Catholic Jacks Podcast

March 24, 2024. Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus chose to feel abandoned because that's where we are. We can choose to abandon how we wish we felt, abandoning ourselves into God's plan and will as Jesus did, knowing that He is with us right here where we are.

March 17, 2024. Fifth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus shares that His glory will be revealed in His upcoming suffering. His disciples are invited to follow Him to the cross and to the glory that will follow.

March 10, 2024. Fourth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus comes to save us from our diseased condition of Original Sin.

March 3, 2024. Third Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is working for our happiness by giving us His law and by continuing to purify us from the inside out.

February 25, 2024. Second Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the disciples are given a glimpse of Jesus' glory to encourage them on their journey. Jesus chooses to be with us in our trials and knowing that gives us the freedom to embrace and recognize the goodness of where we are now on the journey.

February 18, 2024. First Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God leads us among the wild beasts to help us grow. He gives us hope in His faithfulness and presence with us.

February 14, 2024. Ash Wednesday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how today is the day in which God is working to save us. Our invitation is to do our part to allow Him to save us so that we can experience His happiness.

February 11, 2024. Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how a leper turns to Jesus as his healer and mighty stronghold. Jesus is the one in whom we can be healed, be forgiven, and find a refuge.

February 4, 2024. Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus desires to heal us physically and in even deeper ways for our salvation.

January 28, 2024. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the voice of Jesus has the authority to articulate truth, forgive sins, and bring salvation. Jesus continues to speak His voice through His Body, the Church.

January 21, 2024. Third Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how every moment is the moment to turn and follow the Lord.

January 14, 2024. Second Sunday of Ordinary Time homily about how God continues to call to us. He invites us to respond and as we continue to seek Him, we will see Him when He desires.

January 7, 2024. Epiphany homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the Magi saw and responded. Jesus draws all people and wants to fulfill their deepest desires.

December 31, 2023. Holy Family Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is faithful to His promises. If we are looking for it and remain faithful, God will allow us to see His salvation and redemption already at work, not just in our world, but in our families.

December 25, 2023. Christmas homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus chooses to come enter into our poverty and invites us to bring to Him our poverty. He has a plan by His grace to redeem us and raise us to share His glory.

December 17, 2023. Third Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christians always have reason to rejoice because God is with us and is working all things for our good, even if we don't like everything that is happening now.

December 10, 2023. Second Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the one thing God needs us to do to help hasten His coming is to permit Him to come into our lives. We can level the road by inviting Him to remove our sin.

December 3, 2023. First Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God comes to us through the good, the bad, and the ugly, inviting us to turn to Him. By seeking Him in every situation we will be watching and ready when He comes again.

November 26, 2023. Christ the King Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to live like He lived on earth, loving the poor and outcast, so that we can live like Him in heaven, reigning in eternal, justice, love, and peace!

November 19, 2023. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God entrusts us with many gifts and we will need to offer an accounting one day of how we used those gifts. Jesus models how to entrust oneself fully to the Father.

November 12, 2023. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus will come back. We can experience His coming now through prayer and be ready with a strong relationship with Him and a life that He works through when He comes.

November 5, 2023. 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus calls us to be people of integrity in our words and actions. By letting Jesus transform every aspect of our lives, everything about us will communicate His love to the world and make Him known.

October 29, 2023. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus exhorts us to love God above all and our neighbor as ourselves. By putting God first, we open ourselves to receive God's love, which we can then share with others.

October 22, 2023. 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God invites us to make a gift of all that we are (good, bad, and the ugly) to Him. We come from Him, belong to Him, and are destined for eternity with Him.

October 15, 2023. 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is doing everything He can to save us, but needs our cooperation. God respects our freedom, yet desires to bless us abundantly with His heavenly banquet.