‘A very simple life’ - Gower Abbey finds its new normal

While life at the abbey has settled down since last summer, the discovery of Sr. Wilhelmina’s body has left some lasting marks on the community.

The dust has settled, grass is beginning to regrow, and life, once again, has slowed down at the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles abbey in Gower, Missouri.

Nuns play with the local children on the monastery’s grounds during a 100th birthday party for the community’s foundress. The convent’s dog runs aimlessly through the trees. The chapel sees…