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First lines: "Thanks for your very fine letter and all the other things. I have not yet had a quiet moment in"... Contents index: Charles de Foucauld / Tony Walsh, Gordon Zahn, Lewis Mumford, Erich Fromm / young English Catholics and their book on nuclear weapons and Christian conscience / not yet written to Karl Meyer / proposed talks by Berrigan at Gethsemani, Bellarmine College, Loretto Motherhouse / nuclear war and the Church.

First lines: "We received word from our Most Rev. Abbot General in regard to the article on PEACE written"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "As a matter of fact I know nothing about that Spiritual Life Institute. Fr. William"...

First lines: "Forgive please this very long delay in thanking you for the copy of «Shaker Furniture» which"... Contents index: Cold War Letter #12 / see also «Seeds of Destruction», "Letters in a Time of Crisis" #6.

First lines: "Forgive please this very long delay in thanking you for the copy of «Shaker Furniture» which"... Contents index: Cold War Letter #12 - transcript of letter as included in bound set of Cold War Letters.

First lines: "I sent you a letter on the 18th November 1961 which, I hope, would have been received by you in due"... Contents index: requests some of Merton's writings on the English Mystics and a study about Taoism and comparative themes in other mystical traditions.

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: "For several weeks I have wanted to find an opportunity to answer your letter with its one very"... Contents index: [Cold War Letters #15 - from mimeographed collection of letters] 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" / D. T. Suzuki.

First lines: "(not for publication) "The way I would express it now is in purely religious and symbolic terms."... Contents index: [Cold War Letters #15 - excerpt (shorter version of others of the same date) labelled "not for publication" - fuller form of the letter was published].

First lines: "Nous avons confié la chronique de cette année à l'un de nos novices qui a reçu, depuis, l'habit de"... Contents index: author listed as "fr. M. Francis".

First lines: "Mon séjour en votre ashram fût une découverte bien agréable. Pour la première fois je vis, réalisé,"... Contents index: author listed as "(S) C. Kuriakose".

First lines: "En Inde, qu'on soit Hindou, musulman ou bouddhiste, la sainteté consiste essentiellement dans"... Contents index: author listed as "(S) Un novice.".

First lines: "All blessings and joy at Christmas. May God give you strength, patience, light and love"...

First lines: "All under control, I trust. Did the best I could by "Peace," and now pray it will descend upon us."... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "We received your gracious note January 18 with the two manuscripts. Here we go again! I wish they"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "We will be looking forward to your Advent in August, around the 10th. By all means bring some of"... Contents index: Berrigan coming around August 10th / Gordon Zahn's contribution to «Das Buch» / Karl Meyer / Merton's peace writings and the censors / Berrigan's new book and similarities with «The New Man» / T. E. Maher, Jr..

First lines: "Here is a returned ms of Fr. Louis - «Nuclear War» and Frather Jn Eudes article for the Cath."... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "Two more "little articles" received and will be cared for. Notice from Rome that Fr. Louis recent"... Contents index: [verso: reproduction of "Our Lady of Sorrows" by Luis Morales / originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "We received your gracious note of January 18 with the two manuscripts. Here we go again!"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "I have a recent letter from Edward Deming Andrews of Pittsfield, Massachusetts in which he mentions"... Contents index: Merton's interest in Shakers' "innocent, paradoxical spirit drawings" / Hancock Shaker Community / invitation to exhibition at Williamsburg / Edward Deming Andrews and Faith Andrews.

First lines: "We certainly are keeping the Air Mail or Postal Clerks busy these days. I just received your note"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "Thank you for the material, which I find lucid and reasonable, in the best Merton manner. I am"... Contents index: [no year listed - previously dated 1963/01/24, but contextual evidence makes 1962 more likely] 6 day retreat for 50 college students - their insulation from the real world / reviewing «New Seeds of Contemplation» for «America» / International Student Center has 450 students / attaching censors reports for new poems / John Heidbrink.

First lines: "Censor «A» ALL ARE GENUINE POEMS; MANY ARE SUPERB [-] Censor«B» [sic] These are"... Contents index: [attached to 1963/01/24 letter] Censors approvals of Berrigan's latest poems.

