[{"id":2932,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/10\/hope-wears-an-apron-not-a-crown\/","name":"hope-wears-an-apron-not-a-crown","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Hope-wears-and-apron.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Hope wears an apron, not a crown","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Pete Roe","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/peteroe\/"},"date":"Feb 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-10 05:05:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-11 09:46:59","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-10 20:46:59","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\/service\/' rel='post_tag'>Service<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/social-justice\/' rel='post_tag'>Social Justice<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":19},"status":"publish","excerpt":"In a noisy world, service is how faith still speaks. It\u2019s less about what we believe and more about how we live. When words fail \u2014 and they often do \u2014 a kind gesture says: you matter, and you are not alone."},{"id":3331,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/10\/blessings-for-couples-who-love-one-another\/","name":"blessings-for-couples-who-love-one-another","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Illuminated-church.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Blessings for couples who love one another","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Manuel Uder","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/manueluder\/"},"date":"Feb 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-10 05:04:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-07 09:57:31","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-06 20:57:31","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\/inclusion\/' rel='post_tag'>Inclusion<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/lgbtq\/' rel='post_tag'>LGBTQ+<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":25},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Germany's bishops have said yes to blessing LGBTQ and other non-traditional couples in a historic pastoral shift. The catch? There's no approved ceremony to do it, leaving questions about how sustainable this practice can be."},{"id":3599,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/10\/a-story-of-courage-but-dont-mention-the-g-word\/","name":"a-story-of-courage-but-dont-mention-the-g-word","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Austin-Applebee.jpg","alt":""},"title":"A story of courage (but don\u2019t mention the \u2018G\u2019 word)","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Michael McVeigh","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/michaelmcveigh\/"},"date":"Feb 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-10 05:03:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-07 09:57:08","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-06 20:57:08","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":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":40},"status":"publish","excerpt":"When Austin Appelbee swam four kilometers to save his family, he credited God for giving him strength. But most Australian and syndicated media outlets left that crucial detail out of their coverage, raising questions about how faith stories are reported."},{"id":3316,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/10\/the-great-traditionalist-tilt\/","name":"the-great-traditionalist-tilt","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diaconate-Ordination.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The great traditionalist tilt","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Thomas O'Loughlin","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/tomoloughlin\/"},"date":"Feb 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-10 05:02:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-02 22:40:57","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-02 09:40:57","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\/priesthood\/' rel='post_tag'>Priesthood<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/religious-conservatism\/' rel='post_tag'>Religious conservatism<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":59},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Research spanning four decades confirms a significant shift toward conservatism among Catholic priests in the United States. A study highlights that newer cohorts are increasingly traditional regarding moral, theological and political issues, marking a distinct departure from the liberal attitudes prevalent in previous generations of American clergy."},{"id":3346,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/10\/synodality-boredom-of-the-bubble\/","name":"synodality-boredom-of-the-bubble","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/can-down-road.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Synodality: Boredom of the bubble","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Kevin Liston","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/kevinliston\/"},"date":"Feb 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-10 05:01:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-12 20:50:52","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-12 07:50:52","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\/church-reform\/' rel='post_tag'>Church Reform<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/synodality\/' rel='post_tag'>Synodality<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":51},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Inside the beltway, some seriously try to bring synodality to life while others rely on token efforts and the passivity of the faithful to ensure the status quo remains undisturbed. Outside this bubble, however, it remains a sideshow that has simply failed to find traction."}]
Deep Diving
[{"id":3602,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/10\/why-mysticism-is-back-and-what-we-are-really-looking-for\/","name":"why-mysticism-is-back-and-what-we-are-really-looking-for","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/schermafbeelding-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Why Mysticism is back \u2014 and what we are really looking for","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Sander Vloebergs","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/sander\/"},"date":"Feb 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-10 05:12:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-08 13:11:54","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-08 00:11:54","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/culture-faith\/' rel='post_tag'>Culture & Faith<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/mysticism\/' rel='post_tag'>Mysticism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/prayer\/' rel='post_tag'>Prayer<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/rationality\/' rel='post_tag'>Rationality<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":51},"status":"publish","excerpt":"As mystical texts reappear in mainstream bookshops, a shift in cultural interest suggests that society is looking for answers beyond traditional rationalism. This quiet visibility marks a significant moment where the spiritual and the public debate once again intersect."},{"id":3497,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/10\/a-jesuit-reads-a-jesuit-pope\/","name":"a-jesuit-reads-a-jesuit-pope","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pope-Francis-kissing-a-persons-foot-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"A Jesuit reads a Jesuit pope","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Patrick O'Regan","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/patrickoregan\/"},"date":"Feb 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-10 05:10:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-10 22:52:44","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-10 09:52:44","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/inclusion\/' rel='post_tag'>Inclusion<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/integral-ecology\/' rel='post_tag'>Integral Ecology<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/mission\/' rel='post_tag'>Mission<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/pope-francis\/' rel='post_tag'>Pope Francis<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":6},"status":"publish","excerpt":"A concise guide to understanding the Francis era; Jesuit, Frank Brennan explores the concept of the \"disruptive pilgrim\". The book is an insightful guide to the modern papacy, where Brennan highlights how unsettling the status quo serves as a pastoral tool to awaken the Church."}]
