Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Unidentified Priests and Monks (filed at the end of the sequence)" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1966/August/31 

Series:    

Type:  TL[c] - Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).

To/From:   from Merton to "Dear Brother" 

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "I have your good letter andhave [sic] considered your problem. Frankly I must say that I am not in"

Contents:  [Patrick Hart added initial “D” and crosses out Merton’s date of “August 31, 1966” and replaces with “Sept. 30 / 65”] on whether a monk should leave the monastery / changes in monastic life - many leaving but do not get caught in "chain reaction" but make personal choice / on a person the monk wants to leave and marry - difficulties in married life as well / burdens in both the religious life and life outside the monastery

Language:  English

Source or donor:  

Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Unidentified Priests and Monks (filed at the end of the sequence):"    1966/August/31