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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Reardon, Patrick H., Fr. (Br. Barnabas)

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1966-1967

Volume: 6 item(s); 8 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Reardon, Patrick H., Fr. (Br. Barnabas)".

Biography

Br. Barnabas Reardon (Fr. Patrick H. Reardon) was a Trappist monk of Gethsemani at the time and was writing from Monte Cistello in Rome, Italy, where he studied theology.

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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
 1966/05/08 HLSto MertonThank you so much for sending that issue of Blackfriars with your article. Yes, the latter did   
 1967/01/23 HLSto MertonSomeone recently gave me your little introductory essay on Isaac of Stella. It was simply beautiful   
 1967/12/04 TLS from Reardon, Patrick 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]
 1967/12/15 TLSto MertonMerry Christmas! You know, this is not going to be a letter you'll like, but I hope you'll bear   
 1967/12/23 TL[c]from MertonWell, I admit that your letter was not exactly sweet music to my ears. But let me key you  [previously misfiled in the letters of Fr. Barnabas Ahern]
 1967/12/29 TLSto MertonWell, tomorrow is the day. Yippee! Seriously, though, I want to thank you for your reply.   
        

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