MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Catry, Patrick, Fr., O.C.S.O.
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1966-1968, 1971
Volume: 17 item(s); 18 pg(s)
Scope and Content
This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Catry, Patrick, Fr., O.C.S.O.".
Biography
Fr. Patrick Catry was a Trappist monk writing on behalf of the Bulletin de Spiritualité Monastique, which appeared in Collectanea Cisterciensia. He writes Merton from the Abbey of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in Godewaersvelde (Mont des Cats), France.
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Series List
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Container List
| Series | Date | Type | To/From | First Lines | Pub | Full Text | Notes |
| | 1966/03/08 | TLS | to Merton | Voici trois titres reçus des éditeurs et que je vous propose: - Anselm von Canterbury, Gebete (124 | |
| recommends some recent books to Merton for book review for the July issue of <u>Bulletin de Spiritualité Monastique</u> - since this publication does not publish works on non-Christian spirituality, he suggests sending such article to Fr. Charles Dumont of Collectanea Cisterciensia / possible article on eremitism |
| | 1966/06/10 | HLS | to Merton | Merci pour tous vos comptes-rendus | |
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| | 1966/06/18 | TAL[c] | from Merton | Merci de votre billet. J'ai transmis l'autre au P. Eudes. On vient de me signaler deux livres que | |
| asking for copies on books on Celtic Christianity by Olivier Loyer and Myles Dillon / Anselme d'Havelberg / Fr. John Eudes Bamberger |
| | 1966/07/27 | HLS | to Merton | Bien reçu votre lr sur Anselme de Havelberg. Personne ne m'a encore demandé Isaac de l'Étoile. | |
| Isaac of Stella / Coptic monasticism / Celtic Christianity and monasticism / Fr. Charles Dumont |
| | 1966/12/28 | HLS | to Merton | Recevez mes meilleurs voeux de grâce et de joie dans le seigneur pour 1967. Puis-je mes proposer | |
| recommends books for review by Heinrich Dumoulin and Irénée Hausherr / Celtic Christianity |
| | 1967/01/10 | TL[c] | from Merton | The Loyer review went off to you several days ago so by the time you receive this letter the review | |
| Olivier Loyer review / Merton has no notes on Farag / plans to do review of Irénée Hausherr on Hesychasm / Heinrich Dumoulin review may be delayed / Dillon Chadwick book |
| | 1967/02/09 | TALS | to Merton | Si j'ai mis si longtemps à votre dernière lettre, c'est que j'espérais chaque jour pouvoir être | |
| wants to know if Merton has received the Hausherr book on Hesychasm / Catry has not received the Chadwick book but has received the Loyer book |
| | 1967/03/20 | TALS | to Merton | Voici enfin la liste promise. J'espère qu'elle vous conviendra à peu près. Sachez que vous me | |
| Fr. Eudes Bamberger / Gertrude d'Helfta's <i>Oeuvres Spirituelles I</i>, Basil Christopher Butler's <i>Western Mysticism</i>, Henri Daniel-Rops' <i>Bernard of Clairvaux</i>, and Peter Anson's <i>The Call of the Desert</i> / Mont des Cats Abbey is reading <i>Monastic Peace</i> in the refectory |
| | 1967/06/16 | HLS | to Merton | Le livre de Lars Thumberg, "Microcosm and Mediation" a été recursi dans le Bulletin en 1966. | |
| Lars Thumberg's <i>Microcosm and Mediator</i>, André Ranir's <i>Saint Bruno</i>, Friedriech Parfert's <i>Der Monastische Gedanke</i>, and Eufèmia Fort I Cogul's <i>L'Eremitisme a la Catalunya Nova</i> |
| | 1967/07/06 | HLS | to Merton | Je vous ai envoyé il y a quelques pour les 2 livres pour lesquels vous ai | |
| <i>Mallorca Eremitica</i> |
| | 1968/01/04 (#01) | TL[c] | from Merton | Here are as many of the Bulletins as I can manage at the present time. I hope Fr Eudes can take | |
| Merton cannot promise Dumoulin review - German language barrier / on not feeling obligated to do every review sent by the publishers - no more series on non-Christian monasticism / hoping to meet Fr. Charles Dumont |
| | 1968/01/04 (#02) | TLS[x] | from Merton | Here are as many of the Bulletins as I can manage at the present time. I hope Fr Eudes can take | |
| Merton cannot promise Dumoulin review - German language barrier / on not feeling obligated to do every review sent by the publishers - no more series on non-Christian monasticism / hoping to meet Fr. Charles Dumont |
| | 1968/04/10 | TALS | to Merton | Puis-je vous proposer deux livres pour recension pour le Bulletin: A. Pagnani, <u>Vita di S.</u> | |
| proposing two books for review - A. Pagnani's <i>Vita di S. Romualdo</i> and A. Gozier's <i>Dom Casel</i> / Catry asked for the Dumoulin book and feels obligated to have it reviewed - it is about eastern Christian spirituality |
| | 1968/04/21 | TLS[x] | from Merton | This time I am afraid I shall not be able to review the books you ask. Sorry, I just do not have | |
| sending back Dumoulin book - does not have the time |
| | 1968/05/13 | HLS[x] | from Merton | Voici votre bulletin sur l'<u>Acedia</u>. L'article de <u>Traditio</u> n'est pas pris la même chose | |
| [copied on same page as 1968/04/21] |
| | 1971/03/07 | TLS[x] | to Center from Catry, Patrick | En réponse à votre circulaire au sujet de Thomas Merton je me fais un plaisir de vous envoyer | |
| explanation of the nature of his correspondence with Merton and permissions to publish and use materials |
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