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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Osak, Mary Angela, Mother

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967, 1974

Volume: 3 item(s); 4 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Mother Mary Angela Osak writes for Merton's advice about the reform of the religious life after the Second Vatican Council, also known as aggiornamento, especially for a contemplative order such as hers.

Biography

At the time of writing, Mother Mary Angela Osak was the Superior of the Redemptoristine Nuns in Keswick, Ontario, Canada.

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Related Information and Links

See also one published letter from Merton to Osak (published as "Mother O.") in The School of Charity, pp. 333-334.

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Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/05/19 TLSto MertonPlease pardon this intrusion on your already busy life, but as I do not know just who to ask perhaps   
 1967/05/31 TL[c]from MertonAs regards the question of enclosure for contemplative nuns: certainly the principle is important,Yes  
 1974/05/22 TL[c]from Center to Osak, MaryPerhaps you remember me as a friend of Father Walsh's and Thomas Merton. I am writing in my  permissions request
        

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