Two Traditions, One Question
Fr. Milan S. Sturgis is an Orthodox archpriest and scholar whose work moves between the Catholic and Orthodox theological traditions. He writes on Thomas Aquinas and the interpretation of Thomism, the theology of Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI, and the question his current research places at the center: what becomes of conscience, worship, and the human person in an age of algorithmic judgment.
He studied liturgical theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary under Alexander Schmemann, and holds graduate degrees in canon law, moral theology, bioethics, and applied mathematics — a formation that lets his engagement with artificial intelligence proceed from technical literacy rather than alarm. He served as a chaplain in the United States Navy and Marine Corps, active and reserve, from 1988 to 2015, including at the intersection of conscience and emerging autonomous systems.
He teaches at The Catholic University of America and serves in parish, hospice, and healthcare ministry in Virginia and Maryland.