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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Qualey, Thomas, Br., F.S.C.

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 3 item(s); 5 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Br. Thomas Qualey notes that Merton has signed a petition published in the March 29th edition of The National Catholic Reporter. Qualey believes that the United States was fighting the Vietnam War for the right reasons, that there was no way to leave at this point, and that certain negative effects are inevitable in war. Merton disputes this and other rationales for war in two letters to Qualey.

Biography

Br. Thomas Qualey writes from the Christian Brothers' Scholasticate in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

Date	Type	To/From	First Lines
1967/03/31	HLS	to Merton	May the Peace and Joy of our Blessed and Risen Lord be with you and your Community always.
1967/04/10	TL[c]	from Merton	Thanks for your letter: and of course I would say that we all have to look for answers together.
1967/05/13	TL[c]	from Merton	I can't afford time to argue in detail about the points you raise. Perhaps I may do so in print,

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