Catholic Jacks Podcast

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.

December 27, 2020. Holy Family homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Abram is an example of faith even when he can't see what God is doing. The holy family's faithfulness begins to bring to fulfillment the promises God makes to all of us to redeem us and His whole family.

December 25, 2020. Christmas homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus reveals that God is not some distant force, but a person who chooses out of love to come be with us. Jesus chooses to feel helpless and even to suffer so that when we experience those things, we know that He is with us.

December 20, 2020. 4th Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God's plan is so much better and more mysterious than the plans we have for ourselves. God invites us to be free to let go of our plans for His.