St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein, is pictured in an undated photo. (OSV News/CNS Archive)Today is an appropriate moment to remember and honor Edith Stein. Pilgrims hold up a banner in St. Peter's Square during the canonization of Edith Stein Oct. 11, 1998. St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as St. Edith Stein, is pictured in an undated photo. Therefore, our love for our brothers and sisters is the measure of our love of God," Stein wrote.