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In keeping with the best of our ancient Benedictine heritage, in which authors sign their work simply “a monk,” the editorial panel of Prime Matters remains anonymous, committed solely to articulating and awakening the Catholic imaginative vision for Catholics and all people of goodwill.

Published Pieces

Fiber optics cables

A Letter Concerning Catholic Physicists

What difference does it make if a professor of physics is a Catholic?

Prime Matters
Jun 9, 2022
United States Supreme Court

Fear, the Companion of Bigotry

Insistence on arguing for one’s cause in a limited set of ways indicates a refusal to expand one’s knowledge and accept new considerations.

Prime Matters
May 26, 2022
Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, Mdina, Malta

Cathedral of Saint Paul, Mdina

Standing above the location of the momentous meeting of Saints Paul and Publius, the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Mdina is the heart of the Church of the world's first Christian nation.

Prime Matters
May 26, 2022
Marie Ellenrieder's "Baptism of Lydia"

The Baptism of Lydia

One man's quiet obedience to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and one woman's open heart initiated the world-transforming spread of Christianity throughout the European continent.

Prime Matters
May 19, 2022
Statue of the resurrected Christ

The Rising of Christ’s Body

Wherever the Church seeks to live in the risen power of Christ Jesus, she retains her youthful vitality.

Prime Matters
May 12, 2022
Charles Bridge spanning the Vltava River in Prague

Charles Bridge

Political power and its best and political power at its worst collide in an iconic symbol of endurance.

Prime Matters
May 12, 2022
Dog tags hanging on a memorial

Divine Providence in a Time of War

Those who suffer want clarity in the face of injustice and ponder why has God allowed such chaos to come upon so many when seemingly enacted by the decisions of so few.

Prime Matters
Mar 10, 2022
Caravaggio's "Martyrdom of Saint Matthew"

Caravaggio's "The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew"

Caravaggio pulls back the curtain separating the visible and invisible, revealing that St. Matthew's death is not his final defeat but rather his ultimate victory.

Prime Matters
Dec 8, 2021
Monreale Cathedral interior

Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

Covered in nearly 65,000 square feet of glass mosaics, the interior of the Cathedral of Monreale immerses pilgrims in the story of the Bible in dazzling gold.

Prime Matters
Oct 28, 2021
Rotunda of Mosta

Rotunda of Mosta

The Rotunda of Mosta, which is located in a small town in the heart of Malta and boasts one of the world's largest unsupported domes, was constructed largely by local volunteers.

Prime Matters
Oct 7, 2021