Flashes of Insight

		[{"id":3529,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/17\/reflections-18-24-march\/","name":"reflections-18-24-march","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/solo-man-in-blurred-crowd-1024x640.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Reflections 18 - 24 March","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Mar 17, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-17 05:15:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-30 00:06:34","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-29 11:06:34","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":34},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The Father's work never ceases; Sabbath rest becomes love in action, mercy refusing to pause even for sacred rules. Guards return empty-handed from arresting incomprehensible truth. When love calls Lazarus by name, death surrenders its grip."}]	

		[{"id":3679,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/10\/seeking-skepticism-and-sanctuary\/","name":"seeking-skepticism-and-sanctuary","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/help-my-unbelief-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Seeking. Skepticism. Sanctuary.","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Rebecca Shaw","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/rebecca-shaw\/"},"date":"Mar 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-10 05:05:00","modifiedDate":"2026-03-06 22:18:18","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-06 09:18:18","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\/belonging\/' rel='post_tag'>Belonging<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/faith\/' rel='post_tag'>Faith<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/inclusion\/' rel='post_tag'>Inclusion<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/todos-todos-todos\/' rel='post_tag'>Todos todos todos<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":18},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Moses Mendelssohn observed that we can never fully know another person's interior beliefs \u2013 and often can't be certain of our own. The article draws on that insight to ask how parishes can make space for faith at every stage of certainty and doubt."},{"id":3623,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/10\/it-took-three-times-in-a-darkened-theatre\/","name":"it-took-three-times-in-a-darkened-theatre","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3timesintheatre-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"It took three times in a darkened theatre","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Sande Ramage","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/sanderamage\/"},"date":"Mar 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-10 05:04:00","modifiedDate":"2026-03-06 22:17:50","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-06 09:17:50","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\/nationalism\/' rel='post_tag'>Nationalism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/restorative-justice\/' rel='post_tag'>Restorative Justice<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":3},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Something about Vanderbilt's Nuremberg wouldn't release its grip. I returned twice more, each viewing peeling back another layer of certainty about justice, morality, and the convenient distance we imagine separates us from history's villains. By the third screening, I understood my discomfort completely."},{"id":3756,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/10\/selfless-living-lights-darkness\/","name":"selfless-living-lights-darkness","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reconciliation-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Selfless living lights darkness","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Simon Skidmore","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/simonskidmore\/"},"date":"Mar 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-10 05:03:00","modifiedDate":"2026-03-10 21:17:51","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-10 08:17:51","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\/forgiveness\/' rel='post_tag'>Forgiveness<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/humility\/' rel='post_tag'>Humility<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/witness\/' rel='post_tag'>Witness<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":49},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Real change begins close to home. Radical forgiveness and generosity are not weakness \u2014 rather they are the very thing that turns ordinary lives into lights, lights don't just illuminate a room but rather lead the way out of the darkness entirely."},{"id":3781,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/10\/discipleship-not-a-checklist\/","name":"discipleship-not-a-checklist","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Discipleship not a checklist","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Stan Alla SJ","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/stanalla\/"},"date":"Mar 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-10 05:02:00","modifiedDate":"2026-03-05 19:13:02","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-05 06:13:02","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\/growth\/' rel='post_tag'>Growth<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/reconciliation\/' rel='post_tag'>Reconciliation<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/sin\/' rel='post_tag'>Sin<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":29},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Authentic, relatable, responsible \u2014 these are not soft words. They describe a Christianity that is visible in how we treat people, spend money, use power, and show up for those who need us. Not someday. Now."},{"id":3784,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/10\/being-counter-cultural-and-just-being-awkward\/","name":"being-counter-cultural-and-just-being-awkward","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Counter-Culturql-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Being counter-cultural or just being awkward","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Thomas O'Loughlin","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/tomoloughlin\/"},"date":"Mar 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-10 05:01:00","modifiedDate":"2026-03-05 21:57:57","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-05 08:57:57","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\/counter-cultural-2\/' rel='post_tag'>Counter cultural<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/gospel\/' rel='post_tag'>Gospel<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/social-justice\/' rel='post_tag'>Social Justice<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":44},"status":"publish","excerpt":"From the women\u2019s movement to immigrant rights, faith often finds itself at odds with society in ways that require ensuring these tensions are rooted in justice rather than fear of social change."},{"id":3714,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/03\/plurality-the-wests-greatest-and-most-forgotten-achievement\/","name":"plurality-the-wests-greatest-and-most-forgotten-achievement","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/conscience-grey-matter-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Plurality \u2014 the West's greatest and most forgotten achievement","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Steven Millies","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/stevenmillies\/"},"date":"Mar 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-03 05:05:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-26 23:10:51","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-26 10:10:51","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\/conscience\/' rel='post_tag'>Conscience<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/dignitatis-humanae\/' rel='post_tag'>Dignitatis Humanae<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/plurality\/' rel='post_tag'>Plurality<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/vatican-ii\/' rel='post_tag'>Vatican II<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":59},"status":"publish","excerpt":"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Mozart and Beethoven as pillars of Western culture, and rightly so. But the thinkers who may matter more today are Locke, Jefferson, and Madison \u2014 the architects of a West defined not by sameness but by the right to differ."}]	

