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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Kelly, Timothy, Abbot, O.C.S.O.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1966-1967

Volume: 9 item(s); 14 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Kelly, Timothy, Abbot, O.C.S.O.".

Biography

Fr. Timothy Kelly was eighth abbot of Gethsemani Abbey, serving in this role from 1973-2000. During the time of this correspondence, he was in his theological studies in Rome.

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Related Information and Links

See also the "Kelly, Mona S." file.

Other Finding Aids

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.
   

Series List

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

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1966/10/08 TL[c]from MertonI received your note, and want to answer it as I think it is a matter of charity to take it   
 1966/11/01 HLSto MertonThanks ever so much for your letter of a couple weeks ago. It is most helpful. Not only as an  [labeled "All Saints 1966"]
 1967/01/25 (#01)TL[c]from MertonI think you'll find your mail from Gethsemani from now on will be somewhat more relaxed   
 1967/01/25 (#02)TLSfrom MertonI think you'll find your mail from Gethsemani from now on will be somewhat more relaxed   
 1967/01/25 (#03)TLS[x] from Merton to Friends (circular letter)Several wrote that they liked my mimeographed Christmas letter and urged me to go on mimeographing  [Septuagesima Sunday 1967 - mimeographed circular letter]
 1967/04/09 HLSto MertonBelated greetings for the feast of the Resurrection. You have been in our prayers that Christ give   
 1967/08/13 HLSto MertonJust to say I will remember you very specially in my prayers on the coming feast of your patron.  [written from the Mont des Cats Abbey in France]
 1967/12/04 TLS from Kelly, Timothy et al. / to MertonMust tell you immediately how completely delighted we all are with your quick, bristling, kind  [see "Doerner, Linus" file for original - from Gethsemani monks in Rome (all have separate correspondence files) - Linus Doerner, Timothy Kelly, Barnabas (Fr. Patrick H. Reardon), Felix Donahue, and Patrick Hart]
 1967/12/21 HLSto MertonHappy feast day; in these times the doubting Thomas is probably a better patron than Aquinas.   
        

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