Catholic Jacks Podcast: Recent Episodes
Catholic Jacks at NAU Newman Center
August 9, 2026. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to step out in courage, listening to the desires of our hearts.
August 2, 2026. 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus wants to satisfy our deepest desires and needs, if only we listen to His voice to know the path there.
July 26, 2026. 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how having a right understanding of what is important (God), gives freedom and peace.
July 12, 2026. 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus desires that His Word would be received in us (something we can help foster), so that we can experience His rich fruit.
June 28, 2026. 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how by living for God and putting Him first through service, generosity, and in other ways, we experience what it means to truly live.
June 21, 2026. 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus implores us not to be afraid because we know the Father's care for us.
June 14, 2026. 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God considers us His precious treasure. He lays down His life for us and invites us to go on mission to help draw in other people.
June 7, 2026. Most Holy Body and Blood Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God allows us to be afflicted and hungry so that He can answer our need. He gives Himself to us in the Eucharist so that we can know we are not alone and receive His strength for the journey.
May 31, 2026. Most Holy Trinity homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God reveals His inner life of being a Trinity of persons and Love itself, which He then invites us into.
May 24, 2026. Pentecost homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God sends us His Holy Spirit so that we can be strengthened by His divine life and participate with Him in His mission to renew the face of the earth.
May 17, 2026. Ascension homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus shares His divinity with us and brings our humanity into heaven. Since heaven is where Jesus is, we can experience Him with us still. While living for heaven helps us focus on what is to come, it also motivates us to share this Good News with others now.
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 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.
May 11, 2025. Fourth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God the Father pours out His gifts on His children, holds them in His hand, and leads them to eternal life.
May 4, 2025. Third Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites Peter, and us, to follow Him and join Him on mission in gathering His lost sheep. The successor of Peter is the Pope today who continues to be guided by the Holy Spirit in gathering all people to the Lord.
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.
December 9, 2024. Immaculate Conception homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Mary cooperated with God's grace. Even though we are not perfect, by cooperating with God's grace in His plan in our life, we are perfected.
December 15, 2024. Third Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we are called to Rejoice this Sunday and always, knowing that God is with us and in His will, all things work for good.
December 1, 2024. First Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus will come again and now is the time to do what we need to be ready.
November 17, 2024. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus will come again. As we may have experienced His peace, love, and mercy already, so His coming on the last day will bring even more. We embrace His nearness this day so that we can ready and at peace on that day He comes again.
November 3, 2024. 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God calls us to love Him above all because it helps heal and redeem our fallenness.
October 27, 2024. 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Bartimeus approaches Jesus with the desire to see. Even though Bartimeus was blind, he saw enough to know that Jesus is God and the One he needs.
October 20, 2024. 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to embrace His will and lay down our lives in service.
October 13, 2024. 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to follow and experience the goodness He holds in store for us. He asks us to let go of what possesses us to be able to receive more of what He wants to give.
October 6, 2024. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us the unique relationship of man and woman to bless one another and the world. By loving in marriage we become the people God desires us to be.
September 29, 2024. 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to cooperate with His effort to remove sin and all that separates us from Him. He invites us to come to Him as we are and let His mercy purify us.
September 22, 2024. 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to accept His cross and will as we would receive a child. Jesus chooses to be with us in our suffering, holding us, and working all things for our good.
September 15, 2024. 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to freely embrace the cross because there we find Jesus carrying the cross with us out of love.
September 8, 2024. 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus wants not only to heal us but to bring us to salvation.
September 1, 2024. 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus wants to form our hearts by His commandments. As our hearts are transformed by His goodness, we can look forward to more and more goodness flowing out of us.
August 25, 2024. 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how when people walked away from Jesus due to His teaching on His Real Presence in the Eucharist, He invited the other disciples to make a choice. Peter responds, where else shall we go, you have the words of eternal. God loves us and our freedom and invites us to make a choice today for Him.
August 18, 2024. 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus offers us His very self to nourish, sustain, and heal us. We can receive Jesus now and by His grace we are led to eternal life.
August 11, 2024. 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us physical and spiritual sustenance to strengthen us on our journey to heaven.
August 4, 2024. 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how our goal as Christians is union with God. In the Eucharist, Jesus is both the means that gives us strength and the end to which we are journeying (union in heaven).
July 14, 2024. 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus sends us out with nothing because He wants to be our everything. By responding with courage and following His prompts, we and the world are changed.
June 23, 2024. 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how although Jesus is sleeping in the boat, He is still with us. Jesus stretches us to the point of being uncomfortable because He wants us to grow.
June 16, 2024. Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how growth takes time and often in unseen ways. By God's grace, if we cultivate our faith and do what is good, it is guaranteed to bear fruit.
June 2, 2024. The Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus (Corpus Christi) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus enters into a covenant with us through His blood. He shares His divine spirit with us and invites us to offer ourselves back to Him.
May 26, 2024. Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is a Trinity of persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, whose love pours out into our lives. We are then invited to go share His love, which allows us to experience even more of it.
May 12, 2024. Ascension Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus' power with us can help us persevere through all things. Jesus is with us in our suffering and desires to raise us to share in His divinity in heaven.
May 5, 2024. Sixth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God chooses to give us life and love and invites us to make a response of choosing Him. He seeks our greatest happiness and by putting Him first, we encounter the love we were created for.
April 21, 2024. Fourth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is the one who brings healing and salvation through all means, including suffering.
April 14, 2024. Third Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus brings something better to our lives and invites us to witness to that something better to the people around us.
April 7, 2024. Second Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus responds to Thomas' desire. Jesus shows Thomas His wounds, letting Thomas know that Jesus was lovingly with him in his sufferings.
March 31, 2024. Easter Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how encountering the Risen Jesus changes our lives and compels us to be witnesses of His goodness to the world.
