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Deep Diving
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Daily Reflections
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News
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Exploring shift from \u201cVicar of Peter\u201d to \u201cVicar of Christ\u201d."},{"id":2915,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/11\/25\/rethinking-parish-life\/","name":"rethinking-parish-life","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/once-was-parish-church-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Rethinking parish life","postMeta":{"_edit_lock":["1763460819:9"],"_edit_last":["9"],"_thumbnail_id":["2918"],"_wp_page_template":["default"],"_nc_include_in_auto_share":["1"],"_nc_following_users":["9","2"]},"author":{"name":"JP Grayland","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/joeg\/"},"date":"Nov 25, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-25 05:03:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-18 23:13:39","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-18 10:13:39","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":45},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The Catholic parish once stood as the Church\u2019s neighbourhood heartbeat. Today, that model no longer fits. From Canada to New Zealand, the shift from \u201cmaintenance to mission\u201d is taking hold. Lay-led communities, family-of-parishes, and digital ministries are showing that faith can flourish even where buildings close."},{"id":3034,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/11\/25\/global-south-shut-out-again-synods-liturgy-team-under-fire\/","name":"global-south-shut-out-again-synods-liturgy-team-under-fire","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/multi-cultural-liturgy-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Global South shut out again: Synod\u2019s liturgy team under fire","postMeta":{"_edit_lock":["1763632142:9"],"_thumbnail_id":["3035"],"_edit_last":["9"],"_wp_page_template":["default"],"_nc_include_in_auto_share":["1"],"_nc_following_users":["9","16"]},"author":{"name":"Carmel Pilcher","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/carmel-pilcher\/"},"date":"Nov 25, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-25 05:02:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-20 22:49:01","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-20 09:49:01","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":22},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Reactions to the new Synod liturgy working group focus heavily on diversity. With limited involvement from the Global South, the dominance of clergy and few women represented, many suggest the credibility of the group\u2019s synodal aims is weakened."}]
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