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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Bùi-bàng-Hiên, R., Fr.".

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Bull, Jacqueline".

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Bunge, Gabriel, Br., O.S.B.".

First lines: "For several weeks I have wanted to find an opportunity to answer your letter with its one very"... Contents index: [Cold War Letters #15] responds to Burdick's question about "disinterested love" - charity, agape rather than eros - mysticism, the Zen tradition, Hassidim, Jewish tzaddiks of Central Europe and Poland (Buber) / Sigmund Freud - "a great puritan" / sending some writings of D. T. Suzuki.

First lines: "I have read your long letter carefully, and sympathize with you. I wonder if you are aware that"... Contents index: more in the Church and at the Second Vatican Council are seeing the value of Teilhard de Chardin, and that "He needs no saving, he is about as 'in' as one can be with the avant garde... the others will come round." / there is still suffering ahead and Chardin indicates the proper spirit to face this in «Divine Milieu».

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Burke, Christopher".

First lines: "I am writing this letter in behalf of Christopher Burke who is petitioning for classification as a"... Contents index: Merton attests that the Burke family is guided by serious pacifistic principals and feels that as a Catholic he may appeal to the call of the Second Vatican Council's message that Catholics may feel obliged to refuse military service for unjust causes.

First lines: "For the past month I have been searching for time and a timely word to thank you for giving us"... Contents index: "The Guilt of Hiroshima" by James Douglass and criticism for the Kirby letter of October 27 which criticizes Douglass / lack of moral grounds for using threat of another nuclear attack like Hiroshima as grounds to threaten Communism - mentions great writers opposed to nuclear war, including Merton / situation in Cuba.

First lines: "Thanks for your kind invitation to preach the retreat at the Genesee. Since I have always thought"... Contents index: Merton refuses offer to preach retreat - has turned down many others - true vocation is meditation and writing / suggests subprior Fr. Matthew [Kelty?].

First lines: "I would have a hard time telling you exactly what books of ours are in print now, but I will make an"... Contents index: list of books and publishers by Merton.

First lines: "I have been working here at Boystown since the first of the year, spend part of the day attending"... Contents index: asking for articles by Merton concerning the subject of married clergy.

First lines: "This is a very late "Christmas" card to thank you for your kind letter and the Mass stipend which"... Contents index: ["Christmas Card 1958" - verso: "From a woodcut by Gerhard Marcks for the hand-press edition of Thomas Merton's 'The Tower of Babel,' printed for New Directions by R. von Sichowsky in Hamburg, Germany."].

First lines: "Many thanks for your kind letter and gift. No, I did not know Mark Van Doren had mentioned me in"...

First lines: "Let nothing disturb you! Trust and peace. God is always near. Thanks for remembering my birthday"... Contents index: [verso: "Statue of St. Benedict (by Peter Watts) Abbey of Gethsemani, Ky."].

First lines: "Thanks again for your kindness. I do keep you in my prayers. Life is not as easy and pleasant as"...

First lines: "+ for Ethel Burns with prayers and good wishes in Xt [-] Thomas Merton"... Contents index: [see Sub-Section B.6 for the original signature and inscription in the book «Life and Holiness»].

First lines: "I am in profound agreement with your talks on the hermit life etc. However there is one small point"... Contents index: mostly agrees with Flavian and Dom André on eremitical life - disagrees that monks be permitted free transitus to live this life and that communities should be more restrictive in allowing transfer but more accommodating in allowing the hermit lifestyle if someone is mature enough.

First lines: "I borrowed Mother Myriam's Olivetti to write out my paper for Darjeeling (they wanted it written out"... Contents index: [writing from Redwoods Monastery in Whitethorn, California] advantages of the solitude of Alaska over the development on the California coast / will return to Gethsemani but does not see future there / Asian trip agenda / on Dom James Fox finally thinking Merton "mature" - "Maybe that was the result of the episode in 1966".

First lines: "I owe you a progress report. Not having got any mail for a couple of weeks I don't know if there"... Contents index: [writing from the Hotel Imperial in New Delhi, India] meeting with the Dalai Lama in the Himalayas - Tibetan samadhi / Madhyamika philosophy / Dalai Lama called Merton a "Geyshe" - someone with Dalai Lama told Merton he had never said this of a westerner before / Alaska hermitage / popularization of Tibetan spirituality.

First lines: "Thank you for your telegram informing us of Father Thomas Merton's death. I assume he will be buried"... Contents index: [Harold Brewster Jenkins was Merton's uncle on his mother's side - see also the "Jenkins, Harold" file in Section A].