March 30, 2024. Easter Vigil homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus offers us a way out of the brokenness caused by Original Sin. The gift of His sacraments offers us redemption and new life that can only come from Him.
March 29, 2024. Good Friday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how each person has a choice in the face of sin: we can choose to turn away from Christ or toward Him and embrace His cross and find salvation.
March 24, 2024. Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus chose to feel abandoned because that's where we are. We can choose to abandon how we wish we felt, abandoning ourselves into God's plan and will as Jesus did, knowing that He is with us right here where we are.
March 17, 2024. Fifth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus shares that His glory will be revealed in His upcoming suffering. His disciples are invited to follow Him to the cross and to the glory that will follow.
March 10, 2024. Fourth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus comes to save us from our diseased condition of Original Sin.
March 3, 2024. Third Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is working for our happiness by giving us His law and by continuing to purify us from the inside out.
February 25, 2024. Second Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the disciples are given a glimpse of Jesus' glory to encourage them on their journey. Jesus chooses to be with us in our trials and knowing that gives us the freedom to embrace and recognize the goodness of where we are now on the journey.
February 18, 2024. First Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God leads us among the wild beasts to help us grow. He gives us hope in His faithfulness and presence with us.
February 14, 2024. Ash Wednesday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how today is the day in which God is working to save us. Our invitation is to do our part to allow Him to save us so that we can experience His happiness.
February 4, 2024. Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus desires to heal us physically and in even deeper ways for our salvation.
January 28, 2024. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the voice of Jesus has the authority to articulate truth, forgive sins, and bring salvation. Jesus continues to speak His voice through His Body, the Church.
January 21, 2024. Third Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how every moment is the moment to turn and follow the Lord.
January 14, 2024. Second Sunday of Ordinary Time homily about how God continues to call to us. He invites us to respond and as we continue to seek Him, we will see Him when He desires.
January 7, 2024. Epiphany homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the Magi saw and responded. Jesus draws all people and wants to fulfill their deepest desires.
December 31, 2023. Holy Family Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is faithful to His promises. If we are looking for it and remain faithful, God will allow us to see His salvation and redemption already at work, not just in our world, but in our families.
December 25, 2023. Christmas homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus chooses to come enter into our poverty and invites us to bring to Him our poverty. He has a plan by His grace to redeem us and raise us to share His glory.
December 17, 2023. Third Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christians always have reason to rejoice because God is with us and is working all things for our good, even if we don't like everything that is happening now.
December 10, 2023. Second Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the one thing God needs us to do to help hasten His coming is to permit Him to come into our lives. We can level the road by inviting Him to remove our sin.
December 3, 2023. First Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God comes to us through the good, the bad, and the ugly, inviting us to turn to Him. By seeking Him in every situation we will be watching and ready when He comes again.
November 26, 2023. Christ the King Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to live like He lived on earth, loving the poor and outcast, so that we can live like Him in heaven, reigning in eternal, justice, love, and peace!
November 19, 2023. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God entrusts us with many gifts and we will need to offer an accounting one day of how we used those gifts. Jesus models how to entrust oneself fully to the Father.
November 12, 2023. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus will come back. We can experience His coming now through prayer and be ready with a strong relationship with Him and a life that He works through when He comes.
November 5, 2023. 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus calls us to be people of integrity in our words and actions. By letting Jesus transform every aspect of our lives, everything about us will communicate His love to the world and make Him known.
October 29, 2023. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus exhorts us to love God above all and our neighbor as ourselves. By putting God first, we open ourselves to receive God's love, which we can then share with others.
October 22, 2023. 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God invites us to make a gift of all that we are (good, bad, and the ugly) to Him. We come from Him, belong to Him, and are destined for eternity with Him.
October 15, 2023. 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is doing everything He can to save us, but needs our cooperation. God respects our freedom, yet desires to bless us abundantly with His heavenly banquet.
October 8, 2023. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to be co-laborers in the vineyard of His father. We have freedom to walk away or join Him and produce fruit worthy of eternal life.
October 1, 2023. 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we are always free to choose to follow Christ. No matter what happened yesterday, we can now choose to follow the Lord and experience His love and mercy.
September 24, 2023. 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God continues to seek us out and offer us His generous love. The moment to respond to His invitation is now.
September 17, 2023. 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time about how God has forgiven us much, much more than we have a need to forgive others. By forgiving others we open ourselves to His infinite mercy and forgiveness.
September 10, 2023. 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how if you agree to be courageous, you can level up in your friendships. And, if you agree to be open to feedback instead of defensive, we can grow personally and in our friendships.
September 3, 2023. 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to take up our cross. We don't have to like the cross offered to us but we can choose to embrace it with love, knowing that Jesus is right there with us.
August 27, 2023. 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites Peter and each of us to answer the question of how He is. He then reveals in His light, who we are and the path He has for us.
August 20, 2023. 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus highlights the faith and perseverance of the Canaanite woman. We persevere faithfully in prayer, acknowledging Jesus power and goodness to give us what we need at the right moment.
August 13, 2023. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how it is in the face of difficulty that Jesus invites us to step out in faith. Jesus draws us through our desire and is with us every step of the way.
July 30, 2023. 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how putting other things first will always fall flat. Giving up all for Jesus is the most fulfilling and we find that He is the One who gave all for me.
July 23, 2023. Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how our lives and world are complex, with both weeds and wheat. Acknowledging the weeds allows us to see reality more clearly and be able to receive the goodness of the wheat even more.
July 9, 2023. Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to follow Him and accept His yoke whatever it is, knowing He is right there with us.
June 25, 2023. Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus calls us to be not afraid as we live our faith and persecution.
June 11, 2023. Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus gives us His living presence in the Eucharist to give us life now and to strengthen us on the journey to eternal life.
