Amy Hoegen (she/her) has over 25 years of experience as a Catholic lay minister.  She currently serves as a Campus Minister at the University of Scranton, a Jesuit University in Pennsylvania.  She received a B.S. in Psychology from Misericordia University and a M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from Boston College.  Her areas of passion and expertise include women’s spirituality, Ignatian spirituality, adult faith formation and spiritual direction.  

Prior to her current role, Amy worked in Youth and Young Adult Ministry on the diocesan level and later in parish ministry as a Director of Faith Formation.  

At the University of Scranton, Amy primarily creates and facilitates retreats and forms leaders for retreat ministry and faith sharing.  Amy loves retreat ministry because of the way retreats give spiritual seekers the opportunity to engage in conversations of deeper meaning with one another and the time to explore their relationship with God. She is deeply grateful for her Divinely Designed Retreat that invites college women to reflect upon contemporary issues relevant to women while integrating how each person is divinely designed, cherished and loved.

Amy holds a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center and has completed numerous trainings through the Office of Ignatian Spirituality.   She has been providing spiritual direction to students, faculty, staff and community members since 2010 and has accompanied individuals through Ignatian Silent Retreats and Ignatian Retreats in Daily Life.

Amy lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania with her husband and two teenage sons. She enjoys gardening as a spiritual practice and sees growing and sharing food and flowers as a beautiful expression of partnering with God as co-creators in the world.