St. Teresa Benedicta of The Cross ‘Stands Between Two Worlds’ — Catholic and Jewish
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St. Teresa Benedicta of The Cross ‘Stands Between Two Worlds’ — Catholic and Jewish
The martyrdom of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is depicted in this stained-glass image by Alois Plum in Kassel, Germany. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) FLATBUSH — In 2027, Catholics will reflect on the 40th anniversary of the canonization of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and the 85th anniversary of her martyrdom in the Holocaust. They’ll also have the chance to consider what Jewish people revere about this woman, born Edith Stein in Germany …
“God does not move, only God suffices” Saint Teresa Edith Stein would pass into the history of Catholic Christian hagiography as a unique case of solidity in the belief of our faith as the conviction of the triumph of truth over the most adverse and cruel conditions recreated by the human being, of Jewish origin showed a keen intelligence since childhood, which led her to assume the study of philosophy with the vehemence of those who seek truth …
Among them is St. Edith Stein, also known as Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. August 9th marks the anniversary of her death and liturgical feast day, Vatican News reminds. "Let yourselves be captivated by the example of these wonderful witnesses to the Gospel!" Leo XIV encouraged young people. The Pope expressed joy at "so many youth groups who decide to devote a few days of their vacation to formation and building friendships," which "is a sign o…
During the current Jubilee Year, the Edith Stein House was declared a "Sign of Hope." Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is also the patron saint of the Dialogue Trail. Edith Stein died in the gas chamber on August 9, 1942; today she is a saint of the Catholic Church and patron saint of Europe. Anna Gorzelana talks with Maria Kromp-Zaleska, director of the house, about the Jewish woman who took a special path to encountering the Truth. The arti…
Saint Edith Stein’s Witness to the Cross
Edith Stein (+ 1942) was a brilliant philosopher, earning her doctorate summa cum laude in August of 1916 on the problem of empathy – understanding the suffering of others. Fitting, for she came into in the world in 1891 on Yom Kippur, the high holy Jewish Day of Atonement. Brought up in an observant Judaic household of eleven children, bright and inquisitive, she was always her her mother’s favourite. Lapsing into atheism in early youth, her in…
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