1965-04-05, TL[c] Bass from Merton, 'I am happy to say a word to your fellow members of the Guild of St Paul in your'

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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-028-#01

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1965-04-05, TL[c] Bass from Merton, 'I am happy to say a word to your fellow members of the Guild of St Paul in your'

Date(s)

  • 1965 April 5 (Creation)

Extent

1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).

Name of creator

(1915-1968)

Biographical history

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author ofRead more

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First lines: "I am happy to say a word to your fellow members of the Guild of St Paul in your parish: you leave"... Contents index: faith of converts vs. "cradle Catholics" / value of perspective of converts / changes in the Catholic Church / value ofRead more

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  • English

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Witness to Freedom

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from Thomas Merton to: Bass, Richard