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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Guala, Filiberto, Fr., O.C.S.O.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967-1968

Volume: 21 item(s); 32 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Fr. Filiberto Guala was a monk of the Cistercian abbey of Frattocchi which is near Rome. Pope Paul VI, a longtime friend of Guala, commissioned him and his Abbot, Francis Decroix, to write up a "Message of Contemplatives" to present to a Synod of Bishops. Merton and others were asked to contribute and much of Merton's addition was used. (Source: The School of Charity, p. 344.)

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See also published letters from Merton to Guala in The School of Charity, pp. 344-345, 346, 349-350 (these two pages not in published index), 359-360, 371-373 and 382.

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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
 1967/08/18 TLSto MertonAfter writing the letter of Dom Francesco I visited Mons. Macchi: he will actively participate   
 1967/08/28 (#01)TALSto MertonSaturday the 26th we received your letter of the 22nd to Dom Francisco-- and today yours of the 24th   
 1967/08/28 (#02)other Sviluppando l'indizio suggerito da Gesù nel Vangelo di S.Luca: ......là dov'è il corpo là si  [labeled "stralcio lettera 20.8.1967 di Giovanni Ermiglia"]
 1967/08/29 TL[c]from MertonThis is just to tell you that I began working on the "message" the other day and got a fair amountYes  
 1967/09/02 (#01)telegramto MertonIF PROFITABLE MAIL END OF WEEK [-] FILIBERTO  [stamped "DUPLICATE OF TELEPHONED TELEGRAM"]
 1967/09/02 (#02)HNSto Mertonfrom Filli Burton [Filiberto?] message - If profitable mail end of week  [stamped "DUPLICATE OF TELEPHONED TELEGRAM"]
 1967/09/04 telegramto MertonPAGINE BELLISSIME MA TROPPE ABOUT TWO BEING ASKED FINAL TEXT SUGGEST SUMMARIZE   
 1967/09/06 TL[c]from MertonFirst of all, thank you for the moving witness of G. Ermiglia, a very fine document. UnfortunatelyYes  
 1967/09/08 HLSto Mertonhere is the history of the week: <u>Monday</u>: received the message text. I was happily   
 1967/09/21 HCSto MertonYesterday I received your paper and I am sending it to the Secretary. Point b) at page 7 -   
 1967/09/26 HLSto MertonWhen my letter of Sept. 21st reached Mons. Macchi (with your paper «Openness and cloisters»)   
 1967/10/01 TL[c]from MertonThanks for your letter of Sept. 26th, receivedyesterday [sic]. I am happy to hear that the question   
 1967/10/03 (#01)other MESSAGE DE MOINES CONTEMPLATIFS AU SYNODE DES EVEQUES [-] Pendant qu'est réuni  [type annotated draft of a text of a "Message of Contemplatives" for Pope Paul's plan for a Synod of Bishops on this subject - Merton sent Guala much material to be included in this document]
 1967/10/03 (#02)HLSto Mertonthis is a copy of the text, not yet definitive - which I presented yesterday to Mons. Macchi for his  [type annotated draft of a text of a "Message of Contemplatives" for Pope Paul's plan for a Synod of Bishops on this subject - Merton sent Guala much material to be included in this document]
 1967/10/06 HLSto MertonAs you can see by comparing the enclosed first text of the message with the one I sent a few days   
 1967/10/13 TL[c]from MertonMany thanks for the copy of Epoca which arrived last evening. A very fine interview with the HolyYes  
 1967/12/21 HLSto Merton[handwriting in Italian - difficult to read]   
 1967/12/28 TL[c]from MertonThanks for your kind letter with the greetings and news of the article I am praying-- a little late!Yes  
 1968/03/11 HLSto MertonIn December the Abbot General S.O. Cist. (as representative of the monks at the Synod) was requested   
 1968/03/20 TL[c]from MertonThanks for your letter. I am interested to hear that there will be a "commentary" on the message,Yes  
 1968/06/04 TL[c]from MertonRecently I had a meeting with some contemplative nun superiors and an American bishop.Yes  
        

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