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Merton was interested in Fr. Starmann's plans for an ecumenical community and sent advice and articles on the monastic life.
Fr. Joseph Starmann writes from St. Peter Cathedral in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was a diocesan priest who, with some clergy and lay people of other Christian denominations, founded an ecumenical community based loosely on the Rule of St. Benedict at a former Franciscan friary in Wien, Missouri. The community's goal was to seek Christian unity through a life of communal prayer.
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1964/02/18 |
TLS to Merton |
I should like to take the liberty to ask if there would be any possibility of obtaining your |
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1964/02/22 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thank you for your letter and for your information about the Ecumenical Monastery which is being |
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1964/02/27 |
TLS to Merton |
Many thanks for your kind response to my request for your assistance in our "ecumenical" community |
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1964/06/13 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Sorry so much time has already gone by since your letter. The bulletins have been informative. |
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