Gretchen Crowder is the director of campus ministry at Jesuit Dallas and an adjunct faculty member for the University of Dallas. She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s of education from the University of Notre Dame, as well as a master’s degree in theological studies from the University of Dallas. After teaching mathematics for almost a decade, she fully embraced her passion for ministry. She lives in Dallas with her husband, three sons, two dogs, and six chickens.

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