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First lines: "Senses of Scripture in «Divino Afflante Spiritu» 1. Background of Encyclical: Shortly before"... Contents index: [notes by Ahern].

First lines: "Under separate cover I am sending the notes which I promised for the end of January! The first half"... Contents index: 1 page of letter and 5 of notes, mainly Old Testament / St. Nicholas of Flue, St. Anna Maria of Jesus, and Lebanese hermit, Fr. Charbel (Sharbel) / ends with discussion of the Holy Father's warnings against the misuse/misinterpretation of Scripture.

First lines: "I hope sincerely that St. Louis' day has brought many graces. I offered Holy Mass for you this"... Contents index: [see "Censors Reports" file for original letter] censor's criticism on «The Sign of Jonas» from Fr. Barnabas Ahern, C.P., of the Passionist Fathers of Chicago - 2 pages of typed letter and handwritten note verso with seven pages of "doctrinal suggestions" and five pages of "typographical corrections".

First lines: "Many thanks for your kind and solicitous letter. If a cryptic sentence of mine led you to believe"... Contents index: clarification that Merton does not plan to leave Gethsemani / discussed ill match for Trappist lifestyle and his desire to live as a hermit at Gethsemani.

First lines: "We received your charming letter of February 14. I am answering for good Father Louis."... Contents index: [copy of a letter filed in Dom James Fox's file concerning the Merton and the critical article of him by Dom Aelred Graham, "A Modern Man in Reverse" / see also "Graham, Aelred" correspondence file, Series 2].

First lines: "It is long since I have written; but be assured that I have been praying for you. And I know that"... Contents index: true solitude / St. John of the Cross / "Robert's translation of Canticle in the Jerusalem Bible" / Wisdom of Solomon / Fr. Gabriel's «The Spiritual Director».

First lines: "It was ever so good to receive your letter of October 19th, and to learn that the struggle still"... Contents index: addresses Merton's complaints of Gethsemani and its artificiality / authorship of Deutero-Isaiah / Jeremias / "parallels between the Bible and extra-biblical sources / suggestions for conference on saintly priest / Soloviev.

First lines: "Thank you very much for the latest notes of Monastic Orientation which you were so good to send. I"... Contents index: Dan Walsh / Mother Schroen / «A Great Mystic of the Eighteenth Century» by Fr. Favre, C.SS.R..

First lines: "Greetings from Kentucky and all the O'Callaghans' [sic]! How are you? It has been so long since"... Contents index: permissions request / confidentiality of some materials / Mother Sullivan.

First lines: "Thank you so very much for your kind letter of June 8. I myself was back in the USA during"...

First lines: "Permission to see […] from Fr. Barnabas - last letter «qualified» - I have reg. myself Fr. Barn"...

First lines: "Having some idea of what your mail may be like I thank you if you are even beginning to read this"... Contents index: N.C.R. article "Crisis in Monasticism Hits American Trappists" / asks how Merton reacts to claim that contemplative orders have failed.

First lines: "We were both born in Pennsylvania, 1n [sic] 1902, and have both graduated from Penn State University"... Contents index: Biographical statement of John W. Aiken, B.A., D.O. and Louisa V. Aiken, B.A., D.O. / enclosure to 1967/07/12 letter.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Akers, Sibylle von Kaskel".

First lines: "2. spilt into the cloister. The Abbot of Solesmes officiated and the next day for Rome. I spoke to"... Contents index: [two postcards of Chartres Cathedral] Dom Doyère / lack of religious vocations in France vs. too many young priests in America / Abbot of Wisques.

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

First lines: "Tout ce qui touche B.Pasternak me touche et m'intéresse. Ainsi, sans en faire un système, je lis"... Contents index: no date, but seems to be a draft of the 1960/11/18 letter.

First lines: "J'ai été très touché par l'amitié avec laquelle vous avez bien voulu me faire parvenir un exemplaire"... Contents index: Boris Pasternak / «The Behavior of Titans».

First lines: "en réponse à votre lettre"... Contents index: Alexeieff sends letters in response to Merton Center request.

First lines: "I am in the middle of the semi-hopeless task of trying to get through the piled up mail of the last"... Contents index: Suggests apostolate of hosting ecumenical meetings and offering retreats and days of recollection.

First lines: "I wish to thank you with all my heart for the immense help "Bread in the Wilderness" has been, and"... Contents index: asks Merton for a plan to pray the Psalms for a busy person [includes envelope for letter forwarded to Merton from a publisher in London].

First lines: "This letter is principally to say that I am going to be in the states next year from January to the"...

First lines: "I hope this will meet you in New York and find you well and ready for action. Certainly I look"...

