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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Jude, Sr., S.C.N.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1968

Volume: 2 item(s); 3 pg(s)

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Biography

This letter is signed by five Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky. All signatures bear the hand of the letter's author, and the first name is Sr. Jude, who is the person addressed by Merton. The other sisters are Susan, Anne, Deborah and Luke in the order listed in the letter. The author of the letter explains to Merton that the sisters are experimenting with living as groups of five. Merton responds with his views on community in a monastic setting.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1968/02/18 HLSto MertonLast Sunday our novitiate class here at Nazareth began an experiment of living in groups of five.   
 1968/03/04 TL[c]from MertonThanks for your letter, I am interested to hear of the experiment of "living in groups of five."   
        

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