Catholic Jacks Podcast

May 10, 2026. Sixth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus gives us His Holy Spirit to move and advocate within us for our good. By following the Commandments and learning to know His voice in prayer, we can live in the peace, connection, and conviction God created us for.

May 3, 2026. Fifth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus has a place for us in heaven, in His heart, and in His Body, the Church. The way to find His path for us is to seek Jesus Himself. He is the Way, the Path, and the Place.

April 26, 2026. Fourth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus' sheep recognize His voice because of time spent getting to know the Good Shepherd. Knowing He loves us and lays down His life for us, we are willing to follow wherever He leads, even to the cross.

April 19, 2026. Third Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus draws near in all times and in all places, but most especially in His Word and in the Eucharist.

April 12, 2026. Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how great Jesus' mercy is compared to our sin. The love pouring out of HIs wounds can heal our brokenness if we have the courage to bring it to Him and let His mercy heal us.

April 5, 2026. Easter Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus brings light to those in darkness. All Jesus needs is a little opening to bring hope, faith, and new life.

April 4, 2026. Easter Vigil homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus gives us His Spirit to transform us from the inside out into God's sons and daughters and witnesses of His love.

April 2, 2026. Mass of the Lord's Supper (Holy Thursday) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus gives us the fullness of His love in the Eucharist, through the means of His priesthood, which has a model of being a servant like Jesus.

March 29, 2026. Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus accepts the Father's will whether it feels good or doesn't. We are invited to embrace our cross knowing that Jesus is with us and this is the path to the Resurrection.

March 22, 2026. Fifth Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus' mission is so that we might live. We receive God's divine life in baptism as we share in Christ's death, giving us hope to share one day in His eternal life in heaven.

March 15, 2026. Fourth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ wants to enlighten us with His light and truth if we have the humility and desire to allow Him to do that.

March 8, 2026. Third Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us thirst, which leads us to Him, the only one who can truly quench it.

March 1, 2026. Second Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the glory experienced in the past along with the hope for glory in the future gives us strength to persevere through the difficult times, especially knowing that Christ is with us every step of the way.

February 22, 2026. First Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus shows us how to face temptation by turning to God and Scripture. By learning about how the Evil One tries to trick us, we can become wiser, more prudent, and holier.

February 15, 2026. Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us His Commandments to give us a path to happiness. Jesus wants to heal and orient our hearts toward what is good.

February 8, 2026. Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus exhorts his followers to allow their good deeds to shine before others so that God may be glorified.

February ``1, 2026. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how blessed are the disciples of Jesus who not only look forward to the blessedness of heaven, but who experience blessedness here on earth knowing Jesus is with them in their suffering.

January 25, 2026. Third Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus desires to bring His light into our darkness and give us healing. He continues HIs healing by inviting us to join Him in His mission of bringing light and salvation to all nations.

January 18, 2026. Second Sunday in Ordinary Time homily about how God's love within us fills us with joy and makes us want to sing. Allowing God's love to overflow and move us in a new direction allows others to encounter His love through us.

January 11, 2026. Baptism of the Lord homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how in baptism we become an adopted, chosen child of God. God loves us unconditionally and desires that we live in the freedom and joy He created us for.

December 28, 2025. Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how St. Paul's exhortation to put on heartfelt compassion can make the difference in becoming a holy family.

December 25, 2025. Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God chooses to come to us in a tangible, real way so that we can encounter Him with us in our lives.

December 21, 2025. Fourth Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God invites us to open the door to Him and His will. St. Joseph is a model of letting go of his plans and embracing God's better plan.

December 14, 2025. Third Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is always working on our healing and salvation, often in ways we don't foresee.

December 7, 2025. Second Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus reveals us to ourselves so that we can bring all of us to Him for further healing.

November 30, 20225. First Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ calls us to be prepared now for His coming. Our efforts will be worth it for the joy of His Second Coming.

November 23, 2025. Christ the King homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus who is Almighty, comes humbly to be with us, His subjects, on the cross or wherever we find ourselves.

November 16, 2025. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how walking with Jesus perseveringly is our security against all that may come our way.

November 9, 2025. Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how grace flows to us from the Church and then we become God's temple. He chooses us to be a precious and sacred part of His Church, wanting to make us saints.

October 26, 2025. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God hears the cry of the poor. He invites us to accept the poverty of our sinfulness and where we are, and invite Him into it.

October 19, 2025. Our Help Is From the Lord by Catholic Jacks at NAU Newman Center

October 12, 2025. 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to take steps that will lead to our greater healing, happiness, and wholeness.

October 5, 2025. 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to wait on Him, seeking to follow His will and serve Him. However, we find that in putting Him first, we have greater faith in His goodness and encounter an even greater happiness.

September 28, 2025. 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to love Him in the poor, and allow Him to love us in our poverty.

September 21, 2025. 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus tells us a parable of a dishonest steward who makes selfless choices that in the end will serve him well. We are invited to choose to make prudent decisions now that will serve us for eternity.

September 14, 2025. Exaltation of the Holy Cross homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus chooses to enter into our suffering with us, revealing His love for us. We are invited to turn to Him with our difficulties, and embrace our cross, trusting that is where we will encounter Christ.

September 7, 2025. 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus lays out the costs of discipleship saying a disciple must be willing to take up their cross, leave all behind, and love Him above all people.

August 31, 2025. 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to take the lowest place so that He we can encounter Him there and He can take us up to a higher place.

August 24, 2025. 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to strive for the narrow gate. We will encounter difficulties, which will make us stronger, and Christ will be with us, leading us to what is worth it, life with Him eternally.

August 17, 2025. 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we are encouraged to run the race toward heaven, bringing to God sin and all that burdens us. Jesus challenges us to love God above all things, even our family members who may not understand our following of Jesus.

August 10, 2025. 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about the active waiting we are invited to do as we wait for Christ to come back, or even simply answer our prayer, knowing that God is already at work transforming us and blessing us.

July 27, 2025. 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God always answers our prayers, "Yes," and gives us something better - the answer to our deepest desire, which ultimately is Him.

July 20, 2025. 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites into communion with Him. He thirsts for what ails us, and in exchange He offers us something better, Himself.

July 13, 2025. 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus loves us in a healing, generous way and invites us to treat others similarly.

June 29, 2025. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the Apostles laid a foundation for the Church, by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and the successors of the Apostles, the bishops, continue to lead Christ's Body today.

June 22, 2025. Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Jesus) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus gives Himself to us in the Eucharist to satisfy our needs. In whatever we face, we are not alone, but Jesus is with us.

June 15, 2025. Most Holy Trinity homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is a communion of persons and invites us to be drawn into His divine love.

June 8, 2025. Pentecost homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus sends us the Holy Spirit so that we can experience unity and forgiveness. By the Holy Spirit, we are made one body.

June 1, 2025. Ascension homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus ascends into heaven to draw our attention to the bigger picture of our ultimate destination. We are invited to go on mission with Him and use our energies with the goal of heaven in mind.

May 18, 2025. Fifth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we are invited to embrace the paschal mystery with Jesus of His suffering, death, resurrection, and glorification.