La donna. Il suo compito secondo la natura e la grazia

I LOVE BEING A WOMAN In all seriousness, this woman writes beautifully and really put new words to the essence of the feminine genius that were new to me. It is geared towards education of woman but very applicable to understanding the gift of your womanhood as a whole. “Woman naturally seeks to embra Leggi tutto

A brilliant collection of essays on being a woman! Lots of great insight on the vocations of woman, education, and commentary on what would become the first wave of feminism. She does a great job of not shying away from what the world expects and gives hope to how to live as authentic woman when the Leggi tutto

Since I am reading through her collected works, this is the second volume from ICS. I did not know quite what to expect regarding these essays. I found that I very much enjoyed her perspective on the dignity and vocation of women. This was written partly in the context of the feminist movement of her Leggi tutto

I feel like this book of essays was heavily targeted at teachers but also full of just truth and inspiration for every woman. St. Edith Stein is a boss and sees the necessary value of women living their lives as women in all realms of society. The direct and simple truth of these essays is that the

I think I was unfairly hoping for something anachronistic in Stein's essays on women. This meant that I was doubly discouraged when faced with her repetitive assertions that women are less gifted at "abstract thought" and "creative action," her dim view of sex, and her harsh stereotypical views on f Leggi tutto

This is a great book, full of wisdom and appropriate reflections on the nature of the Christian woman. However, it is so packed with important insights and content that it is oftentimes a dense read - this is why it took me over one year to get through the whole book. It stays there on the fence bet Leggi tutto