Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Unidentified Priests and Monks (filed at the end of the sequence)" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1968/April/26 

Series:    

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

To/From:   from Merton to "Dear Father" 

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "I am ashamed at the length of time that has gone by since your letter. Impossible to do it justice."

Contents:  Vietnam War and the priest's desires to go to Vietnam to help suffering people - Merton recommends against it - more important to pressure leaders "for the damned war to stop / Thich Nhat Hanh - Nhat Hanh's monastery destroyed and spiritual master killed in Tet offensive - Benedictine monastery in Hue destroyed

Language:  English

Source or donor:  

Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Unidentified Priests and Monks (filed at the end of the sequence):"    1968/April/26