What does Augmented Reality mean for Christian faith and life?Father Goodrich preached this sermon as part of a series entitled, "Faith in the Future" to a congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church, in Dubuque, Iowa. In the sermon he referen

Christianity and Artificial Intelligence

16 days ago 14m 28s

What does AI mean for Christian faith and life? Father Goodrich preached this sermon as part of a series entitled, "Faith in the Future" to a congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church, in Dubuque, Iowa. In the sermon he references the Gospel

Christianity and Aliens

23 days ago 13m

What would the existence of extraterrestrials mean for Christian faith?Father Goodrich preached this sermon as part of a series entitled, "Faith in the Future" based partially on 1 John 1:1-2:2 to a congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church,

Before, After, Now

30 days ago 11m 34s

Is the Resurrection about life before, after, or now?Father Goodrich preach this sermon to a congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church on Easter Sunday in Dubuque, Iowa, based on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 and Mark 16:1-18.Receive the Father Goodr

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Feb 11th, 2024 12m 7s

What's Lent All About? Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Mark 9:2-9 to a congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Subscribe to the Father Goodrich Newsletter

The Ultimate Question

Jan 28th, 2024 16m 21s

What is the answer to life's ultimate question?Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 to a congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Subscribe to the Father Goodrich Newsletter

A Life to Live

Jan 14th, 2024 15m 49s

Serious faith is not about becoming super religious it's about...Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on John 1:43-51 to a Zoom/online congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. The congregation worshipped on ZOOM due to

Baptism, Big Deal.

Jan 7th, 2024 17m 55s

What’s baptism all about? Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Acts 19:-17 and Mark 4:1-11 to an in-person congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. The congregation was celebrating the feasts of The Epiphany and th

Three Threads of Dominican Spirituality

Aug 23rd, 2023 11m 2s

What does it mean for someone to join the Dominican Order? Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Isaiah 43, 1 Peter 1:13-23; and Luke 13:10-21 to an in-person congregation of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Lincoln, Nebraska, who were

Pregnant with God

Aug 13th, 2023 12m

What can the life of Mary reveal to us about God and Christian faith today? Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Luke 1:46-55 on the Feast of St. Mary to an in-person congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Subs

The Human Predicament

Jul 9th, 2023 12m 22s

Are you aware of this deeply human predicament and what to do about it?Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Romans 7: 15-25a and Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 to a live congregation of Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, Ballarat, Victoria, A

The Bible as a Western

Jul 2nd, 2023 12m 16s

What are we to do with a Bible passage about child sacrifice? Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Genesis 22:1-14, Romans 6:12-23, and Matthew 10:40-42 to a live congregation of St. George's Anglican Cathedral, Perth, Western Austral

The Apostolic Principle

Jun 18th, 2023 16m 28s

Do you know about the principle that directs every Christian's life? Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Matthew 9:35-10:8 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Subscribe to the Father Goodrich Newsle

Spiritual Oxygen and Christian Faith

Jun 11th, 2023 16m 6s

What's faith about? Is it static or dynamic, a complement or an opposite to reason?Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Genesis 12:1-9, Romans 4:13-25, Matthew 9:9-12, 18-26 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuq

Pentecost: What's It All About?

Jun 4th, 2023 13m 58s

Pentecost, what is it and how does it relate to our lives today? Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Acts 2:1-21; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13, John 20:19-23 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Subscribe t

Practical and Powerful: The Trinity

Jun 4th, 2023 17m 37s

The Trinity is not an obscure theological concept, it impacts is powerful and practical. Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Genesis 1:1-12:4a, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, and Matthew 28:16-20 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episco

Have you heard of the Ladder of Perfection?

Mar 26th, 2023 7m 32s

When you are trying to get somewhere in life, especially spiritually, keep this in mind.Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Matthew 5:43-48 for the Feast of Day of Walter Hilton to a live congregation of St. Peter's Anglican Church,

A Different Kind of Sacrifice

Mar 19th, 2023 12m 13s

The Lord's Supper reminds us of a crucial spiritual principle, what is it? Father Goodrich preached this sermon to a gathered congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church, in Dubuque, Iowa. The sermon, preached on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, is b

Fizz or no Fizz?

Mar 12th, 2023 10m 43s

Are you a person of peace? Father Goodrich preached this sermon to a gathered congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church, in Dubuque, Iowa. It is was re-recorded due to a technical error.The sermon, preached on the third Sunday of Lent, is bas

Twenty Centuries and You

Mar 5th, 2023 14m 16s

Is faith about the mind or the heart? Father Goodrich preached this sermon to a gathered congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church, in Dubuque, Iowa.The sermon, preached on the second Sunday of Lent, is based on Genesis 12:1-4a, Psalm 121, Ro

One of Life's Difficult Lessons

Feb 26th, 2023 12m 47s

Is the purpose of confessing our sins to make us feel bad or something else?Father Goodrich preached this sermon to a gathered congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church, in Dubuque, Iowa. The sermon, preached on the first Sunday of Lent, is b

Getting Back on Track

Feb 23rd, 2023 13m 32s

Is the goal of holiness and Lent to be more religious or something else?Father Goodrich preached this sermon to a live Zoom congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church, in Dubuque, Iowa. A winter storm moved the service to Zoom. The sermon is b

Liking is Optional

Feb 5th, 2023 17m 20s

What’s the secret for dealing with difficult people you don’t like? Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa, based on Matthew 5:13-20. Fr. Goodrich preaches a version of this serm

One Little Word...

Jan 29th, 2023 15m 48s

What's one little word from a Bible verse that has power to transform lives?Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa, based on Micah 6:1-8Subscribe to the Father Goodrich Newsletter

Stop, Drop, and Roll.

Jan 22nd, 2023 14m 16s

When God calls you to something, big or small, what are you supposed to do?Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa, based on Matthew 4:12-23. Subscribe to the Father Goodrich News