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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Rochford, Julian, Fr., O.S.B., 1923-1993

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1968

Volume: 2 item(s); 3 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Rochford, Julian, Fr., O.S.B.".

Biography

Fr. Julian Rochford (born Paul Rochford) was a Benedictine priest of Ampleforth Abbey in York, England. He was interested in the action-contemplation dynamic and in aggiornamento, monastic reform. He spent much of his time teaching at Ampleforth College, but also spent time in inner-city ministry. He died at 70 having collided with a car on his motorcycle on his way to preparing some children for their First Holy Communion. (Source: Price, Justin. "Obituary - Fr Julian Rochford 1993." Ampleforth Abbey Information from the Library and Archives [online]. Accessed 23 Feb. 2006. ‹http://www.archive.zenwebhosting.com/sites/obits/barry/rochford_j.htm›.)

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Related Information and Links

See also one published letter from Merton to Rochford in The School of Charity, pp. 364-365.

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If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
   

Series List

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

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1968/01/23 TALSto MertonI was interested to read your article "Openness and Cloister" In [sic] Cistercian Studies especially   
 1968/02/01 TL[c]from MertonI think your letter reflects a very sound and reasonable working out of the action-contemplationYes  
        

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