June 4, 2023. Most Holy Trinity homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God reveals the wondrous mystery of who He is to invite us into that eternal communion of love for eternity.
May 28, 2023. Pentecost homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus sends us out to be His witnesses. God gives us His Spirit to be our strength and is with us every step of the way.
May 21, 2023. Ascension homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus came to be with us and show us the way to the Father. He, the head, shows us the path to evangelization and doing the Father's will, all the way to the cross but also to the glory of heaven.
May 14, 2023. Sixth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us His Holy Spirit so that He might remain in us. We are given the Spirit in baptism and a fuller outpouring in Confirmation. By seeking the Lord and following His commandments, we can hear the Spirit's movements more easily.
May 7, 2023. Fifth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is generously guiding and protecting us. In confession He reminds us of His unconditional love and care for us.
April 30, 2023. Fourth Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus the Good Shepherd speaks and invites us to follow Him. By spending time in prayer we can recognize His voice and the truth that He is with us every step of the way.
April 9, 2023. Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how death cannot hold us. Knowing that Christ has power over sin, suffering, and death liberates us to truly live now in expectation of the eternal life to come.
April 6, 2023. Mass of the Lord's Supper (Holy Thursday) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus' offering of Himself is eternal and you and I have the invitation to join our own offering of ourselves in union with His anew each day.
April 2, 2023. Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus humbly embraces His Father's will. Jesus chooses out of love to be with us in our suffering and show us how to offer everything to the Father.
March 26, 2023. Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus gives us His Spirit, which is eternal. We can live free knowing that in Christ, fear of death is removed.
March 19, 2023. Fourth Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ the Light of the World comes to shine light into our lives. By humbly turning to God, we can see Him more clearly and ourselves as He does.
March 12, 2023. Third Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus thirsts for the Samaritan woman's heart. He wants to hear her pain and shame and fill her with the love of His living water.
February 26, 2023. First Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the devil tempted Jesus in an area in which He was weak at the time. By knowing our weak spots and building up our faith and strength, we can be more ready for the temptations of the evil one.
February 19, 2023. Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ loves us as we are and calls us to love our enemies. By loving imperfect people, God perfects our love.
February 12, 2023. Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us law and commandments out of love, so that our hearts can be formed and our lives guided towards happiness.
February 5, 2023. Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we can impact our world for the better because we have been seasoned with Christ. Just as salt impacts everything it touches, so we impact the people around us for the better.
January 29, 2023. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God desires for us to share in His blessedness. Knowing He is with us, working all things for good, allows us to experience feeling blessed even now.
January 22, 2023. Third Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is the Light of the world. He invites us to draw close to Him, be filled with His light, and then go on mission with Him to bring Light to the world.
January 14, 2023. 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how by accepting God's invitation to be His servant opens us up to share in His glory and goodness.
January 8, 2023. Epiphany homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the Magi seek God and find Him. Who Jesus is, is revealed by the gifts they offer Him. In seeking God, we learn the truth that He is the One seeking and leading us.
December 25, 2022. Christmas homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God's answer to our need for a Savior is to send Jesus to be with us in our helplessness and suffering. Knowing He is with us, working all things for good, gives us peace and freedom to be where we are.
December 18, 2022. Fourth Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Joseph is a model of humility and trust as he witnesses holy obedience to God's will.
December 11, 2022. Third Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how hardship and joy often go together. We can know God is with us and His plan is being done, which gives us joy even in the midst of hardship and pain.
December 8, 2022. Immaculate Conception homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God has given us all the grace we need to persevere and share in His glory in heaven. We have freedom like Mary to participate in God's plan.
December 4, 2022. Second Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how when we allow God's grace to come in and change us, good fruit is shown. God gives us His Spirit, which is everything we need for our lives to radiate His light to others.
November 27, 2022. 1st Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus will come again at any moment. We can be ready, at peace, and even excited for His eternal joy.
November 20, 2022. Christ the King Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is a different type of king. Rather than be served, He seeks to serve and be united with His beloved. We can choose to unite ourselves with His will and cross, and so hope to share in the joy of His kingdom.
November 13, 2022. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus will come again and bring about justice. He is with us in injustice, loving us with the warmth of His love and encouraging us to persevere.
November 6, 2022. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is alive and at work. He is working to redeem all things which gives us a reason for hope and freedom to embrace all things as He continues to work all things for good.
October 30, 2022. 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Zaccheus seeks the Lord because Jesus is drawing him. Jesus draws us out of love because He wants to show us mercy. Zaccheus models for us that He is willing to do whatever it takes to be close to the Lord.
October 23, 2022. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ invites us to find our glory in the Lord, not ourselves. Even if we are full of sin, God has great compassion and mercy for us as we humbly turn to Him.
October 16, 2022. 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to persevere in prayer knowing that God is listening and will give us what we need. As we enter into prayer, we realize Jesus is the One doing battle for our good.
October 9, 2022. 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to give the Father thanks for all things. When we can thank Him for the good, the bad, and the ugly, then we open ourselves up to even more blessings.
October 2, 2022. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how our faith grows through the struggle. Jesus is with us every step of the way, inviting us to rely on His strength and keep going.
September 25, 2022. 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to reach out and close the gap with Him before it is too late. He loves us and invites us to accept His invitation.
September 18, 2022. 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how being faithful in small matters leads to being entrusted with greater things. By keeping the end in mind (heaven), we can be led to make prudent decisions in the small things.
September 11, 2022. 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus reached out to sinners in order to bring them healing. Like the father of the prodigal son, God waits for us to draw near by turning to Him, so that He can pour out His love and mercy.
September 4, 2022. 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is willing to give everything on the cross for our salvation and invites us to be willing to give all also. As we freely choose to embrace our cross we encounter Christ in a deeper way, loving us and with us.
