., heading out to start work in the New Melleray Abbey’s garden.