[{"id":3726,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/24\/surprise-vatican-shelved-another-report-on-women-deacons-again\/","name":"surprise-vatican-shelved-another-report-on-women-deacons-again","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vatican-clericalism.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Surprise! Vatican shelved another report on women deacons, again.","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Angela Hanley","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/angela-hanley\/"},"date":"Feb 24, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-24 05:05:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-23 12:09:32","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-22 23:09:32","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\/clericalism\/' rel='post_tag'>Clericalism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/justice\/' rel='post_tag'>Justice<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/vatican-ii\/' rel='post_tag'>Vatican II<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/women-deacons\/' rel='post_tag'>Women Deacons<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":56},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Regressive induction begins with the answer Church leadership wants and works backwards to find arguments that support it, while persistently ignoring inconvenient historical and theological evidence."},{"id":3711,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/24\/from-the-upper-room-to-the-rule-book\/","name":"from-the-upper-room-to-the-rule-book","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/spy.jpg","alt":""},"title":"From the Upper Room to the rule book","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Carmel Pilcher","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/carmel-pilcher\/"},"date":"Feb 24, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-24 05:04:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-19 08:32:29","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-18 19:32:29","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\/eucharist\/' rel='post_tag'>Eucharist<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/liturgy\/' rel='post_tag'>Liturgy<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":21},"status":"publish","excerpt":"When \"rubrical correctness\" becomes the ultimate measure of faith, the celebrating Body of Christ is left behind. We examine the rise of self-appointed observers and their impact on the local parish experience."},{"id":3699,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/24\/cafeteria-bishops\/","name":"cafeteria-bishops","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Synodal-bishop.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Cafeteria bishops","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John Warhurst","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/johnwarhurst\/"},"date":"Feb 24, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-24 05:03:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-23 12:10:27","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-22 23:10:27","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\/bishops\/' rel='post_tag'>Bishops<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/church-governance\/' rel='post_tag'>Church Governance<\/a><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":48},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Once a term of conservative scorn aimed at progressive Catholics, \"Cafeteria Catholic\" has taken on new meaning \u2014 now it arguably describes bishops who selectively apply official church teaching and ignore synodal reforms they find personally inconvenient."},{"id":3706,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/24\/world-leaders-need-more-than-summits-they-need-synodality\/","name":"world-leaders-need-more-than-summits-they-need-synodality","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/davos26.jpg","alt":""},"title":"World leaders need more than summits \u2014 they need synodality","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Justin Stanwix","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/justinstanwix\/"},"date":"Feb 24, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-24 05:02:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-19 01:04:38","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-18 12:04:38","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\/leadership\/' rel='post_tag'>Leadership<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/mark-carney\/' rel='post_tag'>Mark Carney<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/social-justice\/' rel='post_tag'>Social Justice<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/synodality\/' rel='post_tag'>Synodality<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":10},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's stark warning at Davos about a rupture in the world order has renewed the question of whether world leaders need a new framework \u2014 something deeper than summits and UN resolutions \u2014 to address a world in crisis."},{"id":3683,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/24\/grace-not-intermittent-signal-but-constant-broadcast\/","name":"grace-not-intermittent-signal-but-constant-broadcast","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grace.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Grace not an intermittent signal but a constant broadcast","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Ann-Maree O\u2019Bernie","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/ann-maree\/"},"date":"Feb 24, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-24 05:01:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-23 12:11:00","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-22 23:11:00","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\/karl-rahner\/' rel='post_tag'>Karl Rahner<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/theology\/' rel='post_tag'>Theology<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":25},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Grace crashes into ordinary life uninvited \u2014 the dull commute, the 3am spiral, the grey Tuesday afternoon. Karl Rahner called this the heart of Jesuit theology: God's presence as an unrelenting lifeline, available everywhere and always."}]
Deep Diving