First lines: "Thank you for letting me read this book by Victor Kramer. To quote Naomi: "«This» is the Merton"... Contents index: praise for Victor Kramer's book («Thomas Merton» and later revised as «Thomas Merton, Monk and Artist») / comparison to Michael Mott's «Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton» and George Woodcock's «Thomas Merton, Monk and Poet».

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Burns, Thomas Ferrier".

First lines: "Forgive my long delay, perhaps no longer than usual, but I have been in the hospital, so I have some"... Contents index: Merton's praise of the Ida Görres Diaries sent by Burns - Görres' response to «Sign of Jonas» / Görres' book on St. Thérèse of Lisieux / Görres' statement on the "ultra ultra Catholic mind, that tight, closed, prim, infallible, authoritarian, and highly aggressive mind" - death of Diem and Nhu.

First lines: "Many thanks for yours of March 25th. I feel very ashamed of myself for not having written to you"... Contents index: Ida Görres Diaries / Farrar, Straus - Bob Giroux - «Seeds of Destruction» / sending copy of «Ancren Riwle».

First lines: "A copy of the Gorres journals arrived yesterday, and I want to thank you also for all the other"... Contents index: meeting with D. T. Suzuki on Zen and Christianity / «Seeds of Destruction» / Bob Giroux.

First lines: "Your very kind letter of July 17th only increases the sense of guilt I have had for weeks and months"... Contents index: Illtud Evans - speaking to Merton about «Seeds of Destruction» - Burns suggests leaving out "Religion and Race in the U.S." and "Man is a Gorilla with a Gun" for publication in England.

First lines: "Probably copies of REDEEMING THE TIME are on their way but I have not yet seen it. I would in any"... Contents index: asking for some extra copies of «Redeeming the Time» be sent to him, to Dagmar Henne in Germany and to Jose Maria Valverde.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Burtt, Edwin Arthur, Dr.".

First lines: "I have received you book and have begun it, under conditions that are quite exemplary"... Contents index: read a book by Burtt and plans to send comment on the book at a later date / Merton sending book on Chuang Tzu.

First lines: "Many thanks for your kind words about the book. I was sure you would find some common ground"... Contents index: mentions that there are similarities and differences between their ideas - looks forward to Merton's comments.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Busby, C. R.".

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Butorovich, Suzanne".

First lines: "Sorry for the first mistake but I'm a pretty rotten typist but my penmanship is worst so good luck!"... Contents index: quotes Benjamin Franklin on politics and religion / asks Merton about his thoughts on drugs and the hippy movement / Bob Dylan / asks Merton for submissions to her underground newspaper, «Clique Courier» / her backstage passes to the Monterey International Pop Music Festival / Paul McCartney and the Beatles.

First lines: "Guess what! You got a new name you didn't need!!!! HELLO!! This is the Disaster Kid from the"... Contents index: "letter to a hippy hermit" / Monterey Pop Festival with grandma / D. T. Suzuki / Butorovich recommends Kahlil Gibran, O. Henry, J.R.R. Tolkien and John Lennon to Merton / asks what he would add or leave out of «Seven Storey Mountain» / Pablo Picasso / types lyrics - Beatles songs from "Sgt. Pepper" / Ravi Shankar.

First lines: "This is going to be a fast letter. Hello! I am getting very bored with life and, well"... Contents index: class retreat to San Juan Bautista / asking Merton's opinion about going her going to England for college and the requirements / Ravi Shankar spending the semester at Columbia University / asking Merton for a tape on Zen Buddhism / The Beatles / purchased Suzuki book / picture of Merton with hat on «Mystics and Zen Masters».

First lines: "Sorry for the long delay. I've been very busy. Just had a wonderful time with fifteen cloistered"... Contents index: meeting with fifteen cloistered nuns at Gethsemani / encourages Butorovich to go to school in England, but mentions the tough matriculation (handwritten unpublished note states that his information "is probably completely «obsolete»") / Merton does not know whether he can "put Zen on tape" for her and the nuns.

First lines: "I read your long letter--with insertions from Cris, etc., etc.-in Dallas airport. Now I'm at Memphis"... Contents index: [photocopy of postcard (from Butorovich?) with typed "translation" of Merton's script, she adds that the others mentioned in the letter were Cris Cadena, Butorovich's school friend who joined Merton and Butorovich's family for dinner when Merton was in California, and Mary Lou Berryessa, another school friend of Butorovich].

First lines: "Don't mind the letterhead, this is just the secret headquarters of my drug pushing outfit. (aspirins"... Contents index: [letterhead: "Community Council of San Mateo County" "Action Study on Community Health Services"] sending second issue of «Monks Pond» / asks Butorovich for material from her underground paper.

