Tommy McGrady

For They Were Mummies: the Synod on Young People

October 16th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 4 mins

Katie and Tommy discuss Halloween & horror films, the culture’s fascination with all things supernatural, the art & importance of dialogue, the way we avoid things that make us uncomfortable and scared, and go into great detail about the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment, including some of their hopes and dreams for the gathering.

The Fusing of Two Metals with a Hot Torch

October 3rd, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 1 min

Katie and Tommy talk about marriage in all its ordinariness, mundaneness, beauty, glory, and grace, while also reminiscing about their engagement, some of their favorite things about each other, and how the ministry of presence is so important in married life.

The Dundies

September 26th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  57 mins 9 secs

Katie and Tommy are back for Season 2 with a conversation about TV shows, the Emmy Awards, accompaniment in (and out of) ministry, mom shaming, Ad Orientem Masses (spoiler alert: they like them), and the undeniable fear of being vulnerable.

Episode 10: Are You Better Off?

August 23rd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 57 secs

Well...we've reached the end. This is the last episode of Season 1 of The Electric Waffle. So the question is: Are you better off after listening to a married couple in Louisiana waffle around topics, big and small?

Don't answer that...Unless the answer is "yes," in which case, please, let us know...

The Current Crisis

August 23rd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  36 mins 43 secs

Katie & Tommy discuss the McCarrick scandal, the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, and their reactions to the sex abuse crisis the Church seems to be facing, once again.

Episode 9: Little Hydration Packs

August 10th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  58 mins 4 secs

Katie & Tommy unpack the summer of ministry, which included events across the U.S. and Canada, giving them each a unique perspective on how we can sometimes fall into the trap of becoming a Church of "mountaintop moments" and forget to walk through the valley with Jesus. Also, they do a lot of Michael Cain impressions.

Episode 8: That's What She Said

July 26th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  45 mins 32 secs

Katie & Tommy discuss Marian devotion, the significance of Mary in their own lives, and how to more actively engage with Our Lady - the Mother of God, Mother of the Church, and Mother to each of us - and know what she's said.

Episode 7: Webster's Dictionary Defines Friend...

July 19th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  51 mins 10 secs

Katie is an introvert. Tommy is an extrovert. Katie likes to read books in a quiet room. Tommy likes to meet every person at a party. But somehow, even in their remarkable differences (especially when it comes to socializing), they have a lot of the same ideas when it comes to how to make friends, how to be a good friend, and how to discern who in is a good friend to you.

Episode 6: I like to be liked

July 12th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 20 secs

The Litany of Humility is a prayer that will sucker punch you in the gut...and that's precisely why we should probably all be praying it all the time.

Episode 5: Date Mike, Nice to Meet Me

July 4th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  52 mins 8 secs

When you play the dating game, you either win or you die. At least, that's what it seems like in the current culture, and that's not necessarily always a good thing, especially if you're a faithful Catholic striving for heaven. So what's a guy or girl to do? Katie & Tommy, a young married couple, offer "10 principles of good dating & healthy relationships" to ensure that casual dating is fun & life-giving and that intimate, exclusive romantic relationships are healthy & holy.

Episode 4: Treat Yo Self

June 27th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 25 secs

balance, busy, donna, family life, getting things done by david allen, half ass, holy, leslie, parks and rec, prayer, ron, tom, treat yo self

Busyness does not equal holiness, and in a culture that seems to value the full calendar over the balanced life, we're all forgetting to "treat yo self" at times.

Episode 3: Erase All Pictures of Ron

June 20th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  40 mins 41 secs

catholic twitter, catholicism, culture, facebook, faith, instagram, instant messaging, larry david, michael scott, myspace, parks & rec, ron swanson, sims, snapchat, social media, steubenville youth conferences, the office, tom haverford, twitter

Social media is the junk food of the soul, and just like the Big Mac, Chick-Fil-A nuggets, or a big gulp soda, for some reason, we can't seem to stop consuming it. Also, follow us on Twitter @katieprejean.

Episode 2: Identity Theft is Not a Joke

June 13th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  32 mins 29 secs

catholic, catholicism, culture, dwight schrute, faith, family, identity, identity crafting, identity crisis, jim halpert, michael scott, parks & rec, ron swanson, st. irenaeus, the office

Katie & Tommy discuss the identity crisis we all face and ask the question "What really forms our identity?" Spoiler Alert: Jesus.

Episode 1: Threat Level Midnight

June 6th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  20 mins 33 secs

catholic, catholicism, culture, faith, family, goals, leslie knope, marriage, michael scott, parks and rec, pope francis, ron swanson, the office, threat level midnight, waffles

Katie & Tommy explain why they're doing a podcast, even though the world is kind of already overloaded with podcasts...