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1959-11-07: Letter from Merton to "Van Doren, Charles Lincoln."
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Certificate of the baptism of Thomas Merton (baptism: November 16, 1938; and certificate issued October 13, 1939) at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, New York
The certificate states that Thomas Merton was baptized by Fr. Joseph Moone at Corpus Christi parish. His baptismal sponsor was Edward Rice. Fr. Kenealy of Corpus Christi issued the certificate. -
Merton Recordings #129 Tr-2 (excerpt from the last 5 minutes: a story from the Christian desert fathers and two Zen stories) - from the Vow of conversion of manners.
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1964-09-16: Letter from Merton to "Bernadette, Sr."
The letter discusses the meaning of the "sin and mental illness" in Merton's book «The New Man» (specifically, the third paragraph of Section 136). Merton explains that he is not suggesting that "actual sin usually leads to mental illness", but rather that all illness and death stem from the fallen human condition. -
1964-08-25: Letter to Merton from "Bruyn, Marcella van, Dame, O.S.B."
The letter is not dated by month and day, but is stated as "Feast of St. Louis, 1964," which would be August 25th. -
Photograph from the correspondence of Dame Marcella van Bruyn, O.S.B. and Thomas Merton. Color photograph of van Bruyn at Stanbrook Abbey.
Dame Marcella sends Merton the photograph in her letter of June 8, 1966.