[{"id":3260,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/03\/i-was-changed\/","name":"i-was-changed","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/juliet-palmer.jpg","alt":""},"title":"I was changed","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Juliet Palmer","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/julietpalmer\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 05:05:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-03 21:07:37","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-03 08:07:37","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/camino-de-santiago\/' rel='post_tag'>Camino de Santiago<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/pilgrimage\/' rel='post_tag'>Pilgrimage<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/spiritual\/' rel='post_tag'>Spiritual<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":7},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Dust-covered pilgrims pour through doors at 12:30, speaking four languages in tangled sentences that somehow still communicate perfectly. A hospitalero learns that welcome isn't just a word\u2014it's the space between a stranger's exhaustion and their first breath of relief, where transformation happens to everyone standing at the threshold."},{"id":3493,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/03\/the-world-needs-more-than-just-common-sense\/","name":"the-world-needs-more-than-just-common-sense","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/glorious-exploits.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The world needs more than just common sense","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Steven Millies","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/stevenmillies\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 05:04:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-21 18:02:12","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-21 05:02:12","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/culture-faith\/' rel='post_tag'>Culture & Faith<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/dilexi-te\/' rel='post_tag'>Dilexi Te<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/human-dignity\/' rel='post_tag'>Human Dignity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/social-justice\/' rel='post_tag'>Social Justice<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":58},"status":"publish","excerpt":"When \"common sense\" fails the heart, where do we turn? A look at how imagination allows us to see possibilities that simple precedent cannot offer. By expanding our vision, we find new ways to live with purpose in a difficult, often cynical world."},{"id":3382,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/03\/the-church-is-not-a-she\/","name":"the-church-is-not-a-she","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/church-is-not-a-she.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Church is not a 'she'","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Stephen Bevans","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/stephenbevans\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 05:03:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-03 21:25:23","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-03 08:25:23","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/female-deacons\/' rel='post_tag'>Female deacons<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/theology\/' rel='post_tag'>Theology<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/women\/' rel='post_tag'>Women<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":9},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Recent Vatican documents on women's diaconate rely heavily on nuptial theology, arguing that female ordination would compromise the spousal relationship between Christ and church. This reasoning transforms metaphorical language into doctrinal necessity, creating theological problems by literalizing what tradition presents as symbolic representation."},{"id":3373,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/03\/covered-in-the-dust-of-the-road\/","name":"covered-in-the-dust-of-the-road","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/living-in-the-dust.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Covered in the dust of the road","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John Singarayar","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/johnsingarayar\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 05:02:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-02 22:41:19","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-02 09:41:19","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/compassion\/' rel='post_tag'>Compassion<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/hope\/' rel='post_tag'>Hope<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":12},"status":"publish","excerpt":"There is something deeply moving about a love that refuses to wait for an apology. When we expect a lecture, we often receive a hug instead. It is the scandal of being welcomed home before we\u2019ve even washed our hands."},{"id":3556,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/03\/a-convergence-of-realism-and-catholic-social-teaching\/","name":"a-convergence-of-realism-and-catholic-social-teaching","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vatican-flag-world-mosaic.jpg","alt":""},"title":"A convergence of realism and Catholic social teaching","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"JP Grayland","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/joeg\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 05:01:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-03 21:08:40","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-03 08:08:40","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/catholic-social-teaching\/' rel='post_tag'>Catholic Social Teaching<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/common-good\/' rel='post_tag'>Common Good<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/mark-carney\/' rel='post_tag'>Mark Carney<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":8},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Mark Carney\u2019s Davos speech reveals a striking alignment between modern geopolitical strategy and Catholic social teaching. As the post-Cold War order fractures, the need for systems that protect human dignity and promote the common good has never been more urgent or necessary."}]
Deep Diving
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Daily Reflections
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Recent Flashes of Insight
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God crashes into her mundane Monday. 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Its importance transcends soil\u2014it shapes who we are, where we belong, and how we understand others and ourselves."},{"id":3166,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/12\/09\/stop-chasing-status\/","name":"stop-chasing-status","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mask-off-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Stop chasing status","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Simon Skidmore","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/simonskidmore\/"},"date":"Dec 9, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-09 05:00:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-17 00:18:50","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-16 11:18:50","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/clericalism\/' rel='post_tag'>Clericalism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/community\/' rel='post_tag'>Community<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":2},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Ever notice how competition creeps into everything? We copy people we admire\u2014and then fight for the same spotlight. Philippians calls that out, and offers something better: trading rivalry for relationships built on care, not comparison."}]
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