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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Fogarty, Charles James

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Fogarty, Charles James".

Biography

Charles Fogarty was a high school student considering a vocation to the priesthood or religious life and asks Merton whether the vocation of a Trappist fulfills "Our Lord's Commandment to go and preach the Gospel to every living creature."

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/06/12 TALSto MertonI suppose you get tired of people you do not know writing to you, but please bear with me.   
 1967/06/22 TL[c]from MertonI can only answer your letter most briefly. The fact is that the monks are not or should not be   
        

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