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Katie McGrady

katieprejean@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A Catholic faith interview podcast focused on practical spiritual life, with external guests typically including Catholic authors, ministry founders, and leaders in Catholic media and organizations. Agencies could credibly pitch Catholic authors, spiritual writers, retreat leaders, publishers, ministry founders, and faith-based executives with practical expertise; booking difficulty is medium, favoring established but accessible niche experts over mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 272

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 24.2k subscribers

Instagram: 36.0k followers

Contact Information

katieprejean@gmail.com

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Host

Katie McGrady - Catholic author and podcast host focused on faith, literature, and practical spiritual life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Catholic authors, spiritual writers, ministry founders, faith-based organization leaders, publishers, and professionals with direct expertise in Catholic culture, literature, prayer, or spiritual formation.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or other substantial writing, Founded or led Catholic ministries and organizations, Developed successful faith-based programs or campaigns

Recent Guest Discussions

Ashley Lenz - The Brothers Karamazov, The Pray40 Lenten Challenge, And The Spiritual Potential Of Great Literature.

Alex Jones - Adapting The Brothers Karamazov For Hallow’s Pray40 Lenten Challenge And Using Literature To Open Hearts To Jesus Christ.

Colleen Hutt - Building Community Through Literature, Authentic Conversation, And The Well-read Mom Approach To Deeper Relationships And Spiritual Life.

Marcie Stokman - Building Community Through Literature, The Well-read Mom Process, And Reading As A Path To Friendship And Spiritual Growth.

Recent Topics

Catholicism, Spirituality, Prayer, Discipleship, Theology

Episodes

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Week Six: Books are a Bridge feat. Katie McGrady

July 01, 2026

At the beginning of this season, Pope Leo told the Vatican Publishing House that books are bridges of encounter. By the season's end, he told writers that books help us more deeply explore what it means to be human. In this concluding episode, Katie reflects on how reading has shaped her own life and faith, and why great literature has the power to transform us. She also shares a curated list of the books recommended by each of this season's guests, offering listeners a reading guide to cont...

Week Five: A Russian Novel for Lent on Hallow feat. Alex Jones and Ashley Lenz

June 24, 2026

When Hallow CEO Alex Jones told Ashley Lenz he wanted to feature The Brothers Karamazov in the app’s annual Pray40 Lenten challenge, she had one condition: a weeklong retreat at Notre Dame. The retreat became the foundation for what would become Hallow’s most successful Pray40 campaign ever. More importantly, it confirmed a conviction at the heart of her work—that a truly good and beautiful book can open hearts to Jesus Christ. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple an...

Week Four: Finding Community through Great Books with Marcie Stokman and Colleen Hutt, Founders of Well-Read Mom

June 17, 2026

In this episode, Katie talks with Marcie Stokman and Colleen Hutt, co-founders of Well-Read Mom, a nationwide book club for women seeking deeper friendships and meaningful conversations through great literature. Marcie and Colleen share how reading good books transformed their own lives, making them a better person, wife, and mother. In a culture increasingly shaped by constant screens and distractions, they argue that literature helps us recover the lost arts of thinking, reading, and speaki...

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