First lines: "Somehow, somewhere, I've mislaid the copy of Fr. Louis article on nuclear warfare. Would you be kind"... Contents index: [originally filed by Dom James Fox in a file about censors (see "Censors Reports" and likely regarding "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" / dated "Conversion of St. Paul" (January 25) and Fox marks replying to his letter by late January 1962] two rejected articles / Fr. Charles [English?].

First lines: "Yesterday while I was in church, after Holy Communion I tried to talk to Our Lord. Of course I did"...

First lines: "I need not tell you how I would love to be there on February 2nd. There are few earthly desires I"... Contents index: [Cold War Letters, # 24A] Shaker spiritual drawings / photos of Pleasant Hill Shaker Community / photo essay on the Shakers / Edward Deming Andrews / Merton's thoughts on the paradise myth of the Shakers as expressed in their art - different from secular paradise vision of streets of gold - spiritual and social vision.

First lines: "Many thanks - enjoyable to read such a fantastic writer -- [-] Happy New Year [-] In Xto"... Contents index: [verso: Bamberger notes that the fantastic writer Merton refers to is Paul Valéry and his «History of Politics»]

First lines: "This time I want to try to answer you immediately. I think you are quite right, and that the ideas"...

First lines: "Your articles that have recently appeared in «The Catholic Worker» and in «Commonweal» on"... Contents index: articles on nuclear war and fallout shelters / asking for Merton to write on Christian responsibility to atmospheric nuclear testing / offer of advance payment against royalties for such a book.

First lines: "I want to thank you for your fascinating and helpful letter concerning the Shaker spiritual drawings"... Contents index: hoping Merton will publish Shaker photo essay / fractur painters of Ephrata - Edward Hicks / conference mostly focused on the Shakers.

First lines: "Had word from Fr. Clement that «Nuclear War» has been cleared for publication. Still can't find"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "Your revised carbon of the article on Spiritual Direction reached my hands only this morning. I"...

First lines: "Thank you very much for your kind and generous letter and its contents. We read thru all the"... Contents index: running 2 of Merton's articles "Target" and "A Christian Approach" / censors / Dr. Sylvester Theisen - reader's comment on Merton's article / suggests a spiritual title rather than on nuclear war for «Benedictine Studies» / Merton's notes to novices / would like an American, rather than European, commentary on monastic life.

First lines: "I received your gracious note of Septuagesima Sunday. Don't worry about the other copy of CHRISTIAN"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "I was greatly pleased to receive your generous gift of 4 off-print copies of your English"... Contents index: information about obtaining more Sufi works and translations / suggests translating ascetical treatises of Al-Tirmidhi / Illal-al-Ibadat / Shah Waliullah / Al-Qushary / writing to Merton / Louis Massignon / French Orientalist Prof. M. Molé's research on the Naqshpandi Order.

First lines: "Thank you so much for sending me your article, as well as the off-print from «Pax». I had not"... Contents index: possibility of publishing a collection of Merton's prior essays / difficulty through agreement with Farrar Straus in doing a book for Macmillan / peace demonstrations in New York and other cities and the contribution of Merton's writing to the cause.

First lines: "If I answer you now it has to be a very quick answer. You cannot help suffering the way you do, and"...

First lines: "Here we come again knocking at your door just as Lent approches, with a little penance for our"... Contents index: [originally filed in a collection of Censors Reports kept by James Fox - see also the "Censors Reports" file under "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" (possibly also referring to "Target Equals City" and "Peace: Christian Duties and Responsibilities")].

First lines: "My correspondence is a kind of Sisyphus act: rolling the boulder up the hill and then having it"... Contents index: Berrigan's review of «The New Man» / Berrigan's poems / censors and peace articles / "Vocation" poems by Merton and by Berrigan / John Heidbrink / Douglas Steere / visits by people from Catholic Worker who now are in jail / Benedictine approach to prayer - Oriental approach / poem about the spaceman / Tom Maher.

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of February 27th. I have of course been thinking seriously about your"... Contents index: creating list of peace articles for book / arrangements with Farrar Straus and Cudahy / «Blackfriars» article "Letter to Pablo Antonio Cuadra Concerning Giants" / peace book may not get imprimatur / "first strike attitude" in some Catholics - Communism will take the Church without more H-bombs.

First lines: "I am again in Rome since March 12th and expect to remain in Italy till June 12th. My Italian book"...