August 28, 2022. 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to take the path of humility in trusting in His power to raise us up. It is a conscious choice to open up to another person, to truth, and to the Lord. We grow as we choose to open up and let the Lord exalt us by His power and in His timing.
August 14, 2022. 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we are invited to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. Even when people around us persecute us, perhaps our own family members, we are invited to endure the cross knowing Christ is right there with us.
August 7, 2022. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus exhorts the disciples to be vigilant in waiting for the Master to come. Being ready includes being spiritually reading for death and being receptive to God and His will in prayer.
July 17, 2022. 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how no matter how much we work, God wants to do something better for us. The most fruitful human activity is to sit at the Lord's feet in prayer, bringing Him all our worries and anxieties.
July 10, 2022. 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus calls us to love our neighbor. We do that from wounded hearts and what we need first is to be loved by God. By receiving His merciful care through His Body, the Church, we can better love others so that they can know His love too.
July 3, 2022. 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus says our cause for rejoicing is that our names are written in heaven. Our greatest joy is in being claimed by God and freed from sin. Jesus invites us to go on mission to invite others into the joy of God's grace.
June 26, 2022. 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus invites us to follow Him in discipleship. Paradoxically, as we follow Jesus in obedience, we find the greatest freedom in happiness.
June 19, 2022. Corpus Christi (Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus feeds and sustains us by His presence in the Eucharist. He knows our human condition and gives us what we need out of love for us.
June 12, 2022. Trinity Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is love and He invites us into the eternal exchange of love between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit given to us in baptism gives us the capacity to become more like Jesus, offering everything to the Father.
May 15, 2022. 5th Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus calls us to love one another as He has loved us. This call is not easy. Yet, consciously choosing to love others as Christ loves us will make us into saints.
May 8, 2022. 4th Sunday in Easter (and Mother's Day!) homily about how God the Father holds us in His hand. Our mothers help reveal God's care for us.
May 1, 2022. 3rd Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Peter knows he needs the Lord so much that he is willing to jump into the sea. Peter knows that Jesus is drawing him and will catch him. We are invited to trust and take a step out in faith, knowing that the Lord will always catch us.
April 24, 2022. 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is able and desires to heal all of us, even if we do not experience physical healing here on earth. More importantly, Jesus gives His Church His power to forgive sins for spiritual healing.
April 17, 2022. Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ is alive, not just 2,000 years ago but also today. He speaks and is active, inviting us to know Him and be renewed in hope.
April 16, 2022. Easter Vigil homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how baptism makes us a new creation. God wants to transform us from the inside out by His grace to make us His beloved sons and daughters.
April 14, 2022. Holy Thursday (Mass of the Lord's Supper) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus establishes a new covenant in His blood. A covenant renews our family bond and the priesthood makes it possible for the people of God.
April 10, 2022. Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus desired to show His love to His disciples more than He desired to avoid pain and suffering. He freely embraced the cross with love to be with us.
April 3, 2022. 5th Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus responds with love and compassion to the woman caught in adultery. He looks at her and us differently and invites us to forgive ourselves.
April 3, 2022. 5th Sunday of Lent (year A readings) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus has power over life and death and shares this divine power with us in baptism.
March 27, 2022. 4th Sunday of Lent (year A readings) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus comes to enlighten us so that we can learn to see things as He does.
March 20, 2022. 3rd Sunday in Lent (year A readings) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus asks the woman at the well for a drink because He is thirsting for her heart. As she opens her heart and allows herself to be known, Jesus pours into her the living water of His love.
March 13, 2022. 2nd Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how our final destiny is not here on earth but in heaven. God gives the disciples a glimpse of the glory to come with the Transfiguration of Jesus to encourage them for the suffering to come.
March 6, 2022. 1st Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus chooses to go to the desert so that we would never be alone in our temptation. With Jesus by our side and the power of Scripture, we can turn to the Father and allow the difficulties to make us stronger.
March 2, 2022. Ash Wednesday homily of Fr. Matt Lowry about how God doesn't wants our whole heart as we are. We do not need to wait until we are perfect, but by coming to God as we are, He perfect us.
February 20, 2022. 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus' invitation to forgive is meant to be a healing process that opens us up further to His love.
February 13, 2022. 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ invites us to lean into Him in difficult times. We find Him on the cross with us, allowing us to blessed by His presence, in good times and in bad.
February 6, 2022. Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry (at the AZ host site for SEEK22 Conference) about how God calls Peter, who is a sinful man, because all God has are sinful men to choose from. Our sin actually draws God close to us, and invites us to depend on Him completely.
January 30, 2022. 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus offers us salvation and awaits our response. Jesus cites two examples of "outsiders" from the Old Testament who respond. We are never beyond Jesus' reach of salvation.
January 23, 2022. 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ announces Himself as the jubilee of God, paying the forgiveness of debts and working to unite His family through His Body, the Church.
January 16, 2022. 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God desires union with us as we are. He desires to come into our imperfect ordinariness with His supernatural grace and do something incredible.
January 2, 2022. Epiphany homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is the fulfillment of what we search for. The search demands something of us, and yet however much we give, God gives more.
December 26, 2021. Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph homily about how God has given us our family as the means to perfect us. We are not to compare ourselves to the Holy Family, but to allow them into our house, so that we can one day be welcomed into the Father's house.
December 25, 2021. Christmas homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about Jesus' lineage reveals that He chooses to enter an imperfect family. Our own families and story are imperfect and that is exactly why Jesus chooses out of love to come and be with us with His peace and healing.
December 19, 2021. 4th Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how women are a blessing from God and Mary is the greatest. Mary brings Jesus with her, whether to Elizabeth or to us.
December 12, 2021. 3rd Sunday in Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how John the Baptist tells us that Jesus is coming with His winnowing fan to sift that which endures and that which will pass away.
