Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1955/June/13 (#02)

Series:  7  Correspondence between Dom James Fox and Merton: Special Binding (Archive - Stack 5).

Type:  TALS - Typed signed letter with holograph (handwritten) annotations.

To/From:  from Merton to "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987"-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "Believing that God wills me to do so, I would like to re-open that old question of my vocation. As"

Contents:  vocation to solitary life - quote from Prummer that a vowed religious can seek a more perfect life and this cannot be overruled by Superior / consultation with Fr. Vincent Mary, C.P., Prior of Gethsemani and Dom Porion (Carthusian) / Merton not needed and transfer to Carthusians or Camaldolese would not cause scandal

Language:  English

Source or donor:  

Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 7:    1955/June/13? (#02)