Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Bass, Richard" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1965/April/05 

Series:    

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

To/From:  from Merton to "Bass, Richard"-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  Witness to Freedom

First Lines:  "I am happy to say a word to your fellow members of the Guild of St Paul in your parish: you leave"

Contents:  faith of converts vs. "cradle Catholics" / value of perspective of converts / changes in the Catholic Church / value of changing language to the vernacular / value of retention of Latin and Gregorian chant in monastic choir / avoiding "triumphalism" in our views

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Bass, Richard:"    1965/April/05