Articles by Carolyn Wright
Carolyn A. Wright is a faculty member of Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. She directs the Theological Field Education program and the Masters of Arts in Pastoral Studies — Catechesis of the Good Shepherd degree program. Carolyn's research interests include spirituality and ministerial formation.
by Carolyn A. Wright
In seasons of Lent, as the Church again invites us to focus our energies and embrace in new and deeper ways the three spiritual practices, prayer is an option. Wright suggests that when choosing prayer, one should ask, “Do we desire God?” or more pointedly, “Do I desire God” Prayer is communication with God, but it is also an excursion to unexplored realms. Wright suggests that we might today employ the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales—a ‘guru’ who can indeed, teach us to keep our eyes on Jesus during our spiritual travel.
