{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com","author_name":"Francis Mannion","author_url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/author\/fmannion\/","title":"Viewpoint: Are Eulogies Allowed at Funeral Masses? - Home","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mjsRPXt766\"><a href=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/03\/viewpoint-are-eulogies-allowed-at-funeral-masses\/\"><em>Viewpoint:<\/em> Are Eulogies Allowed at Funeral Masses?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/03\/viewpoint-are-eulogies-allowed-at-funeral-masses\/embed\/#?secret=mjsRPXt766\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&lt;em&gt;Viewpoint:&lt;\/em&gt; Are Eulogies Allowed at Funeral Masses?&#8221; &#8212; Home\" data-secret=\"mjsRPXt766\" 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:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/original.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":750,