Eric A. ClaytonEric A. Clayton (MA, American University) is an award-winning writer, speaker, and storyteller whose previous books include My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars and Cannonball Moments: Telling Your Story, Deepening Yor Faith. He is currently deputy director for communications at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, where he guest hosts AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast and writes Now Discern This, a weekly column on Ignatian spirituality and everyday life. His writing has appeared in America, National Catholic Reporter, IgnatianSpirituality.com, and more, and he received the 2025 Writer's Award in Spirituality from the Loyola Institute for Spirituality. Clayton lives outside Baltimore, Maryland, with his family. Visit his website at ericclaytonwrites.com. Read More Read Less