Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Deseille, Placide, Fr., O.C.S.O." file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1961/December/11 

Series:    

Type:  TLS[x] - Xerox copy of a typed signed letter.

To/From:  from Merton to "Deseille, Placide, Fr., O.C.S.O."-->

# of pages:  2

Published in:  

First Lines:  "Since I understand you read English I shall write in my own language rather than in French."

Contents:  [see also 1973 note from John Eudes Bamberger] new edition of the Trappist directory - Merton's thoughts on the state of the monastic life among Trappists and contemplatives and his ideas for reform / Cold War and the nuclear arms race - place of monks and of American Catholics in the discussion - sent "A Letter to Pablo Antonio Cuadra concerning Giants" to Fr. AndrĂ© Louf regarding Cold War, and also sent text from Clement of Alexandria (Selections from the Protreptikos) / problem of technology and machines

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Griffin-Bonazzi Collection (H.1)

Date received:  

Date added:  2017

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Deseille, Placide, Fr., O.C.S.O.:"    1961/December/11