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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Kelly, Timothy, Abbot, O.C.S.O.".
Fr. Timothy Kelly was eighth abbot of Gethsemani Abbey, serving in this role from 1973-2000. During the time of this correspondence, he was in his theological studies in Rome.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also the "Kelly, Mona S." file.
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.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1966/10/08 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I received your note, and want to answer it as I think it is a matter of charity to take it |
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1966/11/01 |
HLS to Merton |
Thanks ever so much for your letter of a couple weeks ago. It is most helpful. Not only as an |
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[labeled "All Saints 1966"]
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1967/01/25 (#01) |
TL[c] from Merton |
I think you'll find your mail from Gethsemani from now on will be somewhat more relaxed |
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1967/01/25 (#02) |
TLS from Merton |
I think you'll find your mail from Gethsemani from now on will be somewhat more relaxed |
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1967/01/25 (#03) |
TLS[x] from Merton to Friends (circular letter) |
Several wrote that they liked my mimeographed Christmas letter and urged me to go on mimeographing |
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[Septuagesima Sunday 1967 - mimeographed circular letter]
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1967/04/09 |
HLS to Merton |
Belated greetings for the feast of the Resurrection. You have been in our prayers that Christ give |
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1967/08/13 |
HLS to Merton |
Just to say I will remember you very specially in my prayers on the coming feast of your patron. |
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[written from the Mont des Cats Abbey in France]
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1967/12/04 |
TLS from Kelly, Timothy et al. / to Merton |
Must tell you immediately how completely delighted we all are with your quick, bristling, kind |
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[see "Doerner, Linus" file for original - from Gethsemani monks in Rome (all have separate correspondence files) - Linus Doerner, Timothy Kelly, Barnabas (Fr. Patrick H. Reardon), Felix Donahue, and Patrick Hart]
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1967/12/21 |
HLS to Merton |
Happy feast day; in these times the doubting Thomas is probably a better patron than Aquinas. |
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