Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Consolata, Mary, Mother, O.S.C." file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1968/April/14 

Series:    

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

To/From:  from Merton to "Consolata, Mary, Mother, O.S.C."-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  School of Charity

First Lines:  "It seems to me that in you circumstances there you have an obligation to do something like opening"

Contents:  supports the establishment of a clinic - need not disrupt contemplation, but love of the poor should flow from the spirit of silence and contemplation in the community - true spirit of the Franciscan eremitism of St. Clare and St. Francis is "of the poor and not just a symbol of established religion [...] supported by the rich

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Consolata, Mary, Mother, O.S.C.:"    1968/April/14