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Three Threads of Dominican Spirituality

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What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in the garden; it grew and became a tree.

Luke 13:18-19.

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 gathered to witness the welcoming of a new novice into the Order.

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Pregnant with God

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My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

Luke 1:46-47.

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.

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The Human Predicament

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I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.

– Romans 7:15

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, Australia.

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The Bible as a Western

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God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” God said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.”

Genesis 22:1-2

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 Australia.

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Spiritual Oxygen and Christian Faith

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“Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land I will show you.”

Genesis 12:1

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, Dubuque, Iowa.

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Powerful and Practical: The Trinity

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

2 Corinthians 13:13

The Trinity is not an obscure theological concept,  it impacts is powerful and practical.

Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Genesis 1:1-12:4am, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, and Matthew 28:16-20 to a live congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa.

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Pentecost: What’s It All About?

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To each is given a manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

1 Corinthians 12:7

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.

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Have you heard of the Ladder of Perfection?

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Be perfect therefore as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 5:48

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, Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

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A Different Kind of Sacrifice

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“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.”

Psalm 23:1:

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 based on 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, Ephesians 5:8-14, and John 9:1-41. 

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