First lines: "Your letter(s) followed me to Alaska and got here just in time. I have not run out on the monastery"... Contents index: [written from Anchorage, Alaska].

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter about Holy Obedience which I think corresponds to Tenko San's ideas but"... Contents index: sending «Footprints of Gautama the Buddha» / describes a criminal attack made upon her.

First lines: "Your book on the Buddha is a joy to read and full of wisdom, so that once again I want to tell you"... Contents index: Byles' book on Buddha, «Footprints of Gautama the Buddha» (see "Marginalia" collection in the Merton Center for Merton's notes on this book) / «Way of Chuang Tzu» has not been reviewed in English to Merton's knowledge and permits Byles to review it in «The Middle Way» / Merton sends piece on Marcel and Buddha.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Byrd, Bobby".

First lines: "NEW DIMENSIONS IN THEOLOGY [-] A new Eight-Week Series of Tuesday Night Lectures at CATHERINE"... Contents index: program for series of eight weekly lectures.

First lines: "During the days of my retreat I'm giving some thoughts to my lecture described in the included"... Contents index: asks for Merton's critiques on his outlined points for a conference entitled, "The Theology of Listening", to be delivered on September 26, 1967, at Catherine Spalding College.

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First lines: "About this skin condition, in resumé. 1) Poison ivy on the hands for over two months, at first it"...

First lines: "Just for the record: this has been building up since Christmas and quite a few factors are involved"...

First lines: "Thanks for your note on Bro [name scratch out by Bamberger]. The points you cited were the main"...

First lines: "I did not get your note until noon today. Sometime I will say a few words to clear up this"...

First lines: "will you give a conference at 4:00 p.m. on some Oriental texts on the Presentation for any who wish"... Contents index: [see also #148b on the other side of the same note]

First lines: "In preparing my talks on the Church and the modern world and looking ahead to some of the things"... Contents index: [to Bamberger, Fr. Baldwin and the Prior of Gethsemani]

First lines: "This has all the earmarks of an Opus Chrysogonicum as I can tell from a brief examination"... Contents index: [verso: Bamberger notes that this message was "apropos of some notes I found in Acta Sanctorum"]

First lines: "Don't worry about that Bio. Strath. If there is no special health-food outfit around, you won't be"...

First lines: "As man is late again tomorrow (Sat.) and I would otherwise miss practically a full week"... Contents index: [verso: long note by Bamberger describing the lecture in Chapter of Fr. Charles English, O.C.S.O. of Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, Georgia, a monastic censor of Merton's works who also appreciated Merton's writings - English was a friend of Dorothy D

First lines: "I trust in your tolerance on this holy day. This stuff, of which I have used one bottle, is"...

First lines: "could we change your date to Saturday, do you think? Bernard has several people to take"... Contents index: [see also #165b on the other side of the same note]

First lines: "Maybe if Bro Clement has a ride Friday (I could just as easily go at 7 or whenever convenient"... Contents index: [see also #165a on the other side of the same note]

First lines: "This shoulder and back thing gets more and more troublesome. It is especially bad at night when it"...

First lines: "I certainly think this ought to be published. It is an excellent job and very useful. On the other"...

First lines: "I hope you did not think I was being even more unsociable than usual this morning. Your confidence"...

First lines: "Saturday Fr Felix is giving the novice conference, so Juniors will not come this time - In Our Lord"...

First lines: "I have to go to see Dr Mitchell next Friday Sept 9. If I leave at 9 it will be ok. Many thanx"...

First lines: "Dr Scheen said the skin condition is progressing - ordered another ointment to help out."...

First lines: "Thank you for referring Father Thomas Merton to us. Father has tinnitus aurium due to degeneration"... Contents index: [from doctors Francis J. Peisel, Roland W. Richmond, and Raymond E. Jones]

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Bando, Shojun".

First lines: "Thank you very much for your kind reply permitting us to include the Japanese translation of your"...

First lines: "I am sorry to have left your letter unanswered for so long. I am always glad to hear from you and"... Contents index: could give occasional advice via mail / Franciscan solitude - retiro.

First lines: "I haven't been acknowledging your kindness in the articles which you send us from time to time for"... Contents index: "The Climate of Monastic Prayer" / rumors about Merton living as a hermit.

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of April 20 and for your invitation to preach a retreat, in exceptional"... Contents index: contemplative renewal retreat / Archbishop Paul Philippe, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Religious.

First lines: "Your letter was a very pleasant surprise, Father. Thank you. We read and discussed your article:"... Contents index: Merton's article "Openness and Cloister" / the Association / taped conferences on prayer and the missionary vocation / Fr. George Flannagan, O.F.M., a clinical psychologist / value of "Matins at midnight".

