Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1954/June/12 

Series:  5  Correspondence from Gethsemani Archives: Dom James Fox with Abbot General Gabriel Sortais.

Type:  TL[x] - Xerox copy of a typed letter (not signed).

To/From:  to Sortais, Gabriel from "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987"-->

# of pages:  2

Published in:  

First Lines:  "Good Father Louis seems more settled as the days go by. Although I know that he hopes, perhaps"

Contents:  Merton's hopes to live as a hermit at Gethsemani - needs permission of the General Chapter / neuroses in young novices - Fr. Urban's proposal of a house on the new farm for novices could have a "vacation" wherein they could talk more freely under guidance of a superior - Fox dislikes idea

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Gethsemani Abbey Archives

Date received:  2004/02/13

Date added:  

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 5:    1954/June/12