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Quote of the day, 28 January: St. Edith Stein
Dramatis Personae: St. Thomas Aquinas, Edmund Husserl
Scene: The study of Privy Councilor Husserl, Freiburg
Time: Late evening, 8 April 1929
Husserl (alone): My good visitors meant well with their kind birthday wishes and I certainly would not have missed a one. But after such a day it is hard to relax, and I have always been one for a good night’s sleep. Actually, after all the chatter I would appreciate a decent conversation on philosophy to get my mind back on track.
(A knock) At this late hour?
Come in, please.
A Religious (in white habit and black mantle): I’m sorry to bother you so late at night, Professor, but I heard what you just said and thought I might still chance a visit. I wanted to speak with you today—just you and I, for I do not take part in social gatherings—but since early morning I have not had the chance to be alone with you until now.
Husserl (kindly but somewhat at a loss): You are most welcome, Reverend Father. I’ve had religious as students before, but to tell the truth I don’t remember having any with your particular color-scheme. Could you please help out my poor memory?
The priest (smiling slightly): No, I have never sat at your feet. Only from afar have I followed with great interest how your philosophy arose and evolved. And some of your students have come and told me about you. I am Thomas Aquinas.
Husserl: Well, this is certainly the biggest surprise of the day. Do sit down. Forgive me if I am unsure how I should act. I would be grateful for some advice.
Thomas: Quite casually, please. Treat me like any other visitor who comes to talk about philosophy. That’s why I’m here, you see.
Husserl: Then do come and sit over here in the corner of my old leather sofa…
Saint Edith Stein
What is Philosophy? A conversation between Edmund Husserl and Thomas Aquinas (excerpt)
Note: St. Edith Stein composed this imaginary dialogue between Husserl and Aquinas for the 70th birthday of her mentor, Edmund Husserl, 8 April 1929.
Edmund Husserl, ca. 1910-1920
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Stein, E and Redmond, W 2000, Knowledge and Faith, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Featured image: Photographer Father Lawrence Lew, O.P. captures this detail from a stunning mural by Filippino Lippi in the Carafa Chapel of the Dominican church and convent of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome. It is entitled “The Dispute of St Thomas” or “The Triumph of St. Thomas Over the Heretics.” Image credit: Lawrence Lew, OP / Flickr (Some rights reserved)
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Scripture
But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.
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Have you ever once considered how to explain the fact that men like Augustine, Anselm of Canterbury, Bonaventure, Thomas [Aquinas]—not to mention the thousands whose names are unknown to those who have no connection to them but who without doubt were no less intelligent than us enlightened folk—that these men have seen in the despised dogma the highest that is available to the human mind and the one thing that deserves the sacrifice of life? With what justification are you able to designate the great teachers and the great holy ones of the Church as either idiots or clever defrauders? Certainly one may pronounce such an outrageous suspicion, as each of these words suggests, only after the most thorough examination of all of the facts that come into consideration. Do you not want once and for all objectively to answer these questions, if not for yourself, then for me? Just answer them! You do not have to answer them for me if you do not want to.
Letter 85
19 June 1924Prayer
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross,
called from the people of the Old Covenant,
help us to live together in peace and
to foster reconciliation between peoples and religions;
graced with the freedom of the spirit,
be close to all who seek the meaning of their lives,
the truth, and deliverance from all bondage.(here mention your intentions)
Perfected in the wisdom of the Cross,
accompany us and all people
in every distress of body and soul.Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…Saint Edith Stein, pray for us.
Novena prayer from the Carmel of Mary of Peace in Cologne, Germany
Image of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) © 2023 Ruben Ferreira. Used by kind permission. Visit rubenferreiraart.com to explore more inspirational art by Ruben Ferreira.Stein, E. 2014, Edith Stein: Letters to Roman Ingarden, translated from the German by Hunt, H, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
All scripture references are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America as accessed from the Bible Gateway website.
Don’t become discouraged and give up prayer, says St. John of the Cross. We offer varying novenas to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, as well as novenas to St. Joseph, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, and St. Edith Stein.
https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/07/26/edithnov24-8/
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