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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "(not for publication) "The way I would express it now is in purely religious and symbolic terms."... Contents index: [Cold War Letters #15 - excerpt (shorter version of others of the same date) labelled "not for publication" - fuller form of the letter was published].
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "(not for publication) "The way I would express it now is in purely religious and symbolic terms."... Contents index: [Cold War Letters #15 - excerpt (shorter version of others of the same date) labelled "not for publication" - fuller form of the letter was published].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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".
Acharya, Francis Mahieu, Fr., O.S.C.O.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".
Acharya, Francis Mahieu, Fr., O.S.C.O.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".
Acharya, Francis Mahieu, Fr., O.S.C.O.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".
Acharya, Francis Mahieu, Fr., O.S.C.O.First lines: "En Inde, qu'on soit Hindou, musulman ou bouddhiste, la sainteté consiste essentiellement dans"... Contents index: author listed as "(S) Un novice.".
Acharya, Francis Mahieu, Fr., O.S.C.O.First lines: "En Inde, qu'on soit Hindou, musulman ou bouddhiste, la sainteté consiste essentiellement dans"... Contents index: author listed as "(S) Un novice.".
Acharya, Francis Mahieu, Fr., O.S.C.O.First lines: "All blessings and joy at Christmas. May God give you strength, patience, light and love"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "All blessings and joy at Christmas. May God give you strength, patience, light and love"...
Merton, ThomasFirst 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")].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.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")].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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..
Merton, ThomasFirst 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")].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.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")].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.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")].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.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")].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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.
Black, Mary ChildsFirst 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.
Black, Mary ChildsFirst 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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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.
Berrigan, Daniel J., Fr., S.J.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.
Berrigan, Daniel J., Fr., S.J.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?].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.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?].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.First lines: "Yesterday while I was in church, after Holy Communion I tried to talk to Our Lord. Of course I did"...
Arca de Sardiña, EvoraFirst lines: "Yesterday while I was in church, after Holy Communion I tried to talk to Our Lord. Of course I did"...
Arca de Sardiña, EvoraFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I am really very grateful for your kind and clear note of yesterday. It certainly allays many"...
Merton, ThomasFirst 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»].
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "This time I want to try to answer you immediately. I think you are quite right, and that the ideas"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "This time I want to try to answer you immediately. I think you are quite right, and that the ideas"...
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Bartelme, ElizabethFirst 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.
Bartelme, ElizabethFirst 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.
Black, Mary ChildsFirst 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.
Black, Mary ChildsFirst 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")].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.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")].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.First lines: "Your revised carbon of the article on Spiritual Direction reached my hands only this morning. I"...
Baird, Mary Julian, Sr., R.S.M.First lines: "Your revised carbon of the article on Spiritual Direction reached my hands only this morning. I"...
Baird, Mary Julian, Sr., R.S.M.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.
Barry, Colman J., Fr., O.S.B.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.
Barry, Colman J., Fr., O.S.B.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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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.
Aziz, AbdulFirst 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.
Aziz, AbdulFirst 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.
Bartelme, ElizabethFirst 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.
Bartelme, ElizabethFirst lines: "If I answer you now it has to be a very quick answer. You cannot help suffering the way you do, and"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "If I answer you now it has to be a very quick answer. You cannot help suffering the way you do, and"...
Merton, ThomasFirst 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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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")].
Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O.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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I am again in Rome since March 12th and expect to remain in Italy till June 12th. My Italian book"...
Bolshakoff, SergeFirst lines: "I am again in Rome since March 12th and expect to remain in Italy till June 12th. My Italian book"...
Bolshakoff, SergeFirst 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.
Bartelme, ElizabethFirst 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.
Bartelme, ElizabethFirst lines: "At long last New Directions have sent me a finished copy of NEW SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION."...
Burns, Thomas FerrierFirst lines: "At long last New Directions have sent me a finished copy of NEW SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION."...
Burns, Thomas FerrierFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Barry, Colman J., Fr., O.S.B.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.
Barry, Colman J., Fr., O.S.B.First lines: "As you know periodically my affairs get in an awful tangle, and they are in one now: about writing,"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "As you know periodically my affairs get in an awful tangle, and they are in one now: about writing,"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "My Italian book "I Mystici Russi" is now out I presented it to the Pope in person at a very long"...
Bolshakoff, SergeFirst lines: "My Italian book "I Mystici Russi" is now out I presented it to the Pope in person at a very long"...
Bolshakoff, SergeFirst 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.
Berrigan, Daniel J., Fr., S.J.First lines: "I deeply feel with you all the emotions that have shaken you, on meeting the prisoners returning"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I deeply feel with you all the emotions that have shaken you, on meeting the prisoners returning"...
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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).
Merton, ThomasFirst 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).
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Bane, Elaine Michael, Sr., O.S.F.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.
Bane, Elaine Michael, Sr., O.S.F.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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Merton, ThomasFirst 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».
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Aziz, AbdulFirst 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.
Aziz, Abdul