Fr. Patrick Catry was a Trappist monk writing on behalf of the Bulletin de Spiritualité Monastique, which appeared in Collectanea Cisterciensia. He writes Merton from the Abbey of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in Godewaersvelde (Mont des Cats), France.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1966/03/08 |
TLS to Merton |
Voici trois titres reçus des éditeurs et que je vous propose: - Anselm von Canterbury, Gebete (124 |
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recommends some recent books to Merton for book review for the July issue of Bulletin de Spiritualité Monastique - since this publication does not publish works on non-Christian spirituality, he suggests sending such article to Fr. Charles Dumont of Collectanea Cisterciensia / possible article on eremitism
«detailed view» |
| 2. |
1966/06/10 |
HLS to Merton |
Merci pour tous vos comptes-rendus |
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«detailed view» |
| 3. |
1966/06/18 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
Merci de votre billet. J'ai transmis l'autre au P. Eudes. On vient de me signaler deux livres que |
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asking for copies on books on Celtic Christianity by Olivier Loyer and Myles Dillon / Anselme d'Havelberg / Fr. John Eudes Bamberger
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1966/07/27 |
HLS to Merton |
Bien reçu votre lr sur Anselme de Havelberg. Personne ne m'a encore demandé Isaac de l'Étoile. |
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Isaac of Stella / Coptic monasticism / Celtic Christianity and monasticism / Fr. Charles Dumont
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| 5. |
1966/12/28 |
HLS to Merton |
Recevez mes meilleurs voeux de grâce et de joie dans le seigneur pour 1967. Puis-je mes proposer |
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recommends books for review by Heinrich Dumoulin and Irénée Hausherr / Celtic Christianity
«detailed view» |
| 6. |
1967/01/10 |
TL[c] from Merton |
The Loyer review went off to you several days ago so by the time you receive this letter the review |
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Olivier Loyer review / Merton has no notes on Farag / plans to do review of Irénée Hausherr on Hesychasm / Heinrich Dumoulin review may be delayed / Dillon Chadwick book
«detailed view» |
| 7. |
1967/02/09 |
TALS to Merton |
Si j'ai mis si longtemps à votre dernière lettre, c'est que j'espérais chaque jour pouvoir être |
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wants to know if Merton has received the Hausherr book on Hesychasm / Catry has not received the Chadwick book but has received the Loyer book
«detailed view» |
| 8. |
1967/03/20 |
TALS to Merton |
Voici enfin la liste promise. J'espère qu'elle vous conviendra à peu près. Sachez que vous me |
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Fr. Eudes Bamberger / Gertrude d'Helfta's Oeuvres Spirituelles I, Basil Christopher Butler's Western Mysticism, Henri Daniel-Rops' Bernard of Clairvaux, and Peter Anson's The Call of the Desert / Mont des Cats Abbey is reading Monastic Peace in the refectory
«detailed view» |
| 9. |
1967/06/16 |
HLS to Merton |
Le livre de Lars Thumberg, "Microcosm and Mediation" a été recursi dans le Bulletin en 1966. |
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Lars Thumberg's Microcosm and Mediator, André Ranir's Saint Bruno, Friedriech Parfert's Der Monastische Gedanke, and Eufèmia Fort I Cogul's L'Eremitisme a la Catalunya Nova
«detailed view» |
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1967/07/06 |
HLS to Merton |
Je vous ai envoyé il y a quelques pour les 2 livres pour lesquels vous ai |
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Mallorca Eremitica
«detailed view» |
| 11. |
1968/01/04 (#01) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Here are as many of the Bulletins as I can manage at the present time. I hope Fr Eudes can take |
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Merton cannot promise Dumoulin review - German language barrier / on not feeling obligated to do every review sent by the publishers - no more series on non-Christian monasticism / hoping to meet Fr. Charles Dumont
«detailed view» |
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1968/01/04 (#02) |
TLS[x] from Merton |
Here are as many of the Bulletins as I can manage at the present time. I hope Fr Eudes can take |
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Merton cannot promise Dumoulin review - German language barrier / on not feeling obligated to do every review sent by the publishers - no more series on non-Christian monasticism / hoping to meet Fr. Charles Dumont
«detailed view» |
| 13. |
1968/04/10 |
TALS to Merton |
Puis-je vous proposer deux livres pour recension pour le Bulletin: A. Pagnani, Vita di S. |
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proposing two books for review - A. Pagnani's Vita di S. Romualdo and A. Gozier's Dom Casel / Catry asked for the Dumoulin book and feels obligated to have it reviewed - it is about eastern Christian spirituality
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1968/04/21 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
This time I am afraid I shall not be able to review the books you ask. Sorry, I just do not have |
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sending back Dumoulin book - does not have the time
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| 15. |
1968/05/13 |
HLS[x] from Merton |
Voici votre bulletin sur l'Acedia. L'article de Traditio n'est pas pris la même chose |
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[copied on same page as 1968/04/21]
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| 16. |
1971/03/07 |
TLS[x] to Center from Catry, Patrick |
En réponse à votre circulaire au sujet de Thomas Merton je me fais un plaisir de vous envoyer |
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explanation of the nature of his correspondence with Merton and permissions to publish and use materials
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