tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post452031515059810408..comments2023-08-10T07:07:46.766-04:00Comments on Reverend Jeffrey's Story of History: Edith Stein-- A Modern SaintJeffrey B. Symynkywiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781127139516329303noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post-80680910486875246082014-08-21T08:38:17.106-04:002014-08-21T08:38:17.106-04:00This is the best short account of Edith Stein that...This is the best short account of Edith Stein that I have read in English. I am from the Catholic parish of Edith Stein in Münster. She taught at the pedagogical academy here for a year before she was forbidden to teach on account of being a Jew. It was also in Münster that she discovered her vocation to be a Carmelite. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907083504603772700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post-42496838848588326572011-07-23T14:01:24.383-04:002011-07-23T14:01:24.383-04:00Wow, as a New Yorker, where I interfaced with many...Wow, as a New Yorker, where I interfaced with many Jews, my best friend being a Jew, I will mention her to my friend and to other Jews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post-26815267739808617622011-07-04T14:35:32.047-04:002011-07-04T14:35:32.047-04:00I have been looking for a practical confirmation s...I have been looking for a practical confirmation saint for almost a month now, and now i have found one! This saint lived a great life with a great purpose, and she is a model for today's catholic in today's world. Thank you so much for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post-28078808827023393792011-06-23T02:03:12.724-04:002011-06-23T02:03:12.724-04:00Thank You.Thank You.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post-78116167689746469832011-05-04T09:16:19.626-04:002011-05-04T09:16:19.626-04:00Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Indeed, sh...Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Indeed, she is a woman of great inspiration to us all, especially in our own times, with faith so often under assault, both by the forces of unbelief, and those who seek a narrow, rigid faith bent solely to their own purposes.Jeffrey B. Symynkywiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14781127139516329303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post-55447438831706451362011-05-04T06:57:12.659-04:002011-05-04T06:57:12.659-04:00I'm reading her autobiography at present. Her ...I'm reading her autobiography at present. Her development from a committed atheist - steeped in the anti religious, pessimistic modern philosophies so popular among the intellectuals of her time - towards the true understanding of the acting person is truly impressive. She anticipated the great struggle of our times and by balancing faith and reason resisted with equal conviction modern fatalistic determinism on the one hand and the "will to power" on the other. She is inspirational.Tiernannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post-80687302515752488272011-04-10T12:48:56.569-04:002011-04-10T12:48:56.569-04:00Edith Stein was certainly a saint for both the Jew...Edith Stein was certainly a saint for both the Jews and the Christians and her example is one for the entire world. Thank you for reminding us that no matter what our faith we must fight against evil in all its forms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post-75426964207052950492011-04-09T08:11:01.107-04:002011-04-09T08:11:01.107-04:00I thought it was very unfortunate that the pope wo...I thought it was very unfortunate that the pope would not meet or listen to Edith Stein. I would like to read her book "The Problem With Empathy". I relate to her as a convert to Catholicism and being proud of my Jewish background and also a person who believes that having a strong faith is essential to living well.Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700650682495022690.post-56916922010122278992011-04-09T06:50:19.893-04:002011-04-09T06:50:19.893-04:00I really enjoyed this, Jeff. Is there a study of S...I really enjoyed this, Jeff. Is there a study of Stein's work that would show how her jewish roots connect with her christianity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com