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    • Dreaming of Stones: Poems
    • The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred
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    • Desert Mothers and Fathers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings Annotated & Explained
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    • Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening & Awareness
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