Flashes of Insight

		[{"id":3527,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/03\/10\/reflections-11-17-march\/","name":"reflections-11-17-march","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/broken-lock-1024x640.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Reflections 11 - 17 March","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Mar 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-10 05:15:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-30 00:17:38","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-29 11:17:38","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":32},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The law points toward love like fingers pointing toward the moon; fulfillment comes through living well, way beyond rule-keeping. All commandments hang on two: love God, love neighbor, the root from which all goodness grows."}]	

		[{"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":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."},{"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":"2026-02-25 12:01:21","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-24 23:01:21","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":"<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":31},"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."},{"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. The message provides these by focusing on what makes communication truly human."}]