Carolyn A. Wright serves on the faculty of Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri and teaches in the area of spirituality and ministerial formation. She directs the Theological Field Education program and the Masters of Arts in Pastoral Studies - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd degree program.

Carolyn serves on the Aquinas Board of Trustees as the faculty representative, and the Leadership Steering Committees of both the Association for Theological Field Education and the Catholic Association for Theological Education. Most recently she contributed a chapter, “Gratitude Transforms,” to the edited text, Experience: Spiritual Formation in Theological Reflection, Rowman & Littlefield, 2024.

Carolyn lives in St. Louis, MO with her English Cocker Spaniel, Grizzly. She holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian Spirituality from Washington Theological Union, a Master of Divinity degree and a Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Aquinas Institute of Theology. Prior to her vocational change, Carolyn was an analytical chemist for eighteen years with PPG Industries and ministered among and with the Diné and Appalachian peoples.