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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Peterson, Callistus (Jorge Calixto), Fr., O.C.S.O.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1955-1971

Volume: 20 item(s); 30 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Fr. Callistus Peterson was a Trappist monk, originally from Gethsemani Abbey. In the early letters, he was studying in Rome. Later, he was sent to the Trappist foundation in Las Condes, Chile.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

See published letters from Merton to Fr. Callistus Peterson in The School of Charity, pp. 223-225, 243-244, 317-319.

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If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
   

Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1955/08/15 TNS[x]from MertonLay hold on eternal lifeb [sic] whereunto tou [sic] are called, and hast confessed a good confessionYes  
 1957/12/21 HNS[x]from MertonThis Feast of St. Thomas is made ever memorable by your ordination - a grace for us all.   
 1963/10/05 HLSto MertonHow are you? I hope you are better. I heard that they put you on the rock! I know that business   
 1963/10/20? (#01)TLSfrom MertonThis will hardly get anywhere near you for your feast day but it brings you my good wishesYes [incorrectly dated "October 1964" (1964/10/00) in published letters, a reply to Peterson's 1963/10/05 letter]
 1963/10/20? (#02)TL[c]from MertonThis will hardly get anywhere near you for your feast day but it brings you my good wishesYes [incorrectly dated "October 1964" (1964/10/00) in published letters, a reply to Peterson's 1963/10/05 letter]
 1964/07/05 HLSto MertonGreetings from France. I have neglected to write to you for some time. C'est dommage! My motive   
 1964/08/04 TL[c]from MertonEveryone who comes back from Rome keeps saying "write to those poor devils over there,   
 1964/09/10 (#01)TLSfrom MertonThanks for your good letter. Dom Emmanuel of Bellefontaine was justhere [sic] discussing monastic   
 1964/09/10 (#02)TL[c]from MertonThanks for your good letter. Dom Emmanuel of Bellefontaine was justhere [sic] discussing monastic   
 1966/10/04 (#01)TLSfrom MertonYour card from Lima came today, just after we had buried Bro Paul, and a few minutes after I read itYes  
 1966/10/04 (#02)TL[c]from MertonYour card from Lima came today, just after we had buried Bro Paul, and a few minutes after I read itYes  
 1966/10/26 HLSto MertonGreetings in the Lord. Your letter of Oct. 4th came to cheer our hearts. Thanks for it.   
 1966/11/05 (#01)TALSfrom MertonI suppose you all heard about our snowy All Souls' Day. One of the deepest snows I have everYes  
 1966/11/05 (#02)TL[c]from MertonI suppose you all heard about our snowy All Souls' Day. One of the deepest snows I have everYes  
 1966/11/14 HLSto MertonI received your recent letter for which I thank you. I passed it on to Fr. Robert after thinking   
 1968/10/14 HLSfrom MertonI just celebrated the (evening) Mass of St Callistus in a little Church of Our Lady of Victories  [written on stationery of the Clift Hotel in San Francisco]
 1971/04/22 TLS[x]to Center from Peterson, CallistusRecently I received two letters addressed slightly differently from your Thomas Merton Studies   
 1971/05/14 TL[x]from Center to Peterson, CallistusThank you so much for your letter of April 22, and the two small cards that you sent us to have   
 1971/06/16 TLS[x]from Center to Peterson, CallistusPlease accept my apology for the delay in sending you the xerox copies of Merton's letters to you.   
 undated/no/no other CHRISTIAN UNITY AND LOVE [-] We are, thank God, living through times which there is great   
        

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