We proclaim Christ crucified . . . Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. (1 Cor 1:22-25)

Paul reminds us in his preaching that the Cross reveals the power and wisdom of God. Later Christians treasured their preachers who could proclaim God’s unconditional love in ways that brought the Scriptures alive. Besides his many other writings, we are really blessed to have more than 400 homilies of Saint Augustine. As he would preach to his people at the Eucharist: “Become what you celebrate!” Today is the anniversary of my mom’s death. As Saint Monica said to her son, Saint Augustine, as she was dying, “Son, remember me always at the Altar of the Lord,” it is my privilege to remember my mom always at the Altar of the Lord, +Norma Torp Boyd, 22 February 1927-28 August 1996. “Eternal rest grant unto +Norma, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. And may her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.”