First lines: "Thank you so much for your letter which raised my hopes very high that you will be doing the book on"... Contents index: possibility of publishing without an imprimatur / terms of agreement for book.

First lines: "At long last New Directions have sent me a finished copy of NEW SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION."...

First lines: "Finally I must answer your letters, at least briefly. A brief answer will be better than none at"... Contents index: article on English mystics / letter about "the Giants" / Gog and Magog in the Quran / Sufi religious psychology / notes on mystical theology / Eckhart / St. Basil's influence on St. Benedict / formalism / Al Hujswiri / biographical notes from Merton / book against nuclear war.

First lines: "Finally I must answer your letters, at least briefly. A brief answer will be better than none at"... Contents index: [same as other letter of this date, but from the collected Cold War Letters - Cold War Letters #67].

First lines: "SONG FOR THE DEATH OF AVERROËS (from Ibn Al Arabi, after the Spanish version of Asin Palacios.)"... Contents index: [Merton's poem "Song for the Death of Averroës," signed with a note to Aziz enclosed with 1962/April/04 letter].

First lines: "A LETTER TO PABLO ANTONIO CUADRA CONCERNING GIANTS [-] 1. [-] At a moment when all the"... Contents index: [Merton's letter/essay "A Letter to Pablo Antonio Cuadra Concerning Giants," signed with a note to Aziz enclosed with 1962/April/04 letter].

First lines: "MISCELLANEA MONASTICA [-] THE ENGLISH MYSTICS. In regard to some recent books"... Contents index: [First page of Merton's essay on "The English Mystics," signed with a note to Aziz enclosed with 1962/April/04 letter].

First lines: "SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ [-] C.D. CANTOR DEL AMOR DIVINO [-] ¡Cuán manso y amoroso"... Contents index: [copy of the envelope sent to Aziz with a prayer card of St. John of the Cross enclosed with 1962/April/04 letter].

First lines: "Thank you for your letter and for the article for THE AMERICAN BENEDICTINE REVIEW. We appreciate"... Contents index: idea of Merton writing a book of commentary on John Cassian to accompany a Benedictine Studies translation of Cassian's «Conferences» and «Institutes» / uniting Benedictines and Cistercians through this common heritage.

First lines: "As you know periodically my affairs get in an awful tangle, and they are in one now: about writing,"...

First lines: "My Italian book "I Mystici Russi" is now out I presented it to the Pope in person at a very long"...

First lines: "A long overdue note to say hello, and to acknlwedge [sic] yours of a month or more ago. I will not"... Contents index: John Heidbrink - retreat for Presbyterian ministers - Rev. Mr. Muste / Dick Walsh / Merton's peace writings in «Commonweal» and «Jubilee» and book, «Nuclear Weapons and Christian Conscience» / closer to Protestants than Catholics on peace and racial equality / Phillip Berrigan also visiting in August.

First lines: "I deeply feel with you all the emotions that have shaken you, on meeting the prisoners returning"...

First lines: "Sorry, bad news. My higher superiors have judged that it is not quite fitting for a Cistercian monk"... Contents index: nuclear war censorship of Merton's writings - obligation for obedience despite book already at Macmillan [«Peace in a Post-Christian Era»] / Merton must take back article sent to Barry on nuclear war / Cassian / article on Adam of Perseigne would not sit well with the "Black Benedictines" / Dutch mystic Hadewijch.

First lines: "Well, I finally have an answer for you on the Peace Book. The book is finished all right, but I am"... Contents index: Merton not able to publish book because of controversial nature / circulating copies of sections to friends as letters (what would become known as the Cold War Letters).

First lines: "About a year ago, the Superior of the Maryknoll Cloistered Sisters sent me a copy of your notes on"... Contents index: Merton's notes on Monastic Orientation / «Transformation in Christ» by von Hildebrand / Mystical Body and role of contemplative / establishing a Ritiro in the Order.

First lines: "I was happy and surprised to get your good letter, and very glad for you. Certainly the dimensions"... Contents index: true self versus false self / faith and crisis / suggested authors and publications to read to weather bad times.

First lines: "Probably by now you are in the middle of your retreat with the Protestants at Mount Saviour. May"... Contents index: book by Merton's "favorite Jesuit", Matthew Ricci, and Christian apostolate / "John Heidbrink's Mennonite minister who has translated a German Catholic book about Zen Buddhism" / Karl Meyer / book on peace - censors forbid "Target Equals City" / peace anthology / Phil Berrigan's study of segregation in «Catholic Worker».

