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Sr. Alice asks Merton about an appropriate new apostolate for the order in addition to teaching in light of the monastic renewal called for in the Second Vatican Council.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1967/09/01 |
HLS to Merton |
I have never met you Father, but after reading many of your books I have learned to respect and |
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ask Merton for advice about what her Benedictine sisters could do as an apostolate besides their current role in teaching
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1967/10/16 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
I am in the middle of the semi-hopeless task of trying to get through the piled up mail of the last |
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carbon copy of 1967/10/16 letter
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1967/10/16 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
I am in the middle of the semi-hopeless task of trying to get through the piled up mail of the last |
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Suggests apostolate of hosting ecumenical meetings and offering retreats and days of recollection
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1970/10/28 |
TLS to Center from Alice, M., Sr. |
I received your letter requesting to use letter I wrote to Father Louis Merton in the Merton Study |
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permissions request
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1970/11/03 |
TNS from Pooler, Alfred D., Fr.; Charlaine Hays |
We have two additional replies to our form letter to the correspondents of Thomas Merton. 1. |
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permissions for Sr. Alice / letter from Ethel Burns and Columbia medal of excellence, Christmas letters, and autographed books
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undated/no/no |
HN |
Sister Alice thought this might be archival |
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envelope from Merton to Sr. Alice with handwritten note
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