Catholic Jacks Podcast

September 12, 2021. 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus sets his face like flint towards the cross out of love for us. We are invited to embrace our cross and follow the Lord because where the cross is, Jesus is.

September 5, 2021. 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus wants to bring us healing and wholeness. We cannot control what God does, but we can choose to open up and let Him in to allow Him to bring His healing.

August 29, 2021. 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time from Fr. Matt Lowry about how God's law is meant to move from being external to written on our hearts. As we bring all that is on our hearts to Him, He helps purify us and fill us with even more goodness.

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us freedom to make a response to Him.

August 15, 2021. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God desires to save us, body and soul. Our difficulties become the very means by which we go to God and through which He redeems us.

August 8, 2021. 19th Sunday in Ordinary time homily about how God strengthens us on our journey with the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

July 18, 2021. 16th Sunday in Ordinary time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how as the Good Shepherd, Jesus desires to take care of us. By honoring the sabbath, we allow the Lord to renew and refresh us, and remind us that He is with us and is working all things for our good.

July 11, 2021. 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus sends us out on mission with Him, teaching us to rely not on our personal resources, but on His power.

June 27, 2021. 13th Sunday in Ordinary time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is worth of putting our faith in. Jesus can heal and raise from the dead, so if He doesn't do that for us, He is working on a plan that's even better. We are invited to come to Him with our desires and have faith that He is with us and at work.

June 20, 2021. 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus wants to expand the limits of our faith. He holds all things in His power and He is with us, even we are experiencing a storm.

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God invites us to scatter seeds and then watch the fruit that He will bring forth. We may need to scatter a lot of seeds, but He can take our little efforts and do incredible things.

June 6, 2021. Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus offers us the gift of His blood to invite us into a covenantal relationship with us. He promises to be with us on this difficult journey to the Promised Land.

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.