Eric Clayton

Eric Clayton is an award-winning writer, speaker, and storyteller, and a sought-after retreat leader. He is the author of Where Wonder Lead: Finding God through Fairy Tales, Myth and Contemplative Prayer (Loyola Press), Finding Peace Here and Now: How Ignatian Spirituality Leads Us to Healing and Wholeness (Brazos Press, 2025), My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars (Loyola Press, 2024) and Cannonball Moments: Telling Your Story, Deepening Your Faith (Loyola Press, 2022) Together with author Shannon K. Evans, Eric wrote the children’s book, Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World (Paulist Press, 2025) and the papal conclave-inspired The Seagull on the Chapel: A Story of Value and Worth (Paraclete Press, 2026).