		[{"id":3795,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/10\/synodality-local-churches-and-the-end-of-eurocentric-theology\/","name":"synodality-local-churches-and-the-end-of-eurocentric-theology","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/missionswissenschaftler-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Synodality, local churches, and the end of Eurocentric theology","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Mar 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-10 05:12:00","modifiedDate":"2026-03-06 21:21:37","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-06 08:21:37","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\/church-reform\/' rel='post_tag'>Church Reform<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/gender-equality\/' rel='post_tag'>Gender Equality<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/mission\/' rel='post_tag'>Mission<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/synodality\/' rel='post_tag'>Synodality<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/vatican-ii\/' rel='post_tag'>Vatican II<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":7,"sec":10},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Asian theologians shifted the language of mission from ad gentes (\"to the nations\") to inter gentes (\"among the nations\"). That single preposition change carries enormous weight: it replaces a one-directional, subject-to-object model with a dialogical encounter between communities, cultures, and equals."},{"id":3805,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/10\/when-the-bombs-fall-on-other-peoples-children\/","name":"when-the-bombs-fall-on-other-peoples-children","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graves-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"When the bombs fall on other people\u2019s children","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Mar 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-10 05:12:00","modifiedDate":"2026-03-10 21:34:06","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-10 08:34:06","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\/geopolitics\/' rel='post_tag'>Geopolitics<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/grief\/' rel='post_tag'>Grief<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/iran\/' rel='post_tag'>Iran<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/morality\/' rel='post_tag'>Morality<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/nationalised-humanity\/' rel='post_tag'>Nationalised humanity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/war\/' rel='post_tag'>War<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":6,"sec":19},"status":"publish","excerpt":"There is a bitter irony that demands to be spoken plainly. At home, America cannot stop bullets from entering schools. Abroad, it helps deliver death from the sky and asks the world to call it order. When outrage is calibrated by passport, when foreign children dissolve into geopolitical footnotes while our own are memorialised by name, something in us has been profoundly deformed."},{"id":3749,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/03\/the-future-of-church-is-hybrid-local-digital-strategy-needed\/","name":"the-future-of-church-is-hybrid-local-digital-strategy-needed","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/silver-surfer-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The future of Church is hybrid: local digital strategy needed","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Felix Neumann","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/felixneumann\/"},"date":"Mar 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-03 05:12:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-27 21:47:06","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-27 08:47:06","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\/communications-media\/' rel='post_tag'>Communications & Media<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/digital-age\/' rel='post_tag'>Digital Age<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/ministry\/' rel='post_tag'>Ministry<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":7,"sec":3},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The \"Silver Surfer\" is becoming a primary demographic for church digital communication. With 90 percent of seniors online, parishes must shift their strategies away from traditional print to well-curated digital platforms to reach their most active members."},{"id":3103,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/03\/love-becomes-real-when-it-costs-us-something\/","name":"love-becomes-real-when-it-costs-us-something","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/always-and-forever-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Love becomes real when it costs us something","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John Singarayar","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/johnsingarayar\/"},"date":"Mar 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-03 05:10:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-19 00:41:30","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-18 11:41:30","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\/catholic-social-teaching\/' rel='post_tag'>Catholic Social Teaching<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/dilexi-te\/' rel='post_tag'>Dilexi Te<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":54},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Dilexi Te delivers a stinging internal Church critique. The Church\u2019s credibility depends on lived witness, not just correct teaching. The challenge is for the institution to reflect the prophetic spirit it preaches."}]