This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Taparra, Francis, Br., O.C.S.O.".
Br. Francis Taparra was a Trappist monk from the monastery on Lantao Island near Hong Kong.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also one published letter from Merton to Taparra in The School of Charity, pp. 207-208.
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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1964/02/09 |
TALS to Merton |
This letter will undoubtedly be a surprise. A New Years Card from our good friend Sister Ana |
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1964/03/02 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
Those pictures you asked for are supposed to have gone off air mail to Hong Kong in a big package |
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1964/03/03 |
TALS to Merton |
A few minutes ago Dom Paulinus handed me the huge parcel that you kindly sent upon our request. |
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