Catholic Jacks Podcast

December 29, 2019. Holy Family homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us a family for us to love, which makes us holy. Our Church family (including Mary and Joseph) is meant to help us on that journey, and by loving them as well, we are made perfect. Our family has been set apart specifically for us and God intends to use it for our good.

December 25, 2019. Christmas Eve (Mass during the Night) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ comes to be our savior. He comes to meet us where we are with the gentleness of a baby. He invites us to open the door and make room for Him in the inn of our lives.

December 22, 2019. 4th Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God chooses to come be with us right where we are. We might wish we were in a different place, but God invites us to choose to be where we are, because that is where He is at work to bring us peace and salvation.

December 15, 2019. 3rd Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we need the Lord to come and save us because we cannot do it ourselves. He is already here working to save us although perhaps not in the way we thought He would.

December 8, 2019. 2nd Sunday in Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how Christ desires to give us peace. This comes to us as a fruit of His presence, both in Baptism as well as in Advent as we invite Him to come into our lives.

December 1, 2019. 1st Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about the confident hope of Christians that Christ will come. Advent is the reminder for us to always stand alert and ready for Christ to come again. It will be glorious day, yet today is blessed also because the Lord wishes to come into our lives also in Word and in the Eucharist.

November 21, 2019. Newman Night talk (poor audio) given by Maria Flukas on how to help ourselves and others when in distress. Maria shares how emotions are not good and bad, and helps reflect on things that are helpful and not helpful to say when encountering someone in distress. Lastly, she highlights that most people are not therapists and therefore their role is to not try to be one, but encour...

November 24, 2019. Christ the King homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is Lord of all things. However, what Jesus wants most of all is for us to respond and allow Him to be Lord of our lives. This allows us to live in freedom and joy for Him and His kingdom.

November 17, 2019. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God allows things to happen so that our lives can give testimony to our faith to our world. Christians live differently, which allows the light of Christ to shine and draw others in.

November 10, 2019. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we have reason to hope in Christ, who was raised from the dead and has a plan to redeem all things. Whether here on earth, and for sure in heaven, God has a plan to raise us to new life, which gives us hope for the future and what He is doing in our lives.

November 3, 2019. 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time about how God calls us out of love, even though we are not worthy of it. He moves us from being sinners to sharing in his mission, which causes us to grow in holiness.

October 27, 2019. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the prayer the lowly pierces the clouds and raises up to God. We are invited not to fall into the potential sin of the pharisees, but bring our sinfulness to Jesus Christ to receive salvation.

October 20, 2019. 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about perseverance in prayer. The Lord wants to help us and what can help us to grow in that relationship is to develop a daily prayer routine, use Scripture in prayer and surround ourselves with faithful friends.

October 13, 2019. 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God reaches out to the outsider in order to draw them in to heaven. This day we also celebrate St. John Henry Newman (for whom the Newman Center is named) who was canonized earlier today in Rome!

October 6, 2019 homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the way to grow in faith is to keep going forward. In the difficulty we cry out, yet know that God is leading and encouraging us in love to press forward knowing He wants what is best for us.

September 29th, 2019. 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

September 22nd, 2019. 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

September 15th, 2019. 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

September 8th, 2019. 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

September 1st, 2019. 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

August 25th 2019. 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time.

August 18, 2019. 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

August 15, 2019. Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

August 11, 2019. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

August 4, 2019. 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily of Fr. Matt Lowry about not letting our possessions get in the way of the God's eternal plan. By putting God first we can own our possessions rather than letting them own us.