Edith Stein, also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was a German Jewish philosopher and Roman Catholic nun. She converted to Catholicism and was canonized as a martyr for her faith and opposition to the Nazi regime.
Since Mary is the prototype of pure womanhood, the imitation of Mary must be the goal of girls' education.
Both spiritual companionship and spiritual motherliness are not limited to the physical wife and mother relationship, but they extend to all people with whom woman comes into contact.
The entire educational process must be carried out with love, which is perceptible in every disciplinary measure and which does not instill any fear. And the most effective educational method is not the word of instruction but the living example without which all words remain useless.
My longing for truth was a single prayer.