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		<title>Book Review &#8211; The Way of the Heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This gem of a book was written by the late Henri Nouwen, a Catholic priest who spent his life learning what it means to be loved by God, and then helping lead others into that experience.  Although it's a short book, it's the rare type that plants a seed in your soul and continues to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review &#8211; Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The general population probably isn't very familiar with the mental health disorder known as hoarding.  It's difficult to understand the hoarder's plight unless you can get an intimate look at their lives, struggles, and thinking processes.  This is exactly what the two authors do in their book Stuff as they take the reader from house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to MonkShelf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm planning on finally getting this blog off the ground here.  I'm planning on using it to write about books, theology, contemplative spirituality, mental health, and a little bit of creative writing also.  Thanks for stopping by MonkShelf.
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