Catholic Jacks Podcast

April 27, 2025. Divine Mercy (Second Sunday of Easter) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus offers His love into our sin, shame, and fear, giving us divine mercy.

April 20, 2025. Easter Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how our faith has come down to us through witnesses, leading us to an encounter with Jesus and His new life, making us witnesses for others.

April 19, 2025. Easter Vigil homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus passes over from death to life as a pattern He wishes to work in our world and in each of our lives.

April 17, 2025. Mass of the Lord's Supper (Holy Thursday) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus feeds us with Himself out of love. He establishes the Eucharist and the priesthood, and gives them a model of service to imitate.

April 13, 2025. Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus chooses to embrace the Father's will even though He in His human nature, He may not have wanted to. Jesus chooses to be with us in our suffering and invites us to embrace the cross with Him.

April 6, 2025. Fifth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus encounters the woman caught in adultery with forgiveness and love.

March 30, 2025. Fourth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the Father celebrates and rejoices, but we have so many reasons when we can do the same. We are a beloved son/daughter and nothing could take that away.

March 23, 2025. Third Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus advocates for us and desires us to persevere. God invites us to take that next step forward regardless of where we have been and at some point, fruit will be borne.

March 16, 2025. Second Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus gives us a glimpse of the glory to come in heaven. Jesus embraces our suffering and walks with us on the way to the cross, in hopes of the Resurrection to follow.

March 9, 2025. First Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God invites us to call on Him in our time of need. Rather than relying on our own strength, we can be reminded of God's faithfulness through the Scriptures and turn to Him now.

March 2, 2025. Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how what flows out of us reveals what is in us. We can bring to God that which is not good so that we are filled more and more with His goodness.

February 23, 2025. Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we are called to forgive and love others, who are God's anointed ones.

February 16, 2025. Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ invites us to place our hope in Him, knowing that He is with us in all things and working all things for our good.

February 9, 2025. Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus draws near to Simon Peter and invites him to follow Him. Jesus wants to work through Simon Peter, but needs His openness to being sent and going with Jesus.

February 2, 2025. The Presentation of the Lord homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus, the Light of the World, comes to fulfill the Old Covenant by establishing the New Covenant in His blood. His light fills the Jerusalem temple, yet now He wants His light to fill us, His temple today, and be kept burning brightly until He leads us to the heavenly temple.

January 26, 2025. 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about the words of Scripture have power and God desires to fulfill them as we hear His Word.

January 19, 2025. Second Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus desires to bless us with good wine now. His invitation is for us to bring our concerns and difficulties to Him and for Him to with be with us in them.

January 12, 2025. Baptism of the Lord homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us His divine grace in baptism and then invites us to become disciples through cooperating with His transforming grace.

December 25, 2024. Christmas homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God who is all powerful and move all things by His arm, chooses to humble Himself and become a baby so that we can embrace Him in our arms.

December 22, 2024. Fourth Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is continually trying to come to us, if we have hearts and ears open to it. One privileged way is through Mary, the mother of His Son, Jesus.