Catholic Jacks Podcast

June 28, 2020. 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how God invites us to show charity to others because He wants us to participate in His love. The reward He gives us for loving as He does, making Him known, is His very self.

June 21, 2020. 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about what it means to live in the face of fear. Knowing that God is with us gives us confidence to know that we can handle whatever comes because we are not alone.

June 14, 2020. Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ sustains us in our difficulties by giving us His very self. He gets us through the desert by being with us.

May 31, 2020. Pentecost homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how God first breathed life into us in creation and now breathes new life into us by His Holy Spirit. Filled with His life, we are moved according to His will, making Him known in the world.

May 24, 2020. Ascension homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how Jesus chooses to descend and join us in our humanity, so that He can lift us up to share in His divinity.

May 17, 2020. 6th Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is with us in all things. Everything we experience is somehow part of God's plan for our good, so that one day we can share in His glory.

May 3, 2020. 4th Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how following the Good Shepherd and going where He goes includes bearing the cross of Christ. Following after Him can include suffering as He did, yet leads to eternal life and union with Him.

April 26, 2020. 3rd Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God reveals Himself through His Word. Knowing the Scriptures helps us to know the Lord and recognize Him in the Eucharist even more clearly. In this time of not being able to receive Jesus in the Eucharist, we can turn to His Scriptures and allow Him to open our eyes even more to His presence with us, leading us to communion.

April 19, 2020. 2nd Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Will Schmid on how Thomas is an example of how to unite ourselves to Jesus.

April 12, 2020. Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how we have received our faith from witnesses. Then our encounter with the Risen Lord makes us His witnesses today. Our ability to trust in God's power and presence, even in the midst of trial and difficulty, gives witness to the power of Christ alive today.

April 11, 2020. Easter Vigil homily by Fr. Will Schmid about how the resurrection is not so much an end to death, but a new beginning to life. How we live gives witness to our faith and the joy that Christ gives.

April 9, 2020. Holy Thursday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how Jesus gives us a model of how to love others. On this night that Jesus institutes the Eucharist and the Priesthood, He demonstrates an example of how his priests and followers are to love in humble service.

March 29, 2020. 5th Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on Jesus' power over death. Jesus raises Lazarus to show He has power over physical death, but more importantly, Jesus has power over sin and eternal death. He works through all illness and sin in order to do something better, our salvation.

March 27, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share reflections on the daily readings and the gift of indulgences. Through the Church, God continues helping bring healing and redemption.

March 26, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share reflections on the daily readings and how we are invited to find our affirmation from God and not seek it from other people.

March 25, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry share reflections on the daily readings and the incredible event of God becoming man. This incredible reality reveals how God desires to be with His people, even now. Mary teaches us how to respond with humility and receptivity to God's amazing plan.

March 24, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry share reflections on the daily readings and how they apply to our lives today. It is easy to get caught up in how God is not doing what we think He should be doing, but instead we are invited to bring to Him all that we are experiencing so as to begin to see more clearly what He is actually doing.

March 23, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry share reflections on the daily readings and how one man's encounter with Christ led his whole household to know the Lord. Sharing our encounter with the Lord and inviting others in to that relationship could help people around us that we love in the way that matters most.

March 22, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share reflections on the Sunday readings and how Sunday can still be a day of rest and renewal. The readings illustrate how baptism bestows God's light and helps us to see more clearly.

March 21, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share reflections on the daily Gospel and how Jesus calls out those convinced of their own righteousness and despise others. Jesus invites us to come humbly as we are and He will exalt us.

March 20, 2020. Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, reflect on today's readings and how they lead us deeper in relationship with the God who loves us and holds nothing good back from us. Loving ourselves as God loves us unlocks our ability to love others as God loves them.

March 19, 2020. Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share insights we can learn from the example of St. Joseph and how it can help us today in our current hidden life.

March 18, 2020. Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, reflect on today's readings and how not the smallest part of God's law or promises will fall away. God makes Himself present in the small things as well as the big events of our daily lives. Read bible (and catechism) in a year .pdf: https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/11757/documents/2016/1/RSV-CE_Cat_chart.pdf (direct downlo...

March 17, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share their thoughts on the current situation in light of today's Gospel and how our faith can strengthen us and give us hope. Difficulty happens, but our faith informs how we can respond in a way that allows God to "work all things for good" (Romans 28:8).

March 15, 2020. 3rd Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ knows everything about us and loves us as we are. The woman at the well shows us how being known completely by Jesus allows us to be completely loved by Him who gave us everything.