Thank you for this in-depth presentation! I learned a lot about St. Edith Stein.
It struck me that the timeline at the end of the article is a subtle but effective presentation of the distinction between the Catholic and secular worldviews - the secular timeline would have ended with her death, but the Catholic timeline continues afterwar…
Thank you for this in-depth presentation! I learned a lot about St. Edith Stein.
It struck me that the timeline at the end of the article is a subtle but effective presentation of the distinction between the Catholic and secular worldviews - the secular timeline would have ended with her death, but the Catholic timeline continues afterward, because we recognise the reality of life after death and the continuing effects that a person, especially a saint, can have after departing this mortal coil.
Thank you for this in-depth presentation! I learned a lot about St. Edith Stein.
It struck me that the timeline at the end of the article is a subtle but effective presentation of the distinction between the Catholic and secular worldviews - the secular timeline would have ended with her death, but the Catholic timeline continues afterward, because we recognise the reality of life after death and the continuing effects that a person, especially a saint, can have after departing this mortal coil.
Glory be to God!