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Merton sends Dan Griffin an off-the-record response to Timothy Leary, the LSD culture and its criticism of traditional religion.
Dan Griffin was Assistant Editor of Ave Maria, a "national Catholic weekly... published by the Holy Cross Fathers." He writes from Notre Dame, Indiana.
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1966/10/26 |
TLS to Merton |
In the enclosed article Mr. Timothy Leary makes some wild statements -- so wild, in fact, that |
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1966/10/31 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
Your airmail special delivery of Oct. 26 reached me this morning. That will give you some idea |
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1966/11/03 |
TLS to Merton |
Thank you for your letter of October 31. Do you suppose that the mail-delay could be caused by |
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1966/11/09 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your letter of the 3rd. I have really given it thought, but honestly I don't see how |
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1966/11/25 |
TLS to Merton |
We were very happy to get "Love and Need -- Is Love a Package or a Message?" -- as the enclosed |
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1967/05/18 |
TLS to Merton |
In view of your concern with the plight of man, and your interest in the moral dimensions |
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