Fr. Callistus Peterson was a Trappist monk, originally from Gethsemani Abbey. In the early letters, he was studying in Rome. Later, he was sent to the Trappist foundation in Las Condes, Chile.
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
1955/08/15 |
TNS[x] from Merton |
Lay hold on eternal lifeb [sic] whereunto tou [sic] are called, and hast confessed a good confession |
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| 2. |
1957/12/21 |
HNS[x] from Merton |
This Feast of St. Thomas is made ever memorable by your ordination - a grace for us all. |
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| 3. |
1963/10/05 |
HLS to Merton |
How are you? I hope you are better. I heard that they put you on the rock! I know that business |
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| 4. |
1963/10/20? (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
This will hardly get anywhere near you for your feast day but it brings you my good wishes |
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[incorrectly dated "October 1964" (1964/10/00) in published letters, a reply to Peterson's 1963/10/05 letter]
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| 5. |
1963/10/20? (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
This will hardly get anywhere near you for your feast day but it brings you my good wishes |
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[incorrectly dated "October 1964" (1964/10/00) in published letters, a reply to Peterson's 1963/10/05 letter]
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| 6. |
1964/07/05 |
HLS to Merton |
Greetings from France. I have neglected to write to you for some time. C'est dommage! My motive |
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| 7. |
1964/08/04 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Everyone who comes back from Rome keeps saying "write to those poor devils over there, |
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| 8. |
1964/09/10 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
Thanks for your good letter. Dom Emmanuel of Bellefontaine was justhere [sic] discussing monastic |
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| 9. |
1964/09/10 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your good letter. Dom Emmanuel of Bellefontaine was justhere [sic] discussing monastic |
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| 10. |
1966/10/04 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
Your card from Lima came today, just after we had buried Bro Paul, and a few minutes after I read it |
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| 11. |
1966/10/04 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Your card from Lima came today, just after we had buried Bro Paul, and a few minutes after I read it |
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| 12. |
1966/10/26 |
HLS to Merton |
Greetings in the Lord. Your letter of Oct. 4th came to cheer our hearts. Thanks for it. |
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| 13. |
1966/11/05 (#01) |
TALS from Merton |
I suppose you all heard about our snowy All Souls' Day. One of the deepest snows I have ever |
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| 14. |
1966/11/05 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
I suppose you all heard about our snowy All Souls' Day. One of the deepest snows I have ever |
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| 15. |
1966/11/14 |
HLS to Merton |
I received your recent letter for which I thank you. I passed it on to Fr. Robert after thinking |
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| 16. |
1968/10/14 |
HLS from Merton |
I just celebrated the (evening) Mass of St Callistus in a little Church of Our Lady of Victories |
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[written on stationery of the Clift Hotel in San Francisco]
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| 17. |
1971/04/22 |
TLS[x] to Center from Peterson, Callistus |
Recently I received two letters addressed slightly differently from your Thomas Merton Studies |
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| 18. |
1971/05/14 |
TL[x] from Center to Peterson, Callistus |
Thank you so much for your letter of April 22, and the two small cards that you sent us to have |
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| 19. |
1971/06/16 |
TLS[x] from Center to Peterson, Callistus |
Please accept my apology for the delay in sending you the xerox copies of Merton's letters to you. |
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| 20. |
undated/no/no |
other |
CHRISTIAN UNITY AND LOVE [-] We are, thank God, living through times which there is great |
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