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Katie Prejean McGrady
Every morning, on SiriusXM's The Catholic Channel, from 7:30 to 10 ET, Katie McGrady tells stories, analyzes the headlines, interviews interesting guests, comments on the culture, explains the lives of the saints and explores church history, tells you what you should pay attention to, and keeps listeners entertained with her family's antics, her opinions, and a unique blend of humor and insights.
This is the "best of" pod, sharing the best of each day's show, and more, from the daily Katie McGrady Show on SiriusXM, Channel 129.
This is the "best of" pod, sharing the best of each day's show, and more, from the daily Katie McGrady Show on SiriusXM, Channel 129.
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Apr 7, 2026 • 26min
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
4 astronauts traveled further from earth than any humans have ever gone before, for the sake of all mankind. The Artemis II mission is a profoundly beautiful testament to the good of humanity and the desire to explore.
Apr 6, 2026 • 33min
Drawn In by the Mass with Will Bogdan
The first in our "call in the converts" series on The Katie McGrady Show, featuring the story of Will Bogdan, an Atlanta based social media influencer who was drawn into the beauty of Catholicism by the Mass, Gregorian Chant, and the Tradition of the Church. Links:Will's YouTube
Apr 3, 2026 • 24min
The Last Good Friday of St. John Paul II
On Good Friday, 2005, Pope John Paul II watched the Stations of the Cross from his private chapel at the Apostolic Palace. Too ill to preside over the stations at the Colosseum, he asked to hold a crucifix. The story of that crucifix, and the ailing Pope who would die just a few days later, is worth reflecting on this Good Friday, 21 years later.
Apr 2, 2026 • 28min
Find Your Meaning, Don't be Weird with Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks, behavioral scientist and writer at Harvard Business School and author of The Meaning of Your Life, joins to explore how to rebuild personal meaning. He mixes philosophy, neuroscience, and faith to offer practical habits. Conversations cover device boundaries for families, routines like daily Mass, boredom and phone distraction, and finding meaning tailored to your life.
Apr 2, 2026 • 21min
Pope Leo & the Triduum in Rome
Father Patrick Mary Briscoe checks in with the show to give us an update from Rome on the Triduum with Pope Leo, including an inside look at why the Holy Father washed the feet of 12 priests this year, 11 of whom he ordained in 2025, and what we can expect to hear over the next few days worth of homilies and addresses from the Pope on the holiest days of the year.
Apr 1, 2026 • 27min
Americans Think We're All Bad with Grady Connolly
Grady Connolly joins the Katie McGrady Show to talk about the recent Pew research that revealed that Americans are more likely than people in other countries to question the morality of their fellow countrymen.
Mar 31, 2026 • 27min
Call in the Converts: making sense of the high number of conversions
More than 30,000 people are becoming Catholic in the U.S. this Easter. Why are we seeing an increase in the number of people converting? Many are trying to explain it, and there's perhaps a long list, so we start to break it down before taking callers on air this morning.
Are you becoming Catholic in 2026? We want to talk to you on air. Email us at katie.mcgrady@siriusxm.com to tell your story and maybe be on air on The Katie McGrady Show during the Easter season.
Mar 31, 2026 • 9min
Living Easter with Laura Kelly Fanucci
We all love our Lenten devotionals, for 40 days. But what do we do by the time we arrive at Easter? How about a devotional for those 50 days? Laura Kelly Fanucci is here to help.
Mar 30, 2026 • 22min
Category: Cool Catholics. Answer: Who is Fr. Paul Baker on Jeopardy?
Father Paul Baker from the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis is on Jeopardy tonight, March 30, the Monday of Holy Week, competing in the famous quiz trivia show.
Mar 30, 2026 • 21min
Archbishop Perez on Pope Leo's Liberty Medal
The National Constitution Center will award Pope Leo XIV the Liberty Medal on July 3, 2026, and the Holy Father will receive the award via videolink at a celebration on Independence Mall in Philadelphia for America's semiquincentennial celebrations. Archbishop Perez explains the significance of the award and the impact Pope Leo is having on the world.
