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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Olin, Maria Blanca, Sr.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1966-1967

Volume: 5 item(s); 7 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Sr. Maria Blanca Olin asks Merton about methods of mental prayer or contemplation.

Biography

Sr. Maria Blanca Olin was a Benedictine nun of the Monastery of St. Benedict (Monestir de Saint Benet) in Montserrat, Spain.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

See also one published letter from Merton to Olin (in the published letters as "Sr. Maria Blanca Olim") in Witness to Freedom, pp. 197-198; and see also one published letter from Merton (to "Dame Blanca") in The School of Charity, pp. 297-298.

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Series List

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

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1966/01/25 HLSto MertonDesde esta venerable abadía de Stanbrook me place enviarle me saludo, que es el de toda mi   
 1966/01/30 TALS[c]from MertonThanks for your kind letter, which I will answer in English, as I think much slower in Spanish. YouYes answering questions about mental prayer or interior prayer - basis for interior prayer in faith and that the goal is seeking God and not ourselves
 1967/03/18 (#01)HLSto MertonI know you are interested in Council's matters and your judgement [sic] is definer [sic] and dear   
 1967/03/18 (#02)otherto MertonSAINT BENEDICT'S MONASTERY [-] MONTSERRAT [-] 1) What do you think about monastic life?   
 1967/10/16 TL[c]from MertonI am really dreadfully ashamed of having left your letter for seven months without an answer.   
        

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