Funny Friar Ministries

St. Paul’s famous passage about love didn’t first show up at wedding. Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.   Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

Learn from the first Christians about the meaning of words like "baptism" and "church." Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.  Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

 Have you heard the rumor that faith and science don’t go together?Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Mark 10:46-52 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.  Receive Father Goodrich Newsletter 

How can we allow kindness to flow naturally into our words and deeds? Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on and Mark 9:38-50 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.  Receive Father Goodrich Newsletter 

The smallest deed can be used by God to transform a life. Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on and Mark 9:30-27 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.  Receive Father Goodrich Newsletter 

Words are powerful, a kind word given at the right moment can transform a life. Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on James 3:1-12 and Mark 8:27-38 at  a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.  Receive Father Goodrich Newsletter 

There is a reality  at the heart of the Christian life, do you know what it is?Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on 1 Kings 8:1, 6, 10-11, 22-30, 41-43 and John 6:56-50 at  a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.  Receive Father Goodrich Newsletter 

One of the oldest images of the Order reveals the way of life of its members.  Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Exodus 24:12-18 and John 12:27-36 at the annual chapter meeting of the Anglican Order of Preachers (aka “The Dominicans”) held at St. John the Baptist Cathedral, San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Receive Father Goodrich Newsletter 

There is a fundamental to the faith that can set you free to live life to the fullest. Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter 

Is the life of faith about doing big things for God? Maybe it’s about something else.Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Mark 4:26-34, to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter 

There’s a habit you should develop that will give your identity away, even to complete strangers.Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon based 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 11:14-15, 2 Corinthians 4:14-5:1, and Mark 3:20-25 to a congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

The Christian faith didn’t take off after the Resurrection, something else had to happen first. Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon online (via Zoom), based on Acts 2:1-21 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter 

The real Lord’s Prayer is not the “Our Father.” Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon based on John 17:6-19  at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

Sometimes God brings us into contact with the most surprising of people.Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon based on Acts 10:44-48 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

Whether you are 9 or 99 there is one thing God is always inviting you to do. Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon based on Acts 8:26-30, 1 John 4:7-21, and John 15:1-18 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

Positive feelings are great, but something else is needed to sustain relationships of all kinds.  Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon online (via Zoom) based on 1 John 3:16-24 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.   Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

You can grow in your ability to give and receive forgiveness, find out how. Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon online (via Zoom), based on 1 John 1:9 and 1 John 3:1-7 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.  Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

Doubt, properly handled, can build up your faith, not bring it down. Find out how.Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon online (via Zoom), based on John 20:19-31 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

The power of the Resurrection isn’t limited to the past, you can experience it today.Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon online (via Zoom), based on Mark 16:1-8 , on Easter Sunday, to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter

What happens when one prophet says goodbye to another? Fr. Goodrich preached this sermon online (via Zoom), based on 2 Kings 2:1-12 and Mark 9:2-9 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Receive the Father Goodrich Newsletter