Love and Truth

Do not accept anything as the truth if it lacks love. And do not accept anything as love which lacks truth! One without the other becomes a destructive lie.

Edith Stein

Edith Stein was an atheist philosopher who was constantly on the search for what was true. While visiting a friend, she grabbed a book off the shelf and began to read. All night she read, not being able to put it down. In the morning when she finished, she closed the book and said, “This is truth.” She immediately converted to Catholicism and became a carmelite nun. The book was the autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila.

This inspires me to:

A) Read St. Teresa of Avila's autobiography (who has rapidly become my favorite saint already because of her writings on prayer.)

B) Learn more about Edith Stein, who became St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, who died in Auschwitz because of her Jewish descent.