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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Chrysantha, Mary, Sr., O.S.F.

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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 3 item(s); 3 pg(s)

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Biography

Sr. M. Chrysantha was a Franciscan sister at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/02/20 TLSto MertonMay 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
 1967/03/02 TL[c]from MertonI 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
 1967/03/22 TALSto MertonTo 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 <i>New Seeds of Contemplation</i> and <i>Thoughts in Solitude</i> / 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
        

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