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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Aidan, Mary, Mother, S.H.C.J.".
Mother Mary Aidan was a superior of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See one published letter from Merton to Bryan in The School of Charity, p. 358.
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
Click icons for links: ✓="Published | Library Record", ✉="Scanned" | 🗷="Scanned, Viewable Only at Merton Center"
| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
1967/12/17 |
HLS to Merton |
Having some idea of what your mail may be like I thank you if you are even beginning to read this |
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N.C.R. article "Crisis in Monasticism Hits American Trappists" / asks how Merton reacts to claim that contemplative orders have failed
«detailed view» |
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1967/12/23 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Just a quick response. Colman McCarthy's article was extremely slanted, I thought, and I got |
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thought his words got slanted / states some problems with Trappist life but thinks some true contemplatives are produced and McCarthy was off base
«detailed view» |
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