Feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Today is the feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross who was Edith Stein in secular life.  She was an atheist philospher who came to the Gospel through her studies. She entered the Carmelite order and was put to death at Auschwitz.

"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