Essential Woman

Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) was a Jewish philosopher who became a Catholic in 1922 after reading the autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila. When asked why she converted, she wrote, "e;secretum meum mihi."e; (Latin for "e;my secret is mine"e;) She became a Carmelite nun in 1934, but was murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz in 1942. Dr. Stein's opinions on Catholic women's education...