Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1950/September/27 

Series:  1  Correspondence from original Merton papers (some later additions): Dom James Fox with Merton, Fr. Charles Dumont, Edward Glenn Hinson, Msgr. Alfred Frederick Horrigan, Fr. Giovanni Montini, James Morrissey, Naomi Burton Stone, etc.

Type:  transcript - Transcript copy of a letter, i.e., re-typed or re-written after original.

To/From:  from Merton to "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987"-->

# of pages:  2

Published in:  School of Charity

First Lines:  "May Jesus love you and bless you and bring you home soon. Here is a problem to bother you when you"

Contents:  [Xerox of published letter] Novice Master does not like Merton's current spiritual orientation course for novices - thinks it violates Canon Law 561 / agrees that it causes dissent with novices picking either Merton's or Novice Master's spirituality and should be changed / hospital stay - no ulcers but colitis and low blood pressure

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 1:    1950/September/27