By Catholic Review Staff
Just in time for Christmas gift lists, the latest installment of Names and Numbers features books and a CD.
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Years Viva House has been providing food and shelter to the hungry and homeless of West Baltimore. Founded by husband-and-wife team Brendan Walsh and Willa Bickham, a once seminarian and a former nun, the soup kitchen near Union Square is Baltimore’s answer to the Catholic Worker movement launched by Dorothy Day. Walsh and Bickham recount their experiences in “The Long Loneliness in Baltimore,” a collection of essays, poems, stories, parables and art reflecting on nearly 50 years of service to the city’s poorest.
“The Long Loneliness in Baltimore” is published by Loyola University Maryland’s Apprentice House Press, apprenticehouse.com.
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“Fit for Heaven” is published by Dynamic Catholic Institute, dynamiccatholic.com.
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4Though not mentioned by name in Scripture, all know the legend of Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior, whose gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the newborn king are heralded in carols. But what if another mage had missed the rendezvous and then spent years, searching for the source of the light? Henry Van Dyke imagines that alternative in “The Other Wise Man,” the “fourth wise man,” originally published in 1895. The narrator tells us that along the way, the fourth Magi did not find the Messiah to worship, but found many to help.
Order a copy at http://crmedia.myshopify.com/products/the-other-wise-man. For $3 off, enter the EMWISE code at checkout.
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Longtime award-winning Baltimore Sun columnist and features writer Kevin Cowherd, who left the newspaper in 2013, co-writes.
“The Opening Act” is published by Loyola University Maryland’s apprentice House Press, apprenticehouse.com.
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“A Peachy Business” may be purchased at Sabatino’s Italian Restaurant, located at 901 Fawn St. in Baltimore.