Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Barry, Colman J., Fr., O.S.B., 1921-1994" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1962/May/28 

Series:    

Type:  TALS - Typed signed letter with holograph (handwritten) annotations.

To/From:  from Merton to "Barry, Colman J., Fr., O.S.B., 1921-1994"-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "Sorry, bad news. My higher superiors have judged that it is not quite fitting for a Cistercian monk"

Contents:  nuclear war censorship of Merton's writings - obligation for obedience despite book already at Macmillan [Peace in a Post-Christian Era] / Merton must take back article sent to Barry on nuclear war / Cassian / article on Adam of Perseigne would not sit well with the "Black Benedictines" / Dutch mystic Hadewijch

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Gethsemani Abbey Archives

Date received:  2004/04/28

Date added:  

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Barry, Colman J., Fr., O.S.B., 1921-1994:"    1962/May/28