When you think of Iowa, you probably think of cornfields and you are right. But tucked in a little city called West Bend, Iowa with less than 1,000 people is a Catholic gem, literally!  In West Bend, Iowa, which is northwest of Des Moines about 2 hours and 30 minutes, you will find the largest man-made grotto in the world!  It is called The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption. History Father Paul Matthias Dobberstein started building the grotto in 1912.  Originally from Ge