December 8, 2021. Immaculate Conception homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God chose Mary as part of His plan of salvation. He also chooses to give us every spiritual blessing and invites us to choose Him and trust as Mary did.
December 5, 2021. 2nd Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God never gives up working on us. He invites us to have the courage to respond to His promptings and allow Him to bring the good work He has begun in us to completion.
November 28, 2021. 1st Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ is coming. We can begin today and be ready joyfully when Christ comes back.
November 21, 2021. Christ the King Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is the Truth and in His Kingdom all will be made known. We can choose to make Him King of our lives now and live in reality, as we wait for the fulness of His Kingdom to come one day.
November 14, 2021. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus will come back at a particular time, although we know not when. Knowing that He is coming back moves us to be ready now, just as knowing that our last day could be tomorrow motivates us to live life to the full today.
November 7, 2021. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God invites us to give Him everything. He who gives us everything invites us to bring all that we have and trust that He will take care of us.
October 31, 2021. 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how loving God first helps put everything else in order. Jesus then teaches us how to love ourselves (as He loves us) so that we can together go and love others.
October 24, 2021. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus heals Bartimeus, a blind man. Bartimeus expresses his desire to Jesus who wants to listen. After answering Bartimeus' desire, Bartimeus chooses to follow Jesus who is the fulfillment of all desire.
October 17, 2021. 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus wants for us to share in His glory, but reveals that the path to get there comes through drinking the cup that He drinks. When we say yes to the cross, Jesus is right by our side, giving us hope that in heaven we will be right by His side.
October 10, 2021. 28th Sunday in Ordinary time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus desires to show us the path to greater happiness. If we trust God and are open to following the path He leads for us, we will experience the goodness and happiness He created us for.
October 3, 2021. 27 th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God made us out of love and has a plan to redeem us by His grace as He makes us into His saints. Marriage reveals the Trinity and forms us into people of communion, better prepared for union with God in heaven.
September 26, 2021. 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is serious about sin because it is the one thing that can separate us from Him. We are invited to allow Him to pluck sin out of us and plunge it into the unquenchable fire of His divine love.
September 19, 2021. 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is the one who wants to help not only my salvation, but my healing now. By choosing to embrace what I am going through and invite Jesus into it, I can experience His peace no matter what is going on around me.
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.
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.
December 13, 2020. 3rd Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how knowing the Lord is with us and His will is being done brings joy. Joy in created things will not last, but finding joy in the Lord can remain with us always.
December 6, 2020. 2nd Sunday in Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Lord desires to come meet us where we are, and waits until we open the door to Him. The Lord will answer our efforts even if His timing is different than ours.
November 29, 2020. 1st Sunday of Advent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how our redeemer is coming. We have been so watchful with Covid, yet how much more important to avoid the disease of sin and seek out that which is good, so as to stand ready when Christ our Redeemer comes again.
November 22, 2020. Christ the King Sunday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ desires to come and heal us. By allowing Him to sit on the throne of our hearts, we are able to love as Him, as well as love Him in others.
November 15, 2020. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the fear of the Lord means to love the Lord above all. By giving back to Him all that we have been given (which is everything), we are blessed even more.
November 8, 2020. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the wise ones know the Lord and know how to respond when adversity strikes.
November 1, 2020. All Saints homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the saints got to heaven by drawing closer to Christ and His sacraments. The saints knew they were beloved children of God, which freed them to be who they were.
October 25, 2020. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we learn from witnesses in the faith. Jesus is our greatest model in the faith in how He loves the Father with everything, and fights for us in His offering on the cross.
October 18, 2020. 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is so powerful He chooses to work and guide world events even without the knowing cooperation of those people. He invites us to know and cooperate with Him in His plan of salvation.
October 11, 2020. 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God desires to fully supply all our needs. Whether we have a little or a lot, God is working to give us exactly what we need.
October 4, 2020. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how St. Paul encourages us to have no anxiety, and shows us the path by giving it to God in prayer. Knowing that Christ chooses to take our suffering upon Himself and be with us in our difficulties now and in the future, helps us to remain in the peace only He can give.
September 27, 2020. 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how what matters is what we doing and saying in the current moment. We may have not made the best choices, but in this new moment we can turn to the Lord whose door is always open.
September 20, 2020. 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is faithful to His promises, but also is very generous. He invites us to receive His gift of salvation and labor with Him in the kingdom.
September 13, 2020. 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how receiving God's incredible forgiveness and compassion heals us and allows us to forgive and show compassion to others.
September 6, 2020. 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus wants us to give feedback to our brother in Christ. This only happens after we've reflected, prayed, and listened. Reconciling with our brother in Christ allows us to go to God united and for God's Spirit to more fully dwell in our relationship.
August 30, 2020. 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how following God's will involves holding our own plans lightly, in order be willing to let go and embrace His will. God wants all of us, including our disappointments and dashed hopes from the past.
August 16, 2020. 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God leads us by our desires because He has a plan to fulfill them. If He doesn't fulfill them right away it is because He is seeking to stretch and grow our faith through perseverance to give us some even better.
August 9, 2020. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how knowing Jesus is with us in the midst of the storm can give us great peace. Focusing on him and telling him about the storm can give us great comfort, knowing that He always, "Has us."
August 2, 2020. 18th Sunday in Ordinary time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how the Lord desires to feed us in all the ways that we are hungry. He has a plan to satisfy our earthly needs, but also answers our deepest desires for fulfillment and wholeness.
July 19, 2020. 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God's power at work to move all things for good gives us hope in the midst of evil and our own sinfulness.
July 12, 2020. 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God desires for us to experience great faithfulness and fruitfulness in our lives. To cultivate rich soil in our lives it helps to seek to constantly grow in our understanding of our faith, grow deep roots through consistent daily prayer, and in the face of anxiety, go to the Lord.
