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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Callahan, Annice, Sr., N.S.C.J.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967-1968, 1984

Volume: 8 item(s); 16 pg(s)

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Biography

Sr. Annice Callahan corresponded with Merton about the instruction of novices given the changes to religious life in the 1960's. She would later, in 1984, teach a course on Thomas Merton. She writes from the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Albany, New York.

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This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/10/01 HLSto MertonIn the first rush of color through the trees this autumn, I write in the name of all my sisters  tells Merton it is "difficult to keep the courage of one's convictions regarding such values as silence, solitude, contemplative prayer since many see all life in terms of dialogue and communication" / Callahan writes thoughts and prayers to express personal relation to Christ - asks Merton if this is "subjective individualism"
 1967/10/31 (#01)TL[c]from MertonI have been wanting to send you at least a couple of words of acknowledgement. It was good to get  Merton thinks Callahan right in staying attentive to God - love of God is not opposed to the love of others but guides it / respects to the new novice Mistress, Mother Neri
 1967/10/31 (#02)TLS[x]from MertonI have been wanting to send you at least a couple of words of acknowledgement. It was good to get  Merton thinks Callahan right in staying attentive to God / respects to the new novice Mistress, Mother Neri
 1967/12/02 TLSto MertonGuess what we are reading as the theme-setting for our Liturgy of the Eucharist this evening - your  reading Merton's "Time and the Liturgy" in <i>Seasons of Celebration</i> / comparison and contrast between Merton and Karl Rahner in God's love being the same or different from the love of neighbor / novices and postulants questioning the need for daily prie-dieu (continuous adoration) - is there a place for this in Merton's opinion?
 1968/01/11 (#01)TL[c]from MertonSorry to have left your letter so long without answer. You can imagine how busy the Christmas  Merton's response to the value of continuous adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament
 1968/01/11 (#02)TLS[x]from MertonSorry to have left your letter so long without answer. You can imagine how busy the Christmas  Merton's response to the value of continuous adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament
 1984/no/no? (#01)otherto Center from Callahan, AnnicePAPERS/ARTICLES/CHAPTERS OF A BOOK ON RESERVE IN MY OFFICE  books and articles on reserve for a Merton-related course taught by Callahan
 1984/no/no? (#02)otherto Center from Callahan, AnniceCOURSE TITLE: Thomas Merton's Christ-Consciousness [-] COURSE NUMBER: AST 569  syllabus for a Merton-related course taught by Callahan
        

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