In 1921, Jewish philosopher Edith Stein scurried around her friend’s house in search of reading material. Having settled on St Teresa of Avila’s The Interior Castle, she devoured the mystical text until dawn, afterwards declaring: “This is the Truth.” She was henceforth so transformed that she became a Catholic, a Discalced Carmelite and would eventually be canonised as St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
Many young Catholics will similarly relish blogging star Freya India’s debut GIRLS®: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything, but it is more likely to affirm their instincts than refurbish their worldview.
