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Tony Walsh may have been put in contact with Merton through Daniel Berrigan. Walsh came with Berrigan for a visit to Gethsemani Abbey on August 13, 1962.
Tony Walsh was the founder of the Benedict Labre House in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was born in Paris, France, to Irish parents and was raise in England and Scotland. After some military service in France during and after World War I, he came to Canada and worked with Native American schools. He worked with the Legion War Services from 1942-1946. After some time of travel and study, he returned to found the Labre House. The members of the house serve the needs of the urban poor. Many early members had experience in the Catholic Worker Movement, and like that group, published a newspaper. The Labre House called theirs Unity. In 1990, Walsh received Canada's highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada. (Source: "The Teacher: Anthony Walsh." 2004. Website of the Osoyoos Museum. Accessed at the Bellarmine University Library 28 Aug. 2006. ‹http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Inkameep/english/teacher/›.)
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1962/02/01 |
TALS to Merton |
It seems strange to address you in this manner, but it certainly fits your fighting but controlled |
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1962/08/21 |
TALS to Merton |
What a week of exchange'!!!. Now I'M dumb like to a mute, but seething within, and also frustrated, |
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