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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Bernard, Fr., O.C.D.".
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
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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1954/10/29 |
TALS to Merton |
Thank you very much for your letter of the 16th. Indeed I was surprised! In fact I am rather |
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changing orders and international confusion with Abbeys on both sides of the Atlantic / "contemplation and action" - ideals of Cistercian pure contemplation vs. Carmelite mixture of contemplation and action / convert background / mixture is not for him - wants to be Cistercian / asking help in finding an abbey
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undated/no/no (#01) |
other |
FRIARY ON MEDWAY BANKS: Saint's Relics Brought From France To England - One of the most |
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newspaper clipping describing the transfer of relics of St. Simon Stock from the Bordeaux region of France to Aylesford Carmelite Abbey in the Kent village of Aylesford, England.
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undated/no/no (#02) |
other |
A TRIDUUM OF PRAYERS IN HONOR OF ST JOHN OF THE CROSS. |
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a prayer service with parts for a priest to pray and for the congregation to respond with a Benediction to follow
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