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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Fogarty, Charles James".
Charles Fogarty was a high school student considering a vocation to the priesthood or religious life and asks Merton whether the vocation of a Trappist fulfills "Our Lord's Commandment to go and preach the Gospel to every living creature."
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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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1967/06/12 |
TALS to Merton |
I suppose you get tired of people you do not know writing to you, but please bear with me. |
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«detailed view» |
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1967/06/22 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I can only answer your letter most briefly. The fact is that the monks are not or should not be |
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«detailed view» |
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