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Colla, Rienzo
Person

Rienzo Colla was Editor of «La Locusta», a publication for young Catholics published from Vincenza, Italy.

Cole, Mary
Person

Mary Cole was working for the Archdiocese of New York in the office of Spanish Community Action.

Cohen, Marvin
Person

Marvin Cohen was author of «The Self-Devoted Friend» (1967), and a contributor to «Monks Pond» in 1968. He writes from New York.

Coffey, Thomas P.
Person

Thomas Coffey was President of Dimension Books in Denville, New Jersey.

Coanda, Richard Joseph
Person · 1931-

Dick Coanda was active in the Cursillo Movement in the Catholic Church and served as editor of a small Cursillo newsletter called «Ultreya».

Coakley, Mother, R.S.C.J.
Person

Mother Coakley was a Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Master of Novices of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Albany, New York.

Clevenger, Benedict, Br.
Person

Fr. Benedict (Br. Benedict at this time) was a Trappist monk at Assumption Abbey in Ava, Missouri.

Clement, Fr., C.P.
Person

Fr. Clement was a priest at a Passionist monastery in Fukuoka-Shi, Japan.

Clark, C. Dismas, Fr., S.J.
Person

The letterhead of his letter states that Fr. Clark was of the "Jesuit Mission Band" from St. Louis, Missouri. His ministry was working with those in prison on death row.

Person

Fr. Benjamin Clark was a monk of Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. He was a novice with Merton and later served as one of his censors. (Source: «The School of Charity», pp. 336.)

Clare, Mary Francis, Mother
Person

Merton writes to Mother Mary Francis Clare, who is in New Orleans. She had attended a meeting at Gethsemani Abbey in December of 1967 of Merton speaking with contemplative nuns.

Claire, William F.
Person

Bill Claire was the founder of the literary magazine «Voyages», based in Washington, D.C.

Person · 1883-1973

In 1933, Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani was appointed the Apostolic Delegate to the United States. He was elevated to Cardinal in 1958, replaced as Apostolic Delegate by Egidio Vagnozzi. In 1968, Cardinal Cicognani was made President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia, Vatican City.

Ciardi, John
Person · 1916-1986

John Ciardi, according to the title of a lecture series on Ciardi, was a "Poet - Translator - Critic - Editor" (the lecture's brochure is included in the correspondence file). He long served as the Poetry Editor for the «Saturday Review» in New York, and in this capacity writes to Merton. He is noted for making poetry accessible to the public.

Chrysostom, Fr., O.C.S.O.
Person

Fr. Chrysostom was a Trappist monk at Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

Person

Sr. M. Chrysantha was a Franciscan sister at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.

Christiansen, Gordon
Person

Gordon Christiansen was the Director of Studies of the Peace Education Division of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The AFSC is a social justice and peace organization founded by Quakers.

Chow, Napoleón H.
Person

Christine Bochen describes Napoleón Chow as "belong[ing] to the circle of Nicaraguan poets that included Ernesto Cardenal, Pablo Antonio Cuadra, Angel Martinez, José Coronel Urtecho, and others" (Source: «The Courage for Truth», pp. 167).

Choupner, Serge, Fr.
Person

Fr. Serge Choupner writes from the Monastery of the Franciscan Fathers in Rennes, France.

Chomsky, Noam
Person · 1928-

Noam Chomsky, best known for his landmark influence on linguistics, has also been a stern critic of political empiricism and a voice of the political left in the United States. He was a stalwart critic of the war in Vietnam and attempts to get Merton's support of "A Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority". (Source: "Chomsky, Avram Noam" The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy. Simon Blackburn. Oxford University Press, 1996. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Bellarmine University. 28 July 2004 ‹http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t98.e397›).

Chi, Richard Hu See-Yee
Person · 1918-

Dr. R. S. Y. Chi was a scholar on many topics including Buddhism and Oriental art. He earned doctoral degrees from Oxford and Cambridge. Merton learned of him from Lunsford Yandell, who put them in contact in 1967. Dr. Chi was a professor at University of Indiana at the time of writing (Source: «The Hidden Ground of Love», pp. 121-122).

Chelf, Frank
Person

Merton wrote to the Hon. Frank Chelf, who was with the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.

Chaves, Maria Braz
Person · 1934-

Maria Braz Chaves (Maria Therezinha) writes from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Merton wrote her a brief letter of thanks in November of 1966. The letter is not extant but was reproduced for a book by Maria Braz Chaves, «Um Ser Entre Bilhões». The book was published in 1969 and Braz Chaves sends a copy with a note in the book and a separate letter to Dom Flavian Burns, Abbot of Gethsemani Abbey, in memory of Thomas Merton.

Person · 1914-1988

Msgr. Josiah George Chatham was a priest from Jackson, Mississippi, who had known Merton since their meeting at Gethsemani in 1940. They became friends and discussed Chatham's opposition to the war, his protests of nuclear weapons, and his support of Civil Rights in the South.

Person · 1911-1996

Dom Anthony Chassagne was abbot of Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, South Carolina from 1955-1974, having served as a superior before status as an abbey since its founding in 1949.

Charron, Marie
Person · 1917-2007

Merton employed Marie Charron for some of his typing after he had problems with his arm and back. He would mail her tapes or manuscripts to prepare for a standard fee.

Chapulis, Susan
Person

Susan Chapulis was a sixth grader writing from Waterbury, Connecticut.

Chandler, M. R.
Person

M. R. Chandler wrote for the San Francisco Examiner.

Champney, Katharine
Person

Mrs. Katharine Champney writes from Cincinnati, Ohio, in response to "Apologies to an Unbeliever", published in the November 1966 issue of «Harper's Magazine» (and later appeared with a related article in the book Faith and Violence).

Chambost, Charles Luc
Person

Charles Luc Chambost writes from Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Var département, France.