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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-013-#01
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1950-04-10, TALS Ahern to Merton, 'May Our Lord and Our Lady bless you for cooperating so generously and earnestly in'
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- 1950 April 1 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Typed signed letter with holograph (handwritten) annotations.
Name of creator
(1915-1995)
Biographical history
Fr. Barnabas Ahern was a Passionist priest involved in a new Catholic Bible translation effort. He offered Merton advice on biblical instruction, instruction of novices, and reviewed Merton's early manuscripts and books. See the following link for more information on Fr. Ahern: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92274263.
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First lines: "May Our Lord and Our Lady bless you for cooperating so generously and earnestly in the good that"... Contents index: article for «Commonweal» on contemplation / Fr. M. Raymond, article "Mystical Life - Mystical Prayer" / suggests Merton write on Dom Odo Casel and Maria-Laach.
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- English
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to Thomas Merton from: Ahern, Barnabas Mary, Fr., C.P.