This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Coakley, Mother, R.S.C.J.".
Mother Coakley was a Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Master of Novices of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Albany, New York.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also published letters from Merton to Coakley in The School of Charity, pp. 261-262 and 320-321.
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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# | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1965/01/03 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thank you and your novices again for the gift of honey, which came as a very welcome reminder of our |
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"eulogiae" from Rule of St. Benedict / Spanish nun Etheria
«detailed view» |
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1966/11/16 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Many thanks for the honey and for the news of your centenary. I did celebrate with you, and you can |
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peace and satisfaction in the hermit life - "an acre of woods seems a wonderful exchange for the entire world" / September 8 commitment to hermit life
«detailed view» |
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1967/05/10 |
HLS to Merton |
Thank you for your great message of Christian hope sent as entrance into the Paschal season. |
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trip to Rome as a delegate to her Order's Chapter / may ask Merton's help with questions for this meeting
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