First lines: "I acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter enclosing an offprint of your review-article on"... Contents index: English Mystics - "Song for the Death of Averroes" / books on Sufi shrines and saints / John of the Cross and Tirmizi / St. Basil's ascetical works / translation of Hakim at-Tirmizi on mortification of desires.

First lines: "This is a quick one to confirm your arrangements. I will get a note into the guesthouse quick, and"... Contents index: Berrigan to arrive on August 13 and schedule of his proposed talks to novices / talks to novices can be more progressive than talks to the whole Gethsemani community / Merton [ironically] "sending some pro Jesuit propaganda" / books by Fr. Dunne and Fr. Adam Schall / Baptist from Louisville may come to hear Berrigan.

First lines: "This is not an adequate letter, but I do want to get some kind of reply into the mail for you, as"... Contents index: [Cold War Letter #19] the "retire" / von Hildebrand's «Transformation in Christ» and «Defense of Purity» / marriage and celibacy / books on monastic life and solitary life / Bouyer - «The Meaning of the Monastic Life» and «Introduction to Spirituality» / Jean Danielou / Gorres - «Hidden Face».

First lines: "This is not an adequate letter, but I do want to get some kind of reply into the mail for you, as"... Contents index: [Cold War Letter #19] the "retire" / von Hildebrand's «Transformation in Christ» and «Defense of Purity» / marriage and celibacy / books on monastic life and solitary life / Bouyer - «The Meaning of the Monastic Life» and «Introduction to Spirituality» / Jean Danielou / Gorres - «Hidden Face».

First lines: "Nearest airport Louisville. From there by bus to New Haven, Ky. From there by taxi. But maybe I"... Contents index: directions to Gethsemani / asks if Berrigan wants to give a talk to the sisters at Loretto.

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of July 9th, which I have received here to-day from Rome. I left the"...

First lines: "I deeply feel with you all the emotions that have shaken you, on meeting the prisoners returning"... Contents index: [Cold War Letters #93].

First lines: "Please do not think that because I have not written that I have not had you often in mind. In a"...

First lines: "Recently I have gone over a manuscript that has been waiting for revision, and I have completed the"... Contents index: «Principles of Prayer» - "draws… on patristic sources and Church documents" - more formal than «Seeds of Contemplation» / timetable for publishing with Macmillan.

First lines: "I will be over tomorrow after the High Mass, about 10.15. Could you give a first talk of about 1/2"... Contents index: speaking schedule for Daniel Berrigan at Gethsemani on August 13 / Tony Walsh from Labre House in Montreal giving a talk.

First lines: "I am sorry I have been busy and have not been able to write. This is just a note to say that I"...

First lines: "Many thanks for your kind letter. I am glad that you liked the manuscript. Of course, please"...

First lines: "I have your letter and Fr. Gerard showed me the one you sent him. I am writing this from the"... Contents index: Berrigan's comments in favor of "small groups and personal contacts" over large movements with "totalitarian compulsions" - likes small groups like the Little Brothers and Damascus Winzen's monastery / remarks on Fr. Gerard's project / censors object to Merton's "Jesuits in China" / Tony Walsh.

First lines: "P.S. I read your letter to the Mayor of Hiroshima with attention. I think it shall please, both"...

First lines: "I am so delighted to have your new manuscript, and I have read it very carefully and think it is a"... Contents index: terms of agreement for «Principles of Prayer» / division of chapters and timing in sending to the printer / Merton's hospital stay / Fr. Berrigan.

First lines: "As this tense situation gets worse and worse, we must all realize that no strain or effort of ours"...

First lines: "Probably my silence is the result of a more or less frantic effort to preserve some simplicity in my"...

First lines: "Thanks for the good letter of the 14th. I see your point about making the additions before the book"... Contents index: chapter on "Liturgy and Social Concern" / visit from unexpected visitors like Jean Leclercq / foreign rights problems - Merton asking to handle foreign rights, except in Paris (Marie Tadié as translator and agent there) / Dagmar Henne - German agent.

First lines: "This is a troubled time, in which you are going to have to collect your forces and muster up even"... Contents index: [Cold War Letters #109].