July 5, 2020. 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how Christ comes as our just savior in ways that are different than we might think and invites us to follow His lead.
June 28, 2020. 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how God invites us to show charity to others because He wants us to participate in His love. The reward He gives us for loving as He does, making Him known, is His very self.
June 21, 2020. 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about what it means to live in the face of fear. Knowing that God is with us gives us confidence to know that we can handle whatever comes because we are not alone.
June 14, 2020. Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ sustains us in our difficulties by giving us His very self. He gets us through the desert by being with us.
May 31, 2020. Pentecost homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how God first breathed life into us in creation and now breathes new life into us by His Holy Spirit. Filled with His life, we are moved according to His will, making Him known in the world.
May 24, 2020. Ascension homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how Jesus chooses to descend and join us in our humanity, so that He can lift us up to share in His divinity.
May 17, 2020. 6th Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God is with us in all things. Everything we experience is somehow part of God's plan for our good, so that one day we can share in His glory.
May 3, 2020. 4th Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how following the Good Shepherd and going where He goes includes bearing the cross of Christ. Following after Him can include suffering as He did, yet leads to eternal life and union with Him.
April 26, 2020. 3rd Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God reveals Himself through His Word. Knowing the Scriptures helps us to know the Lord and recognize Him in the Eucharist even more clearly. In this time of not being able to receive Jesus in the Eucharist, we can turn to His Scriptures and allow Him to open our eyes even more to His presence with us, leading us to communion.
April 19, 2020. 2nd Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Will Schmid on how Thomas is an example of how to unite ourselves to Jesus.
April 12, 2020. Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how we have received our faith from witnesses. Then our encounter with the Risen Lord makes us His witnesses today. Our ability to trust in God's power and presence, even in the midst of trial and difficulty, gives witness to the power of Christ alive today.
April 11, 2020. Easter Vigil homily by Fr. Will Schmid about how the resurrection is not so much an end to death, but a new beginning to life. How we live gives witness to our faith and the joy that Christ gives.
April 9, 2020. Holy Thursday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how Jesus gives us a model of how to love others. On this night that Jesus institutes the Eucharist and the Priesthood, He demonstrates an example of how his priests and followers are to love in humble service.
March 29, 2020. 5th Sunday of Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on Jesus' power over death. Jesus raises Lazarus to show He has power over physical death, but more importantly, Jesus has power over sin and eternal death. He works through all illness and sin in order to do something better, our salvation.
March 27, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share reflections on the daily readings and the gift of indulgences. Through the Church, God continues helping bring healing and redemption.
March 26, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share reflections on the daily readings and how we are invited to find our affirmation from God and not seek it from other people.
March 25, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry share reflections on the daily readings and the incredible event of God becoming man. This incredible reality reveals how God desires to be with His people, even now. Mary teaches us how to respond with humility and receptivity to God's amazing plan.
March 24, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry share reflections on the daily readings and how they apply to our lives today. It is easy to get caught up in how God is not doing what we think He should be doing, but instead we are invited to bring to Him all that we are experiencing so as to begin to see more clearly what He is actually doing.
March 23, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry share reflections on the daily readings and how one man's encounter with Christ led his whole household to know the Lord. Sharing our encounter with the Lord and inviting others in to that relationship could help people around us that we love in the way that matters most.
March 22, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share reflections on the Sunday readings and how Sunday can still be a day of rest and renewal. The readings illustrate how baptism bestows God's light and helps us to see more clearly.
March 21, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share reflections on the daily Gospel and how Jesus calls out those convinced of their own righteousness and despise others. Jesus invites us to come humbly as we are and He will exalt us.
March 20, 2020. Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, reflect on today's readings and how they lead us deeper in relationship with the God who loves us and holds nothing good back from us. Loving ourselves as God loves us unlocks our ability to love others as God loves them.
March 19, 2020. Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share insights we can learn from the example of St. Joseph and how it can help us today in our current hidden life.
March 18, 2020. Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, reflect on today's readings and how not the smallest part of God's law or promises will fall away. God makes Himself present in the small things as well as the big events of our daily lives.
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March 17, 2020. The Northern Fathers, Fr. Will Schmid and Fr. Matt Lowry, share their thoughts on the current situation in light of today's Gospel and how our faith can strengthen us and give us hope. Difficulty happens, but our faith informs how we can respond in a way that allows God to "work all things for good" (Romans 28:8).
March 15, 2020. 3rd Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ knows everything about us and loves us as we are. The woman at the well shows us how being known completely by Jesus allows us to be completely loved by Him who gave us everything.
March 8, 2020. 2nd Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about knowing that Jesus is with us allows us share in His peace and be willing to walk the road ahead without fear.
March 1, 2020. 1st Sunday in Lent homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about God's plan of salvation. We were created for happiness and even though sin and mistrust entered the world, God has a plan to redeem everything. Temptation becomes the opportunity to turn to God and trust in Him and His plan.
February 26, 2020. Ash Wednesday homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus Christ faces death head on for us. Following His example, with Him, leads to resurrection and the fullness of life He created us for. Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving aid us on this journey to life this Lent.
February 23, 2020. 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ calls us to love our enemies. We do this by receiving his perfect love in our imperfection and striving to imitate how He loved us all the way to the cross.
January 16, 2020. Newman Night talk by Gavin Ahern on the beauty and complementarity of the sexes. Video links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRC-8Gn0I0o&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=qMQvfNZiiGA&feature=emb_logo https://youtu.be/7Jpb2_YdxYM https://youtu.be/xPb1t3jU3sI
February 20, 2020. Newman Night talk by Monsignor James Shea (President of the University of Mary) on insights into the modern challenge to living our faith and witnessing to the modern world. Very inspiring and insightful.
