{"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":"Deep in the heart of Texas - The Deacon&#039;s Bench","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8xoyIhLmUG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/04\/deep-in-the-heart-of-texas.html\">Deep in the heart of Texas<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/04\/deep-in-the-heart-of-texas.html\/embed#?secret=8xoyIhLmUG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Deep in the heart of Texas&#8221; &#8212; The Deacon&#039;s Bench\" data-secret=\"8xoyIhLmUG\" 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":"While so many of us have been turning East, and focusing on the events in Washington and New York over the last several days, John Allen at NCR took some time to look westward. He&#8217;s got a fascinating piece in last week&#8217;s issue about Texas Catholics &#8212; and it really looks like that corner of&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/SA3h-nHT1SI\/AAAAAAAACUk\/mFTS74-Bk5I\/s320\/041808p05pha.jpg"}