
The Life of Edith Stein / St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
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The Meaning of the Way of the Cross
In 19 36, stein's mother dies of stomach cancer. Stein had entered into carmel in 19 33 and actually had not seen her mother since edith stated that she never could make her mother comprehend her conversion to catholicism. She was unable to basically comforte her mother, whom she was extremely close to, loved dearly. So at this time, of course, am the world of nay, germany is churning. You know, things are well under way. The machine is churning and turning. And inside carmel, however, almost anathema to the pure darkness of nanty germany, is the light of carmelite tradition.
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