First lines: "Just a note to say that I hope to be at Gethsemani on Tuesday after Easter, probably in the"...

First lines: "Thank you so much for your letter, and for all the fascinating things that have arrived. I have"...

First lines: "Just a note to announce my arrival on this side of the Atlantic. It looks as though I might be"...

First lines: "Pardon the pretentious note paper. Someone thought it wd be a good gift, and it is useful. Though"...

First lines: "Here is the first draft of the translation of Ana Griffiths' poems. It's the only copy I have so I"...

First lines: "The hermitage looks like this even today-- though we are supposed to be in "spring". However I hope"... Contents index: photocopy of page includes faint photograph of the area around Merton's hermitage covered in snow.

First lines: "Thank you for your letter of October 26 regarding yours and Sister Bridget's correspondence with"...

First lines: "Thank you very much for your letter of 8th December and for the xerox copies of my letters to Father"...

First lines: "I know of a place -- said the young and foolish disciple whose name was impulsive Action -- where"...

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Allchin, William H., Dr.".

Here are a couple of letters exchanged between a soldier fighting in Vietnam and Merton. The soldier is inspired by some of Merton's words in «The Seven Storey Mountain», and Merton offers further encouragement in his reply.

This letter appears to be an internal memo to another Gethsemani monk about use and arrangement of a certain outbuilding and of the ladies' guest house.

First lines: "I thought you'd like to know that everyone in New York now knows about your fields of interest,"...

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Amps, Zachary, Br., O.C.S.O. (Br. M. Bernadine)".

First lines: "Perhaps for your records - we sent today the book 'Disputed Questions' to; Mrs. Anne Freedgood,"...

First lines: "will you please send the following without charge to this priest in Vietnam who is to translate them"...

First lines: "AT request of Dom Leclercq will you please send without charge the following books: Praying"...

First lines: "Because I 'worked out' Saturday afternoon, I was unable to take care of your request for the 'Reader"... Contents index: 1 «Thomas Merton Reader» sent to J. Van Nierop in Belgium.

First lines: "Sua carta, que acabo de reciber, foi viva graça tão grande,"...

First lines: "Ayude - une também visto:"...

First lines: "Well, then: here are some calligraphies. They may turn out to be a little radical for you. The"... Contents index: group of calligraphies entitled "Flying Signatures" / other series "Animal Forces" and "Vegetal Forces" / Prof. Herbert Burke / Ernesto Cardenal / Latin American poetry.

First lines: "No, I am afraid that the murder of President Kennedy has left me inarticulate. If anything deserves"... Contents index: Saint John Perse / selling of his "non-pictures" / recommends poet Ned O'Gorman.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Anderson, Kevin, Fr., O.C.S.O. (alias Fr. Robert)".

First lines: "Thanks for your letter. I am glad to hear that things have been developing well, and am certainly"... Contents index: El Latroun / Mont des Cats / Dom André / hermit's life / Dom Winandy in diocese of San Angelo, TX / Fr. Seraphim of Ava in Wisconsin / Abbot of St. Procopius, Lisle, IL.

First lines: "I want to answer your letter before I forget about it, and while I have the problem fresh in my mind"... Contents index: Dom Winandy / Dom Thomas / superiorship vs. eremitical life.

First lines: "Your long and hopeful letter reached me yesterday which is now your feast day in the new Ordo. I"... Contents index: life of solitude / Bishop Valdéz.

First lines: "Thanks for your letter and for the details about your visit with the Hibakusha group next Saturday."... Contents index: proposed schedule for Hibakusha.

First lines: "Le agradezco mucho su carta del 18, y tengo mucho gusto en decirle antesde todo que nuestro Padre"...

First lines: "Recibí hace algunos días sus estimables cartas del 27 y 31 de marzo las cuales no ha sido posible"...

First lines: "It was very good to get your letter, the pictures, and especially the picture of the model"... Contents index: Merton's feedback and suggestions after seeing a picture of the model statue - other thoughts on American art / invitation to come to Gethsemani - Merton's desire to visit Ecuador / proposal for "a new form of monastic life" near Quito - in contact with life of the region and the soil, but also with the culture of the city / no monastic habit, no emphasis on apostolate or education / Merton "a revolutionist" but non-violent.

First lines: "Special circumstances have prevented my writing to you to thank you for the 2 pieces of literature"... Contents index: [translation of 1958/11/12 letter] Merton's poem "Prometheus" / Mother and Child statue taking shape - child must hold something: branch, fruit, root / not interested in Trappist foundation in Quito - vices of colonial times, cultural loss, exploitation of the people by Church / books requested from Cultural Center - Julio Endara.

