Father Tom Lam

            Christmastime is a time when, as you know, a great many people, myself included, spontaneously wander through our memories.  We remember what it was like at Christmas when we were little.  The memories of the frenetic unwrapping of presents, the surprise look on the face of the recipient of a gift, the bated-breath hope of receiving the toy you had hinted for to your parents. 

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            You don’t have to be a blind man like the ones Jesus healed in the Gospels to experience blindness in life…because there are different types of blindness.  In fact, there are three main types.  The first is physical blindness.   Believe it or not, we have all experienced physical blindness.  That is what happens when we walk in the dark and cannot see our way.  You see, it is light that allows us to overcome darkness.  And this Advent season, we are asked to seek the Light that banishes all forms of darkness that we can encounter in the world. 

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