{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Deacon&#039;s Bench","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench","author_name":"deacon greg kandra","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/author\/deacon-greg-kandra","title":"John Allen's Catholic \"mega-trends\" - The Deacon&#039;s Bench","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DC5ZarYk3d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/03\/john-allens-catholic-mega-trends.html\">John Allen&#8217;s Catholic &#8220;mega-trends&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/03\/john-allens-catholic-mega-trends.html\/embed#?secret=DC5ZarYk3d\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;John Allen&#8217;s Catholic &#8220;mega-trends&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; The Deacon&#039;s Bench\" data-secret=\"DC5ZarYk3d\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"One of Catholicism&#8217;s most insightful observers, John Allen, had some sage words for the faithful recently in Denver. He was invited to speak by his friend, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput, and brought up an intriguing theme: mega-trends in the Catholic Church. Catholic Online has the write-up, from the Denver Catholic Register: The first mega-trend facing&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/R-ExPMj7-YI\/AAAAAAAACK8\/fYFMBmyDLQA\/s320\/Allenlect1.jpg"}