Leif Gustafson asks Merton advice about entering monastic life.
Leif Gustafson was a Radio Officer for UNEF (United Nations Emergency Force to secure the troop withdrawal from Egypt and keep peace with Israel). He was originally from Sweden and a convert to Catholicism. The UNEF headquarters was Beirut, Lebanon, but Gustafson traveled throughout Palestine and writes from Gaza.
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1963/12/11 |
TLS to Merton |
I write this letter with the sincere hope that you could help me decide whether to follow what |
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