Steve Givens is a retreat and spiritual director and a widely published writer on issues of Catholic-Christian faith and spirituality. He is the executive director of the Bridges Foundation, which brings Ignatian spirituality and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola to everyday life for those in the St. Louis region. He is also a musician, composer and singer who lives in St. Louis with his wife, Sue. They have two grown and married children and five grandchildren.