Catholic Jacks Podcast

April 13, 2025. Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus chooses to embrace the Father's will even though He in His human nature, He may not have wanted to. Jesus chooses to be with us in our suffering and invites us to embrace the cross with Him.

April 6, 2025. Fifth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus encounters the woman caught in adultery with forgiveness and love.

March 30, 2025. Fourth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the Father celebrates and rejoices, but we have so many reasons when we can do the same. We are a beloved son/daughter and nothing could take that away.

March 23, 2025. Third Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus advocates for us and desires us to persevere. God invites us to take that next step forward regardless of where we have been and at some point, fruit will be borne.

March 16, 2025. Second Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus gives us a glimpse of the glory to come in heaven. Jesus embraces our suffering and walks with us on the way to the cross, in hopes of the Resurrection to follow.

March 9, 2025. First Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God invites us to call on Him in our time of need. Rather than relying on our own strength, we can be reminded of God's faithfulness through the Scriptures and turn to Him now.

March 2, 2025. Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how what flows out of us reveals what is in us. We can bring to God that which is not good so that we are filled more and more with His goodness.

February 23, 2025. Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we are called to forgive and love others, who are God's anointed ones.

February 16, 2025. Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ invites us to place our hope in Him, knowing that He is with us in all things and working all things for our good.

February 9, 2025. Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus draws near to Simon Peter and invites him to follow Him. Jesus wants to work through Simon Peter, but needs His openness to being sent and going with Jesus.

February 2, 2025. The Presentation of the Lord homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus, the Light of the World, comes to fulfill the Old Covenant by establishing the New Covenant in His blood. His light fills the Jerusalem temple, yet now He wants His light to fill us, His temple today, and be kept burning brightly until He leads us to the heavenly temple.

January 26, 2025. 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about the words of Scripture have power and God desires to fulfill them as we hear His Word.

January 19, 2025. Second Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus desires to bless us with good wine now. His invitation is for us to bring our concerns and difficulties to Him and for Him to with be with us in them.

January 12, 2025. Baptism of the Lord homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us His divine grace in baptism and then invites us to become disciples through cooperating with His transforming grace.

December 25, 2024. Christmas homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God who is all powerful and move all things by His arm, chooses to humble Himself and become a baby so that we can embrace Him in our arms.

December 22, 2024. Fourth Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is continually trying to come to us, if we have hearts and ears open to it. One privileged way is through Mary, the mother of His Son, Jesus.

December 9, 2024. Immaculate Conception homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Mary cooperated with God's grace. Even though we are not perfect, by cooperating with God's grace in His plan in our life, we are perfected.

December 15, 2024. Third Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we are called to Rejoice this Sunday and always, knowing that God is with us and in His will, all things work for good.

December 8, 2024. Make Straight the Path by Catholic Jacks at NAU Newman Center

December 1, 2024. First Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus will come again and now is the time to do what we need to be ready.

November 24, 2024. Christ the King by Catholic Jacks at NAU Newman Center

November 17, 2024. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus will come again. As we may have experienced His peace, love, and mercy already, so His coming on the last day will bring even more. We embrace His nearness this day so that we can ready and at peace on that day He comes again.

November 10, 2024. The Power of Poverty by Catholic Jacks at NAU Newman Center

November 3, 2024. 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God calls us to love Him above all because it helps heal and redeem our fallenness.

October 27, 2024. 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Bartimeus approaches Jesus with the desire to see. Even though Bartimeus was blind, he saw enough to know that Jesus is God and the One he needs.