Today is the feast day of the St. Edith Stein. Edith was born in 1891 to a devout Jewish family but at an early age became an atheist. Edith was an excellent student getting her PhD in Philosophy in 1915. Edith was always grasping for the truth which lead her to the Christian faith. In 1922 after reading the autobiography of St Teresa of Avila, Edith exclaimed, “That is the truth.” Shortly afterward Edith was baptized and joined the Church. She became an educator, a lecturer and a writer. Then in 1933 she joined the order of Carmel making her final vows as a nun in 1938. Edith’s life was cut tragically short as she was killed by the Nazi’s in Auschwitz on August 9, 1942.
May we always follow Edith’s example and grasp for the truth.