[{"id":3717,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/24\/catholics-see-wine-as-a-gift-not-a-danger\/","name":"catholics-see-wine-as-a-gift-not-a-danger","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/monk-in-winery-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Catholics see wine as a gift \u2014 not a danger","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Feb 24, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-24 05:12:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-19 18:02:56","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-19 05:02:56","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\/' rel='post_tag'>Culture<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/eucharist\/' rel='post_tag'>Eucharist<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/gift\/' rel='post_tag'>Gift<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/hospitality\/' rel='post_tag'>Hospitality<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/wine\/' rel='post_tag'>Wine<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":20},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Where some traditions view alcohol with suspicion, Chapman argues that Catholics have historically received wine as a gift to treasure. In an age when younger generations either shun wine or misuse it, this sacramental vision offers a saner, richer alternative."},{"id":3732,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/24\/im-giving-up-trump-for-lent\/","name":"im-giving-up-trump-for-lent","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Giving-up-Trump-for-Lent-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"I'm giving up Trump for Lent","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Thomas Reese","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/thomasreese\/"},"date":"Feb 24, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-24 05:10:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-23 16:58:13","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-23 03:58:13","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\/lent\/' rel='post_tag'>Lent<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/poverty\/' rel='post_tag'>Poverty<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/trump\/' rel='post_tag'>Trump<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":18},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Lent is traditionally a season of penance, prayer and self-examination. For Tom Reese, the most honest act of penance he can manage is admitting that his Trump consumption has become compulsive, corrosive and entirely optional \u2014 and, while not claiming perfect resolve, choosing, for 40 days, to stop."}]
Daily Reflections
[{"id":3514,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/24\/reflections-25-february-3-march\/","name":"reflections-25-february-3-march","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/open-door-1024x640.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Reflections 25 February - 3 March","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Feb 24, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-24 05:15:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-29 23:30:17","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-29 10:30:17","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":1},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Beyond spectacular signs lies a scandalous pattern of grace: finding life through descent and glory through service. This Lenten journey moves from the persistent knock of prayer to the reconciliation of the heart, teaching us a mathematics where mercy multiplies by being given away. Looking for wonders? See difference hidden in the ordinary."}]
Recent Flashes of Insight
[{"id":3339,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/17\/young-catholic-women-are-leaving-church-where-are-theyre-going\/","name":"young-catholic-women-are-leaving-church-where-are-theyre-going","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/genz-shoes-in-church-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The young women the Church is losing \u2014 and why","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Brendan Butler","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/brendanbutler\/"},"date":"Feb 17, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-17 05:05:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-17 21:29:58","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-17 08:29:58","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\/gender-equality\/' rel='post_tag'>Gender Equality<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/ministry\/' rel='post_tag'>Ministry<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/women\/' rel='post_tag'>Women<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":50},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Young Catholic women are abandoning institutional religion for direct action\u2014caring for the homeless, demanding equality, and fighting for human rights. They embody the Beatitudes' values but reject religious identity, motivated instead by humanitarian concern and compassion."},{"id":3400,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/17\/conservative-minority-blocks-synodal-progress\/","name":"conservative-minority-blocks-synodal-progress","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/holy-spirit-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Conservative minority blocked Synod progress","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Penelope Middelboe","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/penelopemiddelboe\/"},"date":"Feb 17, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-17 05:04:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-17 21:32:25","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-17 08:32:25","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\/synodality\/' rel='post_tag'>Synodality<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/women-deacons\/' rel='post_tag'>Women Deacons<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":33},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Catholic parish councils following the 2024 Synod closely observed how conservative minorities successfully blocked substantive progress despite official documents recommending expanded roles for women. The gap between synodal rhetoric about co-responsibility and actual institutional change reveals whether the Spirit's voice is genuinely welcomed."},{"id":3406,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/17\/code-cant-bleed\/","name":"code-cant-bleed","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/getty-images-PBlla_qR7VU-unsplash-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"AI can\u2019t bleed","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"John Singarayar","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/johnsingarayar\/"},"date":"Feb 17, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-17 05:03:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-17 21:46:22","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-17 08:46:22","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\/ai\/' rel='post_tag'>AI<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/communications-media\/' rel='post_tag'>Communications & Media<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/compassion\/' rel='post_tag'>Compassion<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":9},"status":"publish","excerpt":"As artificial intelligence reshapes connection, the ancient Gospel command stands firm: love your visible neighbour before claiming to love an invisible God. Technology can link continents, but only sacrificial love builds authentic communion."},{"id":3343,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/17\/seed-wheat-and-weeds-the-parable-antidote-to-restorationism\/","name":"seed-wheat-and-weeds-the-parable-antidote-to-restorationism","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raymond_burke_and_others-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Restorationism divides","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"JP Grayland","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/joeg\/"},"date":"Feb 17, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-17 05:02:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-17 21:26:52","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-17 08:26:52","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\/liturgy\/' rel='post_tag'>Liturgy<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/restorationism\/' rel='post_tag'>Restorationism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/vatican-ii\/' rel='post_tag'>Vatican II<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":40},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Restorationism promises clarity where ambiguity dominates. It offers programmes, pipelines, and reforms. But the Gospel teaches something scandalous: God scatters seed recklessly, trusts mixed fields, and reserves judgment for harvest. Control is not the language of faith."},{"id":3649,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/17\/marking-the-rhythms-of-human-life-and-christian-spirituality\/","name":"marking-the-rhythms-of-human-life-and-christian-spirituality","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/autumn-lent-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Marking the rhythms of human life and Christian spirituality","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Joanne Pierce","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/joanne-pierce\/"},"date":"Feb 17, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-17 05:01:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-18 10:42:44","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-17 21:42:44","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\/lent\/' rel='post_tag'>Lent<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/liturgy\/' rel='post_tag'>Liturgy<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/seasons\/' rel='post_tag'>Seasons<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":53},"status":"publish","excerpt":"As winter wanes and spring approaches, Lent invites us to revive our spiritual rhythms through prayer and reflection. This season offers both individuals and communities a chance to align their inner lives with the natural turning of the earth toward renewal."},{"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-300x169.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."}]
Recent Deep Dives
[{"id":3658,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/17\/us-bishops-speak-on-racism-silent-on-women\/","name":"us-bishops-speak-on-racism-silent-on-women","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/women-race-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"US bishops speak on racism, silent on women","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Phyllis Zagano","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/phylliszagano\/"},"date":"Feb 17, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-17 05:12:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-17 22:04:14","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-17 09:04:14","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\/faith-dialogue\/' rel='post_tag'>Faith Dialogue<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/immigration\/' rel='post_tag'>Immigration<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/racism\/' rel='post_tag'>Racism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/women\/' rel='post_tag'>Women<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":8},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The bishops' silence on misogyny may stem from false theology: the Arian heresy that women can't image Christ because Jesus was male. This ancient error continues to trap church leaders in an all-male clerical bubble that prevents them from fully defending women."},{"id":3662,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/17\/pope-leo-asks-can-we-stay-real-in-the-age-of-simulation\/","name":"pope-leo-asks-can-we-stay-real-in-the-age-of-simulation","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Human-eye-with-code-reflection-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Pope Leo asks: Can we stay real in the age of simulation?","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Andrew Hamilton","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/andrew-hamilton\/"},"date":"Feb 17, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-17 05:12:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-14 22:18:42","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-14 09:18:42","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\/ai\/' rel='post_tag'>AI<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/communications-media\/' rel='post_tag'>Communications & Media<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/pope-leo-xiv\/' rel='post_tag'>Pope Leo XIV<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":55},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Pope Leo's communication day message arrives when AI touches politics, arts, warfare, employment, education and economy. Rather than becoming overwhelmed by technical details, we need coherent principles. 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