Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O." file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1952/March/17 

Series:    

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

To/From:  to Merton from "Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O."-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "Your brief sketch of St. John of the Cross is very nice except for one aspect which I hope you will"

Contents:  [see "Censors Reports" file in correspondence for signed copy - from a file kept by Dom James Fox on censorship] "Saints for Now" by Clare Boothe Luce with an essay by Merton regarding St. John of the Cross - censor's comments - concern about the Carmelite "prison incident, 'monastic incarceration'" and that, without fuller context, it would be confusing to readers and upsetting to the Carmelites - sent to Merton with note from Br. Alfred, O.C.S.O. of 1952/July/07

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Gethsemani Abbey Archives

Date received:  2013/12/01

Date added:  

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.:"    1952/March/17