Trinity Sunday at St. Alfred's, May 30, 2026
Buyer Beware I don’t know how old I was when I first heard the phrase caveat emptor . I can place it within a couple of years. I took Latin all through junior high and high school. And I can remember when I first heard the phrase and it registered that it was Latin. "Oh, I understand that!," I thought. I was far enough into my 6 years of Latin that I recognized it. So it would’ve been maybe ninth grade. Caveat emptor . Buyer beware. You should beware any time you hear somebody preach on the Trinity. I'm no exception. Many years ago a young woman and mother came to me asking me to explain the Trinity to her. She didn't get it and she didn't believe it. She had been attending our church for a year or so and had integrated well into our ongoing life. She had taken leadership with the young people, including my children who were four and six old or so. She said, "I’m having a real hard time with all of this Trinity stuff, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." I sai...