First lines: "I am grateful to you for your long and interesting letter, and for your thoughtful, sincere answer"... Contents index: Child in statue should be holding a "fruit, flower or leaf" indigenous to South America - not corn because of associations with bad art / acknowledges problems with the monastic mission in Ecuador, but sees value in a cultural and social mission to Indians - opposition from orthodox Communists.

First lines: "Debí haber contestado su interesante carta del pasado mes de noviembre a tiempo"...

First lines: "Your wonderfully welcome letter and the pictures came on my birthday and I was very happy to get"...

First lines: "Contesto su dos últimas cartas y espero hacerlo en forma muy sintética en beneficio del tiempo"...

First lines: "The statue of the Blessed Virgin and Child by Jaime Andrade has been received and installed here,"... Contents index: [English transcript of the same letter to Dr. Endara].

First lines: "It is not easy to advise you today when everything is changing and consequently when one does not"... Contents index: advice about changing orders / Regina Laudis, Bethlehem, CT / Lorettine sisters / Dan Walsh's ordination.

Merton expresses his love of the Shakers through these letters and develops a greater understanding of them, prompting him to write essays on the subject. In addition, Merton wrote a preface to one of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews' books on the Shakers.

First lines: "It was good to hear from you again. Aside from our common interest in the Shaker culture, I feel"... Contents index: [Andrews enclosed "6 tracts, flyer, Hancock history" / possibly among undated materials at the end of the sequence].

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: "Many thanks for returning "Father William of"... Contents index: [postcard of Westminster Abbey].

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Abdeslam ben Mohamed, Hadj".

First lines: "Je viens de recevoir votre lettre, à laquelle je donne réponse. Tout ce que vous me dites c'est"...

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

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

W. H. "Ping" Ferry had asked David Aberle, an anthropologist, to write to Merton about the Sioux (Lakota) and about Sitting Bull. Though not an expert on the Lakota, Aberle offers some resources and advice. Merton responds that he is most interested in background on the Ghost Dance.

This group of letters appears on six typed and mimeographed sheets entitled, "Lettres de Kurisumala". It is unclear to whom they are addressed. Kurisumala, literally meaning "cross mountain", is an area of southwestern India where there is a monastery, an ashram. It appears that one letter, the longest, is signed by a novice; another is signed C. Kuriakose; and the final one by Fr. Francis.

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: "We have seen (17) that the monastic community, in all its integral perfection, is made up of men who.." Contents: The second of three articles published Collectanea (pp. 45-58 in «Thomas Merton on Saint Bernard» and pp. 57-84 in «Marthe, Marie et Lazare»)..

First lines: "Before we approach the subject of this book, which is St Bernard's doctine on the Active and.." Contents: Not one of the three original articles from Collectanea, it was added as the first chapter of the book-length text (pp. 22-37 in «Thomas Merton on Saint Bernard» and pp. 17-42 in «Marthe, Marie et Lazare»)..

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First lines: "There are paradoxes in the history of Christian spirituality and not the least of them is.."

First lines: "1. It would seem to be that the adaptation required today is twofold. Far from being a simple.." Contents: 2 copies. Labeled "Strictly Confidential.".

In the bound volume of «Merton: Collected Essays» from the Merton Center Reading Room, Volume 12, page 71.

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First lines: "The Advent mystery is a mystery of emptiness, of poverty, of limitation. It must be so..." Contents: 2 copies. Selection from "The Advent Mystery" quoted on the back flyleaf of "A Eucharist in Memory of Father Louis (Thomas Merton)," at the Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville, Kentucky..

First lines: "The certainty of Christian hope lies beyond passion and beyond knowledge..."

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First lines: "The certainty of Christian hope lies beyond passion and beyond knowledge. Therefore we must.." Contents: 3 copies..

First lines: "The certainty of Christian hope is beyond passion and beyond knowledge. Therefore we must always.." Contents: Missing page 5.

Only published in Swedish. Translated by Sven Heilo.

In the bound volume of «Merton: Collected Essays» from the Merton Center Reading Room, Volume 11, page 192.

First lines: "Lauds. 6:45 [-] Mass at 7. - followed by breakfast. Conference - 11-12. Lunch. 12. Conference. 4:00-.."

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First lines: "The Angels are our brothers and fellow servants in a world of freedom and of grace..." Contents: Labeled "Advent 1965".

First lines: "Die Engel sind unsere Brüder und Dienstgefährten in einer welt von Freiheit und Gnade..."

First lines: "The Angels are our brothers and fellow servants in a world of freedom and of grace..." Contents: Labeled "Advent 1965".

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First lines: "Le grand siècle de la théologie et de la "dévotion" anglicaines est le dix septième,.."