Claire Dwyer
Mom, Wife, Interior Life — that’s it in a nutshell.
Claire’s been devouring books and pouring the words back out again longer than she can remember. It’s where her love of God and the Catholic faith finds its fullest expression.
Claire graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Franciscan University of Steubenville with a degree in Theology, has a certification in Spiritual Theology from the Avila Institute, and a certification in Spiritual Direction from St. Vincent Seminary’s Institute of Ministry Formation.
Her roles as mother, mentor, spiritual writer, editor of spiritualdirection.com, and lifelong student of the interior life all came together in her first book, "This Present Paradise: A Spiritual Journey with St. Elizabeth of the Trinity." She is also the author of Blessed is She's Advent study, In Time: Living in the Now and Not Yet" and a contributor to their daily devotionals, and has written a book on St. Edith Stein set to release in January of 2027.
Her new podcast, Your Best Yes, helps Catholics discern God's will, make sound decisions, and do the next great thing with greater clarity and conviction. Subscribe and listen here.
She has a passion, through writing, speaking, and podcasting, for helping the faithful see the beauty and possibility of their own interior lives and their unrepeatable place in the Church, and for encouraging and forming Catholic writers in particular on their writing journey. To that end, she is co-founder and content director of Write These Words and the PraiseWriters Catholic Writing Membership Community.
Most importantly, she has been married for almost 28 years to her husband Delaney and they have six children and two grandsons.
Connect and keep in touch with her at ClaireDwyer.com. You can also read about spirituality for the Catholic writer on her Substack, Word and Silence.
