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Dear Emily, <\/span><\/p>\n

One thing about your generation never ceases to amaze me. \u00a0You seem completely averse to inviting non-Catholics to become Catholics. \u00a0Why is that, I wonder? Is it because you yourself don\u2019t believe in your own faith? \u00a0Can\u2019t be. I know that you do, and you make real sacrifices in order to be faithful to it. \u00a0Is it because you doubt your ability to explain it convincingly? Maybe, but you\u2019re always spouting off about other types of things you don\u2019t fully understand, so I doubt that\u2019s really the reason. \u00a0Is it because you\u2019re afraid of what they will think of you if you try to attract them to the truth? Probably. Nobody wants to be branded a zealot these days. That\u2019s understandable, but also unacceptable. \u00a0The Catholic faith is the answer, it\u2019s the truth, it\u2019s the way to personal and social peace and prosperity, it gives authentic meaning to life \u2013 for all these reasons, you should be eager to share it, to discuss it, to understand it better and explain it as often as you get the chance. \u00a0Don\u2019t simply preach to the choir; God is eagerly waiting for you to be his ambassador to the lives of the most unlikely converts \u2013 the head of the pro-choice club on campus, the Campus Crusade for Christ leaders, even the B\u2019nai B\u2019rith president are all loved by God and on his adoption list. \u00a0The power of your example and your words could bring them into the Kingdom. Really. Today\u2019s saint is a prime example.<\/span><\/p>\n

She came from a large, devout Jewish family in Germany. \u00a0And she was brilliant. So brilliant that she joined the cutting edge intellectual atheist trend when she was only twelve years old. \u00a0In order to be accepted to university in Germany at the time (this was the early twentieth century) she had to prove that she was not only equal to but even more accomplished than her male counterparts. \u00a0She did so. And she received her Ph.D. in philosophy, under the tutelage of the great Edmund Husserl, when she was only 25 years old \u2013 a towering achievement for that day and age. <\/span><\/p>\n

One of Husserl\u2019s assistants was a practicing Christian. \u00a0Edith became fast friends with him and his wife. He was killed in the prime of his life, in 1917, and it was a turning point for Edith, though not for the reasons you may be thinking. \u00a0Edith went to visit the young widow, to console her. But instead of finding her distraught and depressed, Anna Reinach was composed, at ease, and even joyful; her Christian faith had given her the vision and the strength to accept the tragedy and confide in God\u2019s Providence. \u00a0This was Edith\u2019s first encounter with the power of Christ\u2019s cross.<\/span><\/p>\n

As she continued her philosophy career, someone lent her a copy of St Theresa of Avila\u2019s autobiography, which Edith read straight through, in one night. \u00a0The next day she went out and bought a Catholic Catechism. She read that straight through. Then she went to Mass, and afterwards she asked the priest for baptism. \u00a0He insisted that she receive formal instruction; she countered that she had already received it and challenged him to ask her anything. He did. She answered. She was baptized soon after.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although she longed to enter a convent right away, she was advised to serve the Church in the world for a while. \u00a0So for the next twelve years she taught school, gave informal lectures, served the poor, and learned to pray. Finally, with the advent of Hitler\u2019s Third Reich, she entered the Carmelite convent in Cologne. \u00a0As the Nazi regime enforced its Final Solution, her presence at the convent became dangerous, so she was transferred to another convent in Holland. But the Nazis conquered Holland, and when the Catholic hierarchy there vociferously protested their atrocities, Hitler responded by rounding up not only the Jews, but also all the Jewish converts to Christianity, and sent them to the concentration camps. \u00a0Edith, now Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, and her sister Rosa, who had also become a Catholic and lived on the convent grounds, were bustled into the cattle cars, shipped off, and died in the gas chambers.<\/span><\/p>\n

A lot more could be said about the spirituality, the work, and the thought of St Edith Stein, but the point I want to make is that you need not be afraid of trying to help non-Catholics discover the power and beauty of the true Faith. \u00a0There\u2019s a slew of Edith Steins out there, just waiting for someone to introduce them to Truth and Goodness. Be courageous. Be generous. God will do the rest, and the world will be exceedingly blessed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your earnest uncle, Eddy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson\u2019s\u00a0The Passion of the Christ\u00a0while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller,\u00a0Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican\u2019s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple. His most recent book is\u00a0Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World. Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ. See all books, Regnum Christi Essays, Retreat Guides, posts, and online classes from Fr. 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