bey ▁School ) ▁and ▁at ▁an ▁American ▁high ▁school ▁( H . H . ▁Arnold ), ▁in ▁Wies b aden , ▁Germany . ▁He ▁attended ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁before ▁entering ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁College , ▁the ▁Paul ist ▁F athers ' ▁sem inary , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁B . A . ▁and ▁M . A . ▁degrees . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Car roll ▁served ▁as ▁Catholic ▁chap lain ▁at ▁Boston ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁studied ▁poetry ▁with ▁George ▁Star bu ck ▁and ▁published ▁books ▁on ▁religious ▁subjects ▁and ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁po ems . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Catholic ▁Re porter ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 1 9 7 5 ) ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Best ▁Column ist ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Press ▁Association . ▁For ▁his ▁writing ▁on ▁religion ▁and ▁politics ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁first ▁Thomas ▁M erton ▁Award ▁from ▁Pitts burgh ' s ▁Thomas ▁M erton ▁Center ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Car roll ▁left ▁the ▁priest hood ▁and ▁the ▁Paul ist ▁F athers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁writer , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁was ▁a ▁play w right - in - res idence ▁at ▁the ▁Ber k shire ▁Theater ▁Festival . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ,