{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Now Word","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog","author_name":"Mark","author_url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"The Eighth Sacrament - The Now Word","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tLKTnzQ37W\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-eighth-sacrament\/\">The Eighth Sacrament<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-eighth-sacrament\/embed\/#?secret=tLKTnzQ37W\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Eighth Sacrament&#8221; &#8212; The Now Word\" data-secret=\"tLKTnzQ37W\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\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\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"&nbsp; THERE\u00a0is a little &#8220;now word&#8221; that has been stuck in my thoughts for years, if not decades. And that is the growing need for authentic\u00a0Christian community. While we have seven sacraments\u00a0in the Church, which are essentially &#8220;encounters&#8221; with the Lord, I believe one could also speak of an &#8220;eighth sacrament&#8221; based on Jesus&#8217; teaching:","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/communitytwothree-1024x789.jpg"}