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Thomas Merton's Correspondence
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Thomas Merton's Correspondence with: Chrysantha, Mary, Sr., O.S.F.Sr. Mary Chrysantha; Sr. M. Chrysantha; Sr. Chrysantha
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Record Group:Section A - Correspondence |
Dates of materials:1967 |
Volume:3 item(s); 3 pg(s) |
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Information Series & Arrangement Container ListSr. M. Chrysantha was a Franciscan sister at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.
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Note: "TM" stands for Thomas Merton, see Abbreviations page. Dates are in yyyy/mm/dd format. For more information on this and an explanation of the "Type" column below, see Standards page.
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top of page| # | Date | From / to.. | First Lines | Memos / Subjects | Details |
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| 1. | 1967/February/20 | TLS To Merton | May I break into that profound solitude of which you speak so inspiringly in your books? I come to | studying her community as directed by the Second Vatican Council to determine future directions or changes to religious life, aggiornamento - studying observance of community silence and "theological orientation" / if she quotes Merton, others will say that his ideas only apply to contemplatives - they have active teaching ministry | details |
| 2. | 1967/March/02 | TL[c] From Merton | I just got out of the hospital and can't type much, or well. I will try to be clear and brief on | old attitudes toward silence "promoted a kind of pious deaf mutism" / religious are entitled to a life with the privilege of silence / flexibility to allow space for silence for some, while respecting those who will be "oppressed" by it / knowing the time and place for silence in monastic life / need for silence in active orders | details |
| 3. | 1967/March/22 | TALS To Merton | To say that I am grateful to you, Father, is a classic understatement put tritely! But I am deeply | need for the silence in religious life that Merton describes in New Seeds of Contemplation and Thoughts in Solitude / Merton should state opinions openly and "Maybe you would shock THE CATHOLIC REPORTER INTO A MUCH NEEDED SILENCE on many topics." / Merton's Mid-Lenten letter on community board | details |
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