Gretchen Crowder

Gretchen Crowder has served as a campus minister and Ignatian educator for the Jesuit Dallas community for the last 15 years. She is also a freelance writer and speaker and is the host of Loved As You Are: An Ignatian Podcast. She has a B.S. in mathematics and a M.Ed. from the University of Notre Dame as well as an M.T.S. from the University of Dallas. She resides in Dallas, TX, with her husband, three boys, and an ever-growing number of pets.

Four Ignatian Tools to Rely On Whenever I Am Lost

Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re hosting 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles found here, posts on...

Harmony Revisited

In January, I wrote about my word for the year: harmony. In particular, I wrote about a desire to reflect on how my life was or was not forming...

Seeking Joy

One May, a couple of years ago, my spirit was in desperate need of awakening. I was having a rough year, and like many educators and parents, I was...

When Walking Became a Disordered Attachment

At the start of the year, my twins were curious about New Year’s resolutions. They asked a bunch of questions about what they are, why people make them, and...

Auditing My Phone Use for Lent

On the first night of a three-day senior retreat, a student stopped me to say, “I wasn’t too happy when you took away our phones earlier.” As he took...

A Lesson in Hope Before a Football Game

What is the reason for our hope? Is hope linked to a solitary outcome, or is it based on something deeper? Last year was one of ups and downs for...