First lines: "Just a brief and most sincere thank-you right now. It was a great week. Right now the whole"... Contents index: apologizing for wording on check / sending Merton a "plexiglass pall" / Sr. Mary Luke sent tapes for Fr. Dan Walsh's lectures.

First lines: "Thanks so much for the two letters. I have just a moment to answer quickly. Snowed under with mail"... Contents index: whether to circulate tape of retreat / Dom James sees retreat as annual affair / Leo Gannon / article in NCR - Colman McCarthy / active-contemplative division.

First lines: "Plans are shaping up pretty well for the small meeting at the end of May. We have seven in all,"... Contents index: small May meeting plans / "Cargo Cults" tape.

First lines: "How have you been? We have thought of you often and the influence you have had on our lives. Last"... Contents index: trip to Norton's farm / Sr. Regina Catherine elected new superior general / trip to Brazil / how to start a "spirituality program".

First lines: "I have a copy of Mr. Bailey's letter to you of October second, explaining to you that I am the"...

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Barbara, Mary, Sr., O.S.F.".

First lines: "Many thanks for your double-letter. I will try to answer it speedily while its contents are still"... Contents index: book of Michel Foucault / poem on the segregation of lepers / Eichmann / Cardinal Heenan / pieces on Shoshoneans, Zen and art, "Original Child Bomb" / Christian radicalism and Karl Barth / Vietnam.

First lines: "I enjoyed your piece in the last PN (or the last one here) about the Writers take sides book. I"... Contents index: «Writers Take Sides on Vietnam» / a companion piece to Ishi / the magazine «Motive».

First lines: "The grace of Christ be with you in abundance this Christmas. You know how much I truly desire this"... Contents index: "unfortunate situation" at Duns Scotus and former Friar Ross Greenwell, now Robert Greenwell / asking for a lecture at St. Louis University on self-deception or Vietnam / life after the Franciscans / action vs. contemplation.

First lines: "Thanks for your letter. It shows that you are finding your way confidently and I am sure you will"... Contents index: refusal of this lecture and necessity of refusing many others.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Barr, Ernest E.".

First lines: "Thank you for your form letter on Father Davis and authoritarianism in the Church; also for your"... Contents index: philosophical argument in Barr's book «The Paradoxical Church» / argues "the institutional Church is itself a form of idolatry; and this makes institutionalized religion «a living paradox»… the agent of Christ [and of] the anti-Christ" / all institutions are bad, including families / sacraments / upaya / Zen.

First lines: "In the latest issue of «Liturgical Arts» magazine I noticed that you are preparing to print"... Contents index: requests a copy of «Monks Pond».

This group of letters contains early letters mainly from Barry to Merton, and later letters from Merton to Barry. There is one letter from Fr. Oliver from St. Vincent's Abbey in Pennsylvania discussing obtaining book for Merton on Dom Calmet. Most are original letters from both men with a few later carbon copies of Merton's. Earlier letters discuss articles and book ideas for Merton to publish with the «American Benedictine Review» and plans to help publish and contribute to a book by Serge Bolshakoff. In the last letter, Merton gives a lengthy description of his views on monasticism at the time and its likely prospects for the future.

First lines: "If Father Louis O.C.S.O. is getting interested in Dom Calmet to the extent of preparing an essay on"... Contents index: limited sources for Merton's interest in Dom Calmet and for other sources of French and Spanish Benedictina at St. John's (Collegeville, MN) and St. Vincent's (Latrobe, Pennsylvania), or anywhere in the United States / compiling of bibliography.

First lines: "Under separate cover you are receiving three complimentary copies of the last issue of THE REVIEW in"... Contents index: thanks for article submission.

First lines: "I believe I did not yet answer your letter about the publication of my letter to Fr Ronald. But as"... Contents index: Merton's abbot not in favor of publishing letter to Fr. Ronald concerning monastic formation and the priesthood / Serge Bolshakoff manuscript / Merton offering a review article on Dom Adalbert de Voguë's French book on the Rule of St. Benedict and the Rule of the Master.

First lines: "Your letter reached me here where I am on a research tour. Thank you for sending the ms. on Anselm."... Contents index: [verso: St. Peter's Basilica] writing from Rome / preface for the Bolshakoff volume / Helicon Press / Second Vatican Council.

First lines: "Here is the Bolshakoff ms and the preface with it. I understand that the whole thing is to be"... Contents index: suggestions about the revisions needed to publish the Bolshakoff manuscript / rumor that Herder is coming out with a book on Cassian.