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CA ON00389 C3-2-121
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Letters from Thomas Helfrich OSFS
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- 1988–1989 (Creation)
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0.1 cm of textual records
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File consists of two original, typed letters written by Nouwen to Helfrich on the Daybreak letterheads. The first letter is from October 14, 1988. The second later is dated September 26, 1989 and refers to learning the difference between important and urgent, and learning how to not become over-busy in life.
File also includes a photocopy of a preface written by Nouwen for the 1988 book: "Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal: Letter of Spiritual Direction." Part of the Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Editors Peronne Marie Thibert VHM, Wendy M. Wright, Joseph F. Power OSFS.
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2010 44 ; 2012 29
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Box 4
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Added by T Wong, 10 September 2021
Revised by L Whitehead, 20 October 2025