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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
MacArthur, Jane

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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Merton gives some advice to a woman who is interested in life in a religious community but is unable to take vows with a community due to Church law. He suggests places that may allow her to live as an oblate or some other corollary lifestyle to those in the vowed community.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/08/24 TL[c]from MertonI have your letter of the 21st (received only yesterday though special delivery). Unfortunately my   
 1967/09/05 TL[c]from MertonFirst of all we have to face the fact that the Church's marriage laws at present are antiquated,   
        

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