February 16, 2020. 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us His law and commandments to guide us on the path to happiness. However, in the end what saves us is not our goodness, but His - salvation in Jesus Christ.
February 9, 2020. 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how we are called to let our light shine to the world through our faith and charity towards others.
February 2, 2020. Presentation of the Lord homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Jesus is always at work refining and purifying our temple to make us His dwelling place.
January 26, 2020. 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how Christ chooses to come into our darkness with his light in order to bring salvation.
January 19, 2020. 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how it is by the power of the Holy Spirit that we claim Jesus as Lord. After recognizing Him as God, one is moved to proclaim Him to others so that they also can experience His joy and peace.
January 12, 2020. Baptism of the Lord homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how in baptism we put on Christ as we receive His divine life and salvation. We are a new creation and can rest in our identity as the beloved son or daughter of a Father who loves us as we are.
January 5, 2020. Epiphany homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the encounter with the Lord changed the Magi. God wants to change our lives for the better, but it requires recognizing our desire for more and our willingness to move towards Him and being open to change. His life changes the trajectory of our lives for the better.
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 encourage the person to connect with one.
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.
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.
July 28, 2019. 17th Sunday in Ordinary time homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about God's invitation to be persistent with Him about what we want. By talking to God about our desires we discover that it is Him who put those desires in us to lead us to Him and ultimate happiness.
June 30, 2019. 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily of Fr. Matt Lowry about the invitation of Jesus to follow Him. By following the deepest desires of our hearts and going all in, we encounter our deepest happiness in following Him.
June 23, 2019 homily of Fr. Matt Lowry for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). Jesus is the Word and has power over words, so that when He says, "This is my Body," He becomes present so that we can adore, receive, and become more and more like Him.
June 16, 2019 homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on the Blessed Trinity. One analogy to understanding the Trinity is Love. 1 John 4 describes God as love. In the one act of love there is the Lover, the Beloved, and the Love between them. The Trinity reveals that God desires to invite us His children into His communion of life and love.
June 9, 2019. Pentecost homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how receiving the Spirit of God gives us humans a higher dignity than the angels. Even when we cannot feel the goodness God sees in us and gives us in our baptism, the reality of our dignity as the beloved sons and daughters of a Father who loves us remains.
June 2, 2019. Ascension homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about how the Ascension of Jesus into heaven shows us where our final destination is. The dignity we have from our baptism is that we were made not merely for earth, but for heaven, and so even in the darkest of circumstances we have hope that God desires to redeem and draw all things to Himself.
May 19, 2019. 5th Sunday of Easter (year C) homily by Fr. Matt Lowry about the goodness of God's love and what it looks like as Christians live it out.
May 12, 2019. 4th Sunday of Easter homily by Fr. Matt Lowry given at St. Theresa Parish in Phoenix about how God desires all of us to be his instruments of salvation. Fr. Matt was speaking at St. Theresa in conjunction with the Diocese of Phoenix "Together Let Us Go Forth" campaign for Evangelization and Discipleship.
May 5, 2019. 3rd Sunday of Easter homily (year C) from Fr. Matt Lowry about how Peter is an example and inspiration about how to move in response to the Lord.
April 28th, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Divine Mercy Sunday about how the Lord comes to us in his resurrection to meet us in our brokenness full of love, mercy, and healing.
April 21st, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry at the Easter Sunday Mass about how we can be witnesses of Christ through our actions. That as we trust in and follow the Lord we can be witnesses to Christ in the eyes of our neighbor. "The most powerful influence I can have on somebody is to just live my faith."
April 20th, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry at the Saturday Vigil Mass about how as Jesus was risen from the dead following His death on the cross, He became our morning star. He became our light and our direction to follow as we pursue the goodness of our Lord.
April 19th, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Good Friday about how Jesus Christ surrenders His will to the Lord and trusts in the suffering He is about to endure. That He can entrust everything to the Lord.
April 18th, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Holy Thursday about how our Lord was not afraid of sin and death, and that he was willing to suffer in order to spread the love of the Lord. This sacrifice is the model the Lord has left for us to follow.
April 14th, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry for the 6th Sunday of Lent about how as we allow ourselves to say yes to the Father's will above our own, we find great freedom and peace. It is in His will that we are where we are supposed to be.
April 7th, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry for the 5th Sunday of Lent about how as we open our hearts to the Lord, He can transform our lives and help us through our struggles.
March 31, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry for the 4th Sunday of Lent about how the Lord sees us as His beloved son and daughter and wants us to know of His perfect love for us.
March 24, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry for the 3rd Sunday of Lent about how our Lord seeks relationship with all of us. He knows everything about us and calls us to Him.
March 17, 2019 homily from Fr. Matt Lowry for the 2nd Sunday of Lent about the disciples becoming fully awake as they encounter Christ in His glory. As we are drawn closer in prayer to the Lord of life we encounter the One who came so that we might experience life to the full.
March 10th, 2019, First Sunday of Lent. Homily from Fr. Benedict Mary on how the devil tries to tempt Jesus in the desert. Jesus shows us how being grounded in the truth of His word can support and help us in our battles so much.
March 6th, 2019, Ash Wednesday. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how returning to the Lord, reorienting our lives towards Him, allows so much goodness to come into our lives.
March 3rd, 2019, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how our Lord wants to heal and redeem our hearts, so that His goodness may flow through us.
February 24th, 2019, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary time. Homily from Fr. Dan Connealy on how transformative Christian love is. He explained how much power Christian love holds and how enriching it is.
February 17th, 2019, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how through any brokenness, by taking our struggles to the Lord, we can still find joy in following His will.
February 10th, 2019, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how we are saved through His grace. That although we are all sinners, the Lord calls us to goodness.
