Below is a list of strong Catholic female saints whose stories continue to resonate with many believers today. St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (St. Edith Stein) Europe, those who lost their parents, ...

German Jew, Catholic nun, Holocaust victim, saint. Reconsiderations of early ... were there such a term. Edith Stein was a Jew, she was a leading philosopher of her day, and she became a Catholic.

The Saint of the Day for Friday, August 9 is Edith Stein, religiously known as Teresa ... she approached the Catholic faith. She abandoned atheism in 1921 after reading the autobiography of ...

On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, more commonly known as Edith Stein. Born in Breslau, Prussia (now ...

After learning more about St. Edith Stein, I believe that I didn’t choose her as the patron of the Harvard Catholic Women’s Group, but she chose the group herself. As a potential future doctor ...

after living a life of deep Catholic devotion during the Nazi regime. St. Edith Stein converted to Catholicism after her philosophical education cultivated a belief in the Church’s teachings. Also ...

When my closest friend first introduced me to St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, known also by her given name Edith Stein ... She entered the Catholic Church on New Year’s Day 1922, and 12 ...

is hosting a series of events to introduce people to Edith Stein, the great Judeo-Catholic saint whose life and teachings offer the perfect example of how to value everyone - particularly those with ...

The Catholic Church is at its best ... There is no better modern saint to light the way into the mystery of this Trini­tarian relationship than St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, or Edith Stein, as ...

Lundrigan, attended. Among reasons audience members gave for coming were interest in Jews, saints, and to learn. A Jew turned atheist, Edith Stein taught philosophy, converted to the Catholic Church ...