Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Chrysantha, Mary, Sr., O.S.F." file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1967/March/02 

Series:    

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

To/From:  from Merton to "Chrysantha, Mary, Sr., O.S.F."-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "I just got out of the hospital and can't type much, or well. I will try to be clear and brief on"

Contents:  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

Language:  English

Source or donor:  

Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Chrysantha, Mary, Sr., O.S.F.:"    1967/March/02