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In 1967, Merton wrote a brief reaction to the Second Vatican Council's Constitution on the Church in the Modern World for a booklet put out by the Catholic Action Federations. His letter is not extant, but the article is a response to the Constitution's message against war.
The Editorial Staff of the Catholic Action Federations was writing from Chicago, Illinois, and included: Peter Foote, John J. Hill, Lawrence Kelly, John McCudden, and Theodore C. Stone.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also Men and Nations: Vatican II's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Part 2: Problems of Special Urgency, p. 69.
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.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1967/01/13 |
TLS to Merton |
In the Spring of 1966 we published Laymen, which contained Vatican II's Decree on the |
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previous publication on the Decree on the Apostolate of Laity from the Second Vatican Council / asking Merton to contribute to next booklet on Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
«detailed view» |
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1967/02/28 |
TL[c] to Merton |
This is just a brief note to express our sincere appreciation for your contribution to our proposed |
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thanks for Merton's brief contribution to booklet on Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
«detailed view» |
| 3. |
1967/10/18 |
TLS to Merton |
In the Spring of 1967 we published World, which contained the first half of Vatican II's |
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«detailed view» |
| 4. |
1968/no/no? |
other |
Whence do wars and quarrels come among you? Is it not from this, from your passions which |
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Merton's brief contribution to Men and Nations: Vatican II's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Part 2: Problems of Special Urgency with text and commentary edited by Peter Foote (1968), p. 69, on its strong statements against war
«detailed view» |
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undated/no/no |
other |
PEOPLE INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE |
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[alphabetical list of people asked to contribute to series on Second Vatican Council documents for a booklet series by the Catholic Action Federations]
«detailed view» |
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