Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Decroix, Francis, Abbot" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1967/August/21 

Series:    

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

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

# of pages:  3

Published in:  Hidden Ground of Love

First Lines:  "This morning I received your letter of August 14th and I realize I must answer it immediately"

Contents:  [two copies of the complete carbons] how to address people in the modern age with humility and a sense of relevance to their existence - the experience of seeing a couple of thousand men come and go from Gethsemani, often leaving in bitterness / "God is not a 'problem'" and not to try to "solve 'the problem of God'"

Language:  English

Source or donor:  

Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Decroix, Francis, Abbot:"    1967/August/21