Daily Reflections
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Recent Flashes of Insight
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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-300x169.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-300x169.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":"2026-02-09 13:54:54","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-09 00:54:54","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-diaconate\/' rel='post_tag'>Female diaconate<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/gender-equality\/' rel='post_tag'>Gender Equality<\/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><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/women-deacons\/' rel='post_tag'>Women Deacons<\/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-300x169.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-300x169.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."},{"id":3255,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/12\/16\/god-crashes-marys-mundane-monday\/","name":"god-crashes-marys-mundane-monday","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marys-mundane-monday-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"God crashes Mary's mundane Monday","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John Singarayar","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/johnsingarayar\/"},"date":"Dec 16, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-16 05:00:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-17 00:09:53","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-16 11:09:53","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\/culture-faith\/' rel='post_tag'>Culture & Faith<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/inclusion\/' rel='post_tag'>Inclusion<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":27},"status":"publish","excerpt":"When Gabriel appears to Mary, she is likely at her daily tasks, grinding grain, perhaps, or drawing water. God crashes into her mundane Monday. The Christmas story begins not in sacred spaces but in ordinary life\u2014and that changes everything about how we understand faith."}]
Recent Deep Dives
[{"id":3351,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/03\/what-600-million-pentecostals-know-about-worship-that-weve-forgotten\/","name":"what-600-million-pentecostals-know-about-worship-that-weve-forgotten","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/insence-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"What 600 million Pentecostals know about worship that we've forgotten","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Gerald Arbuckle","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/geraldarbuckle\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 05:12:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-30 23:21:02","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-30 10:21:02","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/liturgy\/' rel='post_tag'>Liturgy<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/symbol\/' rel='post_tag'>Symbol<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":48},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Where people found healing, story, song, and embodied gesture\u2014where they encountered transcendence through colorful devotions, Marian piety, and the communion of saints\u2014faith flourished. Pentecostalism's worldwide explosion offers clear evidence: people hunger for mystery, not explanations; for symbols, not signs; for mythos, not merely logos."},{"id":3541,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/03\/when-barbarians-break-through-the-city-walls\/","name":"when-barbarians-break-through-the-city-walls","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/global-flags-300x188.jpg","alt":""},"title":"When barbarians break through the city walls","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Andrew Hamilton","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/andrew-hamilton\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 05:10:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-02 22:45:29","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-02 09:45:29","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/international-relations\/' rel='post_tag'>International relations<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/mark-carney\/' rel='post_tag'>Mark Carney<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/peace\/' rel='post_tag'>Peace<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":13},"status":"publish","excerpt":"At Davos, Mark Carney delivered an unusually candid assessment of global power dynamics. The Canadian prime minister argued that smaller nations can no longer rely on international institutions to protect their interests. Instead, they must band together or risk becoming pawns in a game controlled entirely by superpowers."},{"id":3221,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/12\/09\/women-cannot-image-christ-as-deacons-vatican\/","name":"women-cannot-image-christ-as-deacons-vatican","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ordain-women-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Women cannot image Christ as deacons - Vatican","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Phyllis Zagano","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/phylliszagano\/"},"date":"Dec 9, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-09 05:12:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-09 13:30:07","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-09 00:30:07","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/deacons\/' rel='post_tag'>Deacons<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/female-diaconate\/' rel='post_tag'>Female diaconate<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/gender-equality\/' rel='post_tag'>Gender Equality<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/women-deacons\/' rel='post_tag'>Women Deacons<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":40},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Pope Francis elevated the Final Synod Document to magisterial teaching, stating that discernment on women deacons must continue and \"what comes from the Holy Spirit cannot be stopped.\" Yet this new commission report attempts to close discussion entirely."},{"id":3154,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/12\/09\/silent-night-born-in-hard-times-sung-for-peace\/","name":"silent-night-born-in-hard-times-sung-for-peace","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/silent_night-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Silent Night \u2014 born in hard times, sung for peace","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Kevin Head","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/kevinhead\/"},"date":"Dec 9, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-09 05:10:00","modifiedDate":"2025-12-09 11:04:44","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-08 22:04:44","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":29},"status":"publish","excerpt":"A forgotten priest, a village teacher and a broken organ came together on Christmas Eve 1818 to create \u201cSilent Night.\u201d What began as a simple guitar hymn in a tiny Austrian church became an anthem of hope for generations."}]
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