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 ...

There may soon be a fifth feminist saint joining this wall of women: St. Edith Stein ... year before Stein died, she wrote to a fellow Carmelite sister, “One can only gain a knowledge of ...

EDITH STEIN was born to a Jewish family ... “One can only gain a scientia crucis [knowledge of the cross] if one has thoroughly experienced the cross. I have been convinced of this from ...

St. Edith Stein (1891-1942), also known by her religious ... And in teaching our children, we will grow in our knowledge and study of the mysteries of Christianity.