Today’s Topics:

1) Gospel – Mk 1:21-28 – In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, “What have You to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are–the Holy One of God!”  Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet!  Come out of him!” The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him. Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) Benedict on going home: A beautiful reflection on Pope Benedict XVI’s ideas about death, Heaven, and home. In his answer to a little girl’s question, he compares heaven to his own childhood: The ordinary, but extraordinary happiness and love that exists within families. A nice reminder of how we can strive to shape our own imperfect homes.
https://life-craft.org/benedict-xvi-on-going-home/

3) “Stand Firm in Faith!”: Benedict XVI’s final spiritual testament to the Church
https://www.churchpop.com/2023/01/01/stand-firm-in-faith-read-benedict-xvis-final-spiritual-testament-to-the-church/

4) The final hours of Benedict XVI: What he said just before his death
https://www.churchpop.com/2023/01/04/the-final-hours-of-benedict-xvi-what-he-said-just-before-his-death/