Catholic Jacks Podcast

May 23, 2021. Pentecost homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the Holy Spirit is the gift of God that makes us one Body in Christ. The Holy Spirit works for unity and allows us to share God's divine life.

May 16, 2021. Ascension Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how when it is time for Jesus to go to heaven, it is time for Jesus to send out His disciples to proclaim the Good News. Jesus wants to bless His followers by inviting them into His mission of saving the world.

May 9, 2021. 6th Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God initiates a relationship with us. He chooses us and invites us to respond to His love. Mothers are invited to receive the children God entrusts to them and all of us are invited to choose to embrace our families as they are, loving them as God does.

May 2, 2021. 5th Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how true fruitfulness comes from being rooted in God. By remaining in Him, making Him the center of our lives, we experience the fruit of His Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, generosity, faithfulness, and self-control.

April 25, 2021. 4th Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is different from a hired worker because He lays down His life out of love for his sheep. From receiving His love, we are invited to make a gift of ourselves to others in freedom and love.

April 18, 2021. 3rd Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is always inviting us to humbly turn back to Him in repentance. He desires to welcome us back and forgive our sins.

April 11, 2021. 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ with me is peace. Christ's love encountering my brokenness is mercy.

April 4, 2021. Easter Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Mary Magdalene heads to the tomb in the dark. Christ comes to meet us in our darkness and invites us to step out in faith into the unknown, knowing that He will bless our act of faith.

April 3, 2021. Easter Vigil homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God's plan is to give us Holy Spirit, which helps restore us to the original harmony and peace with each other, with God, with creation, and within ourselves.

April 2, 2021. Good Friday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to unite our own imperfect selves along with His perfect offering. Jesus wants all of us, as we are.

April 1, 2021. Holy Thursday (Mass of the Lord's Supper) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus offers His Body in love for us. His presence is Real and is with us, so that we do not have to face anything alone.

March 28, 2021. Passion (Palm) Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus embraces the cross out of love because that is where His beloved (you and I) are. Our invitation is to embrace our cross because Christ is already there waiting with love for us.

March 21, 2021. 5th Sunday in Lent (year A readings) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how in baptism God gives us His divine Spirit. This allows not only to share in Christ's victory and power over death (like Lazarus today), but also to walk in His life now.

March 14, 2021. 4th Sunday of Lent (year A readings) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about Christ desires to enlighten us to see Him, ourselves, and our world more clearly. We are enlightened in baptism and then God continues to illuminate us in His timing and by His grace.

March 7, 2021. 3rd Sunday in Ordinary time (year A readings) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how being thirsty led the Samaritan woman to the well to encounter Christ who quenched her thirst. God stirs up our desire within us because He has a plan to meet it. He invites us to come to Him as we are, allowing ourselves to be seen, known and loved.

February 28, 2021. 2nd Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God wants us to have hope in the glory in story for us as His beloved sons and daughters. As we are put to the test we are reminded that Christ is with us and that heaven will be worth it.

February 21, 2021. 1st Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus chooses to go out to the desert knowing that God is with Him. As we choose to engage in the battle of life and suffering, we can know that Christ is with us.

February 17, 2021. Ash Wednesday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ fights for our happiness and invites us to take up the battle with Him. Our weapons to fight for our own happiness are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

February 14, 2021. 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ encounters the leper and brings him not only healing, but incorporation back into the community. Christ wants to bring us to wholeness, and not leave us outside, but draw us into His divine communion and Body.

February 7, 2021. 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ chooses to allow His heart to be broken in order to meet us in our brokenness. From a healed heart, His love moves us to lead others to encounter healing in Christ.

January 31, 2021. 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ has the authority to heal us and cleanse us of our sins. He is able to work through the authorities He has put over us to work all things for our good.

January 24, 2021. 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the disciples respond in freedom to the Lord while the hired men are ensnared and restricted. Christ not only calls the disciples to walk in His freedom, but to invite others into His freedom.

January 17, 2021. 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to move. He calls us to come after Him and by doing that, we see Him more clearly.

January 10, 2021. Baptism of the Lord homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how by "putting on" Christ in baptism, we share in His sonship. The Father says to us that we are chosen, beloved, and upheld by His power.

January 3, 2021. Epiphany homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus and His light are revealed to the world. Drawing close to the newborn baby shines the light on the Magi and us, inviting us towards greater healing and wholeness.