Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Decroix, Francis, Abbot" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1967/August/14 

Series:    

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

To/From:  to Merton from "Decroix, Francis, Abbot"-->

# of pages:  3

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First Lines:  "On Saturday, August 12th, the Holy Father invited Fra Filiberto and me for a long conversation"

Contents:  Pope Paul VI's approval of Merton's works - sends papal blessing / De Croix and the Pope asking for Merton's input about the contemplative life and concerns about the assault on faith presented by those espousing atheist theologies

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Decroix, Francis, Abbot:"    1967/August/14