14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025
In this episode, Fr. James reflects on The Backpack Effect—the paradoxical truth that the more you travel, the lighter you pack… not just in your luggage, but in life. Drawing from Jesus’ instructions to the 72 disciples in Luke 10, we explore how the spiritual life calls us to travel light, to surrender control, and to cultivate deep interior peace through trust in God’s providence.
This isn’t just a homily—it’s a call to mission. But before we can share peace, we must receive it. Before we can preach the Good News, we must experience it ourselves.
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The Backpack Effect: Life isn’t about how much you carry, but how free you are to move.
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Mission as Formation: Jesus sends us not to use us, but to form us in freedom and trust.
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Detachment as Freedom: Let go of stuff, stories, and control—so you can receive peace and purpose.
1. Detach from What Weighs You Down
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Physical Clutter: Ask, “What do I own that owns me?” Let go of one thing a day.
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Emotional Baggage: Identify a wound or story you keep reliving. Write it down. Burn it. Surrender it.
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Need for Control: Try a Trust Fast—for one day, don’t seek answers. Just act in faith.
2. Cultivate Interior Peace (Inspired by Jacques Philippe)
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Peace is not the fruit of calm circumstances—but of radical trust.
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Begin each day: “Lord, not my will but Yours be done.”
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Daily 3-Minute Peace Check:
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What upset me today?
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What can I do, and what must I entrust?
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Jesus, I trust in You. Give me Your peace.
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