{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Marc Cardaronella","provider_url":"https:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/blog","author_name":"Marc Cardaronella","author_url":"https:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/blog\/author\/marccard\/","title":"Maintenance Mode Dilemma - Marc Cardaronella","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5J1vac5ZWk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/maintenance-mode-dilemma\/\">Maintenance Mode Dilemma<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/maintenance-mode-dilemma\/embed\/#?secret=5J1vac5ZWk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Maintenance Mode Dilemma&#8221; &#8212; Marc Cardaronella\" data-secret=\"5J1vac5ZWk\" 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\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Why are some Catholic parishes stuck in \u201cmaintenance mode\u201d? Matthew Warner posted on this recently at NCR. He characterized maintenance mode parishes as inwardly focused and unconcerned with reaching out or with increasing attendance. I\u2019m constantly struggling to figure out why it is and what to do about it. I think at least part of the problem is a lack of vision. On the local level, we are not inspiring and moving people to view the parish as being outwardly focused.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Dead-End-edit.jpg"}