Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Unidentified Nuns and Religious Sisters (filed at the end of the sequence)" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1965/January/16 

Series:    

Type:  TL[c] - Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).

To/From:   from Merton to "Dear Sister" 

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "Naturally I cannot give you personal direction in the matter of your changing to the Carmelites,"

Contents:  some advice about changing to a cloistered and contemplative order / problems in all orders and Carmelites might not solve all problems / if she feels the call, she should not feel she is being selfish in wanting the contemplative life

Language:  English

Source or donor:  

Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Unidentified Nuns and Religious Sisters (filed at the end of the sequence):"    1965/January/16