Fr. Patrick Carter, O.S.B., is a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Our Lady of Clear Creek in Oklahoma and serves as Procurator General and Secretary of the Abbot Primate for the Benedictine Confederation in Rome. He holds a Doctorate in Thomistic Theology from the Angelicum, where his research focused on Aquinas’s treatment of justice and moral obligation.

A graduate of Thomas Aquinas College, his work bridges classical Aristotelian ethics with Catholic moral theology, with a particular emphasis on virtue, friendship, and the concept of the noble due. Additionally, he explores the ethical dimensions of Artificial Intelligence application, bringing a traditional moral framework to contemporary technological challenges.