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Following the success of their bestselling devotional Lent: One Day at a Time for Catholic Teens, youth ministry experts Katie Prejean McGrady and Tommy McGrady offer devotions for Advent and Christmas that help teens make sense of the things that matter most in their lives such as relationships, their future, and coping with stress. Realistic and easy to use, each daily devotion starts with a brief Bible quote that connects with a topic important to teens such as insecurity, pressure, trust, fitting in, finding hope, and choosing joy. A brief reflection helps teens consider the day's topic through their faith. The McGradys sometimes offer comfort, hope, or reasons for joy in these reflections, while on other days they issue a challenge or two. Unlike many other seasonal prayer books, each day offers exercises and activities such as naming areas of teen's lives where they want to be more hopeful or to trust God more. The result is a closer relationship with God. Each single-page, weekday devotion can be as brief as five minutes or as long as thirty if a teen chooses to do a bit extra with a feature called Feel Ambitious? This activity invites them to read, reflect, and respond to a longer scripture passage that connects to the day's theme. Saturdays and Sundays offer additional challenges to reflect on the previous week and to look ahead to the next.

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Katie Prejean McGrady is an international Catholic speaker, the author of Follow and Room 24, and the coauthor of Lent: One Day at a Time with Catholic Teens. She is the project manager for Ave Explores and the cohost of The Electric Waffle podcast. Prejean McGrady served as one of three delegates for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to the 2018 Pre-Synod Meeting on Young People, Faith, and Vocational Discernment in Rome. Prejean McGrady is a columnist for Catholic News Service and a writer for Blessed Is She, the Grotto Network, Life Teen, and America magazine. She has spoken at a variety of national youth conferences, including the National Catholic Youth Conference, Steubenville Youth conferences, National Conference for Catholic Youth Ministry, Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, and in dioceses and parishes throughout the world. She has appeared on EWTN and CatholicTV, as well as numerous radio stations and podcasts. She has a degree in theology from the University of Dallas and lives in Louisiana with her husband, Tommy, and family. 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.

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