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Tommy McGrady is a biology teacher at Lake Charles College Prep in Louisiana and a youth minister at Immaculate Conception Church.
He is the author of Life Teen’s Unleashed: Men of Scripture and coauthor of Lent: One Day at a Time for Catholic Teens. He is the cohost of The Electric Waffle podcast. McGrady has spoken at a number of youth rallies and diocesan events throughout the country.
In 2016, McGrady earned a distinguished young alumni award from Eastern University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in biology in 2010. He is pursuing a master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University of New Orleans. McGrady previously served as the coordinator of youth and young adult ministry in the Diocese of Scranton and as a campus minister and theology teacher at St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
He lives in Lake Charles with his wife, Katie Prejean McGrady, and their family.