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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Kowalski, Frank".
Frank Kowalski was a United States Representative for Connecticut. He writes from his office in Washington, D.C. Kowalski retired from the military as a colonel in 1958 and had served under Dwight Eisenhower in World War II. He was a Democrat and voted pro-labor and against improper utilization of the armed forces. In 1962, inspired by "Original Child Bomb", he asks Merton to write a peace prayer to be read in Congress. Later, Kowalski would serve on the Subversive Activities Control Board. (Source: "Kowalski, Frank." New York Times obituary. 1974. Online. Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson. Bellarmine University Library, Louisville, KY. 2005/05/24. ‹http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com›.)
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See also "Perkins, Anne" file for a copy of Merton's "Prayer for Peace".
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1962/04/11 |
TALS to Merton |
I write to enlist your aid in bringing to Congress and the American public the immorality, |
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1962/04/18 |
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A PRAYER FOR PEACE BY THOMAS MERTON, HOLY WEEK 1962 Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unaminous |
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[photocopy of pages from The Congressional Record, Volume 108, Part 5, 6937-38]
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1962/04/20? |
TLS to Merton |
I am deeply moved by your prayer for peace and I have presented it to the Congress. The tentative |
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[no date - written soon after the 1962/04/11 letter - seems to fall between 1962/04/11 and 1962/04/26, on April 26, in his journal, Merton notes that the prayer has been read, which Kowalski relates in this message]
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Prayer for Peace [-] Almighty and merciful God, Father of all men, Creator and Ruler of the Universe |
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[copy of a prayer (see "Perkins, Anne" file for an original) later published in Thomas Merton Essential Writings and elsewhere - note at end of the last page: "This prayer, written by T. Merton, was read in the House of Representatives by Congressman Frank Kowalski (D. Connecticut) on April 12, 1962. (Wednesday in Holy Week.)" / Wednesday, April 18, is the correct date of the Wednesday of Holy Week, 1962, and the date that the prayer appears in the Congressional Record (Vol. 108, Part 5, pp. 6937-6938]
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