February 3rd, 2019, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how God is with us and wants us to hear Him through our struggles, but we have to allow ourselves to receive Him. That our Lord is ever present in our lives no matter what the circumstance.
January 27, 2019. Third Sunday in Ordinary time homily by Fr. Dan Connealy on how the Lord is by our side and seeking us at all times, in whatever state of our life we may be in.
January 13, 2019. Baptism of the Lord homily by Fr. Matt Lowry on how the baptism of Jesus allows those baptized access to the blessed life of the Trinity. Heaven is eternal relationship with God, and baptism opens that up for God's beloved sons and daughters.
December 30, 2018, Holy Family homily from Fr. Matt Lowry about how God gives us our family as a gift to be offered back to Him, and to make us holy through loving them.
December 25, 2018. Nativity of the Lord, Christmas, homily from Fr. Matt Lowry using the readings for the Vigil, about how God chooses to come into our family line in order to bring salvation to them and us.
December 23, 2018. Fourth Sunday of Advent homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on why we call it was appropriate for Elizabeth to call Mary Blessed, and how each of us has a chance to share in this Blessedness.
December 16, 2018. Third Sunday of Advent. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how to guard your heart from discouragement, and to remain joyful and hopeful in the Lord.
December 9th, 2018. Second Sunday of Advent. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how our salvation comes from none other than Jesus Christ, despite all that may be going on around and in our lives.
December 7th, 2018, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry.
December 2nd, 2018, First Sunday of Advent. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how bringing everything to the Lord, while it may not fix everything instantaneously, it is in the waiting that the Lord is working on helping us more than we could imagine.
November 25th, 2018, Thirty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how when we make Jesus our king, we can find freedom in surrendering ourselves.
November 18th, 2018, Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how through life there will be difficulty and darkness, but Jesus, being the light of the world, will answer our struggles and show us His light.
November 11th, 2018, Thirty Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how releasing all we have to our Lord, we may be opened to receive Jesus, who gives us everything.
November 4th, 2018, Thirty First Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how proper order of love for all things in our life leads us to more love and joy. That it helps us to know God's love better.
November 1st, 2018, All Saint's Day, Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on the hope and joy in knowing that Heaven and therefore God, is awaiting us.
October 28th, 2018, Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how all our desires are to lead ourselves to happiness, but that is often the end goal, not the current circumstances that we may face and that God may be using to lead us to true eternal happiness in Him.
October 21th, 2018, Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how bringing the difficult things to the "divine physician" of God, we can find light and goodness through all things.
October 14th, 2018, Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how God is the one who is good, and through that, He loves us perfectly despite the circumstances.
October 7th, 2018,Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how we are made for relationship, and that a healthy relationship is one that leads us towards the relationship with the Lord.
September 30, 2018,Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how letting go of things can open up opportunity to seek Christ more.
September 16, 2018,Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on how Jesus is connected to his cross, and that to take up your cross while following Jesus, is to achieve salvation.
September 9, 2018,Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on opening the door for Jesus to affect our lives, that God has created us to be fully live within him, but we must be open to it.
September 2, 2018,Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on proclaiming our love for the Father so that we may be spurred to love Him deeper.
August 26, 2018, Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Our freedom to choose Jesus and his church.
August 20, 2018, Twentieth Sunday in ordinary time. Homily from Fr. Dan Connealy on Eucharist and its meaning.
August 12, 2018, nineteenth Sunday in ordinary time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Our daily connection to heaven.
August 5, 2018, Seventeenth Sunday in ordinary time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Christ giving us our daily bread.
July 29, 2018 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on being fed by Christ.
July 15, 2018 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Dan Connealy on Leaving everything behind and following Christ.
July 1, 2018 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Homily from Fr. Dan Connealy on The Healing Power of Christ.
June 3, 2018 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on the The Blood of Christ.
May 13, 2018 Holy Trinity Sunday. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on the freedom of being a son of God.
May 13, 2018 seventh Sunday of Easter . Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Being lifted up by Christ.
May 5, 2018 sixth Sunday of Easter. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on our Relationship with Christ.
April 29, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Remaining in Jesus Christ.
April 22, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Easter. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Jesus Christ as The Good Shepherd.
April 15, 2018 Third Sunday of Easter. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Jesus Christ as our Advocate.
March 18, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Lent , year C. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Life and Death.
March 11, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Lent , year C. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on God's love for the world.
March 4, 2018 Third Sunday of Lent , year C. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on the woman at the well.
February 15, 2018 Second Sunday of Lent , year C. Homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on the beloved son.
First Sunday of lent , year C (February 18, 2018) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on asking to be saved.
Ash Wednesday, year C (February 14, 2018) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on the cross and its meaning.
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time , year C (February 11, 2018) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on being made clean by Christ.
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time , year C (February 4, 2018) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Christ as a healer
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time , year C (January 28, 2018) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Following the Voice of Freedom.
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time , year C (January 21, 2018) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on This being the time to follow the Lord.
Solemnity of Christ the King, year B (November 26, 2017) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Christ's kingly love for us.
1st Sunday of Advent, year B (December 3, 2017) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on preparing for Christmas through prayer.
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, year C (January 14, 2018) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on being present with the Lord.
The Epiphany of the Lord, year C (January 7, 2018) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on The gifts we bring to God.
3nd Sunday of Advent, year B (December 17, 2017) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on Always Rejoicing .
Christmas Eve, year B (December 24, 2017) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on The Ark of God.
New Years Eve, year B (December 31, 2017) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on putting on love.
Christmas day, year B (December 25, 2017) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on God being our hero.
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year C (October 20, 2013), homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on the battle of prayer.
2nd Sunday of Advent, year B (December 10, 2017) homily from Fr. Matt Lowry on preparing for the journey with Christ.