Patrick Clark Patrick Clark is a professor of Theology at the University of Scranton, where he specializes in Catholic Moral Theology. He co-directs the Catholic Studies program there and helps to coordinate the weekly Byzantine Divine Liturgy on campus. Originally from Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Patrick studied Philosophy at Duke University before doing graduate work in Theology at Boston College and the University of Notre Dame. His scholarly work focuses principally on Christian martyrdom, virtue theory, and moral exemplarism. He lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with his wife and seven children, and is a member of St. Joseph the Betrothed Melkite Catholic Church in Scranton, PA.