Katie Prejean McGrady

Katie Prejean McGrady is a wife, mom, award-winning author, international speaker, podcast & SiriusXM Catholic Channel host.

After working in youth ministry and high school education for a number of years, Katie began speaking full time in 2017, averaging over 100,000 miles a year traveling to speak at events for young people, parishes, parent groups, fundraisers, retreats, religious education conferences, and more.

Katie is the author of six books with Ave Maria Press. She began working with Ave Maria Press in 2019 to help create digital and audio content for Ave Explores, an award winning podcast and multi-media project digging into various Catholic topics relevant to people who want to learn more and live their faith in a real, practical way.

She hosts the Ave Explores podcast, a long-form interview style show that topics relevant topics each season. Katie also hosts Like a Mother, a podcast about the joys, struggles, and ins and outs of motherhood. Like a Mother is an OSV podcast production.

Katie and her husband, Tommy, are the hosts of Family Mass Prep on Hallow, a weekly podcast for families to get ready to hear and pray with the Sunday Mass readings.

Katie regularly writes for Blessed is She, Our Sunday Visitor, Aleteia, and other Catholic outlets. She is a Vatican Analyst for CNN, and has consulted for the USCCB working group on youth and young adult ministry.

Since 2021, Katie has hosted The Katie McGrady Show, a two hour live daily radio program on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM 129. Every day from 2-4 p.m. ET she tackles pop culture, current events, Catholic news, how to live a life of abundant joy, explores Church history, fields callers and introduces listeners to a variety of engaging, dynamic, and profoundly inspiring guests.

Katie lives and works from Lake Charles, LA, with her husband, Tommy, and daughters, Rose and Clare.