First lines: "This is a troubled time, in which you are going to have to collect your forces and muster up even"... Contents index: [Cold War Letters #109].

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: "A short one to say hello, and to hope all is well there. Just back last night from N.Y. and a two"... Contents index: workshop with Mother Seton's Sisters of Charity - work with Puerto Ricans and blacks in poorest parishes of New York / John Heidbrink / a layman said that nuns "poor and prayerful and non violent" but priest not ready for leadership / founding Latin American house / asking Merton for introduction to book on liturgy and conscience.

First lines: "FUND RAISING DRIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL CENTER [-] 1. Name of organization:"... Contents index: fund raising for William J. Kerby Foundation and the International Student Center.

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: "It is quite impossible for me to tell you how much your letter of November 8th meant to me, and"... Contents index: Meditation on Father Delp / permission to reprint "Gloss on the Sin of Ixion" in student quarterly - Ixion / «Peace in the Post Christian Era» / Jim Douglass and Dorothy Day / the Cuban crisis.

First lines: "Just got your blanks from the Goggenbuch Stipend House. I will write you up a litany of praises"... Contents index: Berrigan's recommendation of a grant for the Guggenheim / Vatican Council II - debate on sources of Revelation / Cuba - "just war" question and our own "fabricated illusion" of needing to "press the button" - John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev - blending of American and Soviet materialism / Dorothy Day / Bob Lax.

First lines: "Just got your blanks from the Goggenbuch Stipend House. I will write you up a litany of praises"... Contents index: [same as TLS[x] from 1962/11/27, but with parts scratched out in pen].

First lines: "In lieu of thanks for sending «Peace in the Post Christian Era», may I send you a poem."... Contents index: poem on peace and war on the campus / on copy of «Peace in the Post Christian Era» sent by Merton.

First lines: "I got your good letter this morning and I think it is a good idea to get started on the typing, so I"... Contents index: Merton sending partial Serge Bolshakoff manuscript.

First lines: "Cold, windy, snowy days, bright ones, are perhaps good for writing letters. At least I am"... Contents index: suggests sending poems to J. Laughlin at New Directions or «Ramparts» / Lapp book «Kill and Overkill» / new aspect of war that operates without principles, like Zen, but "Zen is sane. But not the Pentagon." / Ixion poem.

First lines: "I was glad to hear from you because Les Dewart said you had been ill, and now I see you must be"... Contents index: assistance in studying the "men of Chartres" / Ulric of Strasbourg - commentary on Dionysius, Divine Names / "link between the Chartrains and Eckhart" / School of Chartres and Mircea Eliade and the Jungian psychologists.

First lines: "The song you particularly liked, «Decisive Work», did not have, in my book, the music to which"... Contents index: letter is in a Christmas card containing the song "The Humble Heart".

First lines: "I had replied to your letter on 21st June, 1962 in which I raised a number of queries but I have not"... Contents index: thanks for «Breakthrough to Peace» book / John of the Cross / asks Merton what he means in «Ascent to Truth» by "'darkening' of all desire" and "analogical movement or attitude" / death of Louis Massignon.

First lines: "It is certainly true that I deserve your mild and kind reproach for being a poor correspondent."... Contents index: Iqbar Ali Shah / Louis Massignon's death / Christian-Moslem dialogue / book on Nuclear war not published - sending mimeograph / Mary in the Koran / John of the Cross / detachment depending on self-knowledge / purifying effect of aridity.

First lines: "It is certainly true that I deserve your mild and kind reproach for being a poor correspondent."... Contents index: [darker copy of 1962/12/26 letter / some parts easier to read on this one and some on the other].

First lines: "Thanks for your two kind letters. I was interested to hear of your visit to the monks at Tolleshunt"...

First lines: "I was touched at your thoughtfulness in sending me the music for the song "Decisive Work". It is"...

First lines: "The thing I forgot was this. It is really no special problem but I thought for once I might spell"... Contents index: Merton Collection at Bellarmine College / Dom James Fox and his disapproval of the idea.

First lines: "Well, this is the first letter dated 1963 that I have written, and by a miracle I put the right date"...

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter and cheque for $50 which I didn't expect and which cheered me up much."...

First lines: "I am sending you by the registered post my little Mss in French -- "Staretz Alexander of Gethsemani"...