Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1965/November/22 

Series:    

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

To/From:  from Merton to "Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980"-->

# of pages:  2

Published in:  Hidden Ground of Love

First Lines:  "This is just a note to thank you for your warm, wise letter. You are well experienced in this kind"

Contents:  apology for "ill considered and immediate reaction to the sad news of Roger Laporte" - as hermit, not in touch with these issues / told by superiors not to write on peace movement - Merton feels not well enough informed - against card burning - his role as prayer - Jim Douglass and John Heidbrink see this as betrayal

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980:"    1965/November/22