Edith Stein Ex Libris

Saint Edith Stein (1891-1942), also known as Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was born in Breslau, Germany, of devout Jewish parents. In adolescence, she became an atheist. She went on to study philosophy with one of the greatest thinkers of the time, Edmund Husserl, and became a prolific writer and lecturer. Her search for truth led her to become Catholic, and she later joined the Carmelite Order, where her writings took on a more theological and spiritual tone. Compiler Dianne M. Traflet is associate dean and assistant professor of pastoral theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Dr. Traflet earned a JD from Seton Hall University, an MA in Catholic theology from St. John's University in New York, and a licentiate and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Angelicum University in Rome, for which she focused on the life and work of Saint Edith Stein. A former attorney, she is a frequent radio and television guest and gives lectures, retreats, and parish missions on topics related to the spiritual life. She is the author of Saint Edith Stein: A Spiritual Portrait.