Flashes of Insight

		[{"id":1607,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/07\/01\/july-2-july-8\/","name":"july-2-july-8","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/G6A2094-1024x576.jpg","alt":""},"title":"July 2 - July 8","author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Jul 1, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-07-01 06:15:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-20 23:23:50","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-20 11:23:50","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":5,"sec":24},"status":"publish","excerpt":"In the heartbreak of wilderness and rejection, God does not turn away\u2014God draws near. The abandoned are seen, the outcast heard. Desolation becomes the soil of promise. Divine love defies human systems, choosing the overlooked and wounded to carry hope. In every forsaken place, grace is already at work."}]	

		[{"id":1653,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/24\/what-do-we-expect-from-catholic-politicians\/","name":"what-do-we-expect-from-catholic-politicians","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/johnkenn-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"What do we expect from Catholic politicians?","author":{"name":"John Warhurst","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/johnwarhurst\/"},"date":"Jun 24, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-24 06:05:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-24 23:05:30","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-24 11:05:30","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":3,"sec":21},"status":"publish","excerpt":"How much Catholic identity should be visible in a Catholic politician? As politics becomes more pluralistic and secular, the answer is more complicated than ever. The modern Catholic politician no longer fits one mould, and voters are left to weigh values, heritage, and authenticity."},{"id":1272,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/24\/tortures-target-annihiliation-of-the-soul\/","name":"tortures-target-annihiliation-of-the-soul","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Survivor-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Torture\u2019s target \u2013 annihiliation of the soul","author":{"name":"Andrew Hamilton","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/andrew-hamilton\/"},"date":"Jun 24, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-24 06:04:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-24 23:05:45","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-24 11:05:45","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\/human-rights\/' rel='post_tag'>Human rights<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":9},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Torture aims to annihilate both body and soul. It destroys self-worth, connection to others, and recognition of a shared humanity. Its rituals of humiliation are designed to isolate, disorient, and leave people cowering in fear of unending pain."},{"id":1676,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/24\/everybody-matters-or-nobody-matters\/","name":"everybody-matters-or-nobody-matters","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curated-lifestyle-vblx3oWuZR0-unsplash-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Everybody matters or nobody matters","author":{"name":"Angela Hanley","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/angela-hanley\/"},"date":"Jun 24, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-24 06:03:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-24 23:05:57","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-24 11:05:57","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":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":34},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Some Catholics no longer attend Mass\u2014not from a lack of belief, but because they cannot sit through exclusionary lectionary texts or listen to priests who speak harshly about those they love. These departures are not rejections of Christ, but silent acts of spiritual self-preservation."}]	

		[{"id":1721,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/24\/the-eucharist-liturgy-of-unity-or-division\/","name":"the-eucharist-liturgy-of-unity-or-division","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Traditional-Latin-Mass-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Eucharist: Liturgy of unity or division?","author":{"name":"Thomas Reese","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/thomasreese\/"},"date":"Jun 24, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-24 06:16:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-24 18:27:50","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-24 06:27:50","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":5,"sec":12},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The Eucharist is meant to unite, yet the Traditional Latin Mass continues to divide Catholics. Can the Church balance reverence for tradition with commitment to liturgical reform? Unity remains elusive as communities splinter along lines of language, nostalgia, and theological dissent."},{"id":1725,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/24\/was-it-moral-to-bomb-iran\/","name":"was-it-moral-to-bomb-iran","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B2-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Was it moral to bomb Iran?","author":{"name":"Syndicated","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/syndicated\/"},"date":"Jun 24, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-24 06:15:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-24 18:23:29","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-24 06:23:29","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":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":5},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Aquinas and Augustine once offered frameworks to distinguish justified conflict from sin. Today, those teachings face new scrutiny as leaders weigh morality against national security in acts like the U.S.-Israel strike on Iran."},{"id":1566,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/17\/the-churchs-new-mission-field\/","name":"the-churchs-new-mission-field","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tomas-Halik-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Church\u2019s new mission field","author":{"name":"Syndicated","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/syndicated\/"},"date":"Jun 17, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-17 06:11:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-15 22:30:38","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-15 10:30:38","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":6,"sec":2},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Church history, Hal\u00edk argues, should be seen not as decline but resurrection in motion. Christianity is still unfolding, and the \u201cever-greater Christ\u201d continues to build an expansive church\u2014not by numbers or land, but by stretching minds and hearts."},{"id":1574,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/17\/francis-tipped-leo-as-his-successor\/","name":"francis-tipped-leo-as-his-successor","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pope-francis-and-archbishop-robert-prevost-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Francis tipped Leo as his successor","author":{"name":"Claire Giangrav\u00e9","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/claire-giangrave\/"},"date":"Jun 17, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-17 06:09:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-15 23:10:21","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-15 11:10:21","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":3,"sec":51},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Historian Andrea Riccardi speculated that Pope Francis may have envisioned Cardinal Prevost as his successor. Though unconfirmed, the close collaboration between the two figures and Prevost\u2019s swift rise through the Church hierarchy add weight to the theory."},{"id":1347,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/10\/global-shift-in-religious-affiliation-and-the-rise-of-new-spiritual-movements\/","name":"global-shift-in-religious-affiliation-and-the-rise-of-new-spiritual-movements","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Candles_at_baptism-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Global shift in religious affiliation and the rise of new spiritual movements","author":{"name":"Syndicated","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/syndicated\/"},"date":"Jun 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:12:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-12 23:05:39","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-12 11:05:39","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":3,"sec":37},"status":"publish","excerpt":"A global study reveals that 67% of adults surveyed were raised Christian, yet only 41% still claim that identity. This widening gap signals that modern societies\u2014particularly younger and more educated demographics\u2014are redefining their spiritual paths outside of organised religion."},{"id":1430,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/10\/the-world-still-needs-a-pope\/","name":"the-world-still-needs-a-pope","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pope-Leo-waiving-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The pope matters even if you're not a Catholic","author":{"name":"Miles Pattenden","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/miles-pattenden\/"},"date":"Jun 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:06:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-10 18:24:53","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:24:53","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":2,"sec":51},"status":"publish","excerpt":"In a world driven by ratings and revenue, the pope remains a singular global figure\u2014elected not by popular vote, but by cardinals\u2014and speaks to conscience rather than consumerism. His presence challenges assumptions about leadership in the modern age."}]