Author: Edith Stein

Quotes

My longing for truth was a single prayer.

My longing for truth was a single prayer.

- Edith Stein

Those who join the Carmelite Order are not lost to their near and dear ones, but have been won for them, because it is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone.

Those who join the Carmelite Order are not lost to their near and dear ones, but have been won for them, because it is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone.

- Edith Stein

In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will.

In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will.

- Edith Stein

Since Mary is the prototype of pure womanhood, the imitation of Mary must be the goal of girls' education.

Since Mary is the prototype of pure womanhood, the imitation of Mary must be the goal of girls' education.

- Edith Stein

All our own present experiences are primordial. What could be more primordial than experience itself?

All our own present experiences are primordial. What could be more primordial than experience itself?

- Edith Stein

Because human development is the most specific and exalted mission of woman, studies in anthropology and theory of pedagogy are essential in girls' education.

Because human development is the most specific and exalted mission of woman, studies in anthropology and theory of pedagogy are essential in girls' education.

- Edith Stein

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