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If it is true, as Christians believe, that Christ is incarnate in a Mystical Body, then that Body is the necessary focus of the world's story.

The Church is at once changeless and remarkably flexible: while the battle is constant, the terrain on which it is fought changes from one generation to the next.

Much of the Christian journey involves gaining a sense of the big picture: actively interpreting our lives according to the Catholic imaginative vision is essential for the Christian life.

We must take stock of our present time and devise engagement strategies for our current Apostolic age, lest we continue to bear a Christendom mentality and utilize Christendom approaches.

Christianity may help us to cope with difficulties and give us a sense of happiness, but at its core it is a matter of truth or falsity and it is to be believed on those grounds.

Monsignor Thomas J. Richter is a priest of the Diocese of Bismarck and serves as Pastor of Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Dickinson, ND.

Born and raised on a dairy farm near Menoken, ND, Msgr. Richter graduated from North Dakota State University and Cardinal Muench Seminary in Fargo, ND, having studied electrical engineering and philosophy. Msgr. Richter completed priestly formation at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and during this time completed his theological studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.

The Ratio Studiorum was founded on the conviction that faith embraces and completes the best that the world has to offer.

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.

James D. Carrico, PhD, serves as Assistant Professor of Engineering at the University of Mary, a position he has held since August 2018.

Monsignor James P. Shea was inaugurated in 2009 as the sixth president of the University of Mary, succeeding Sister Thomas Welder, O.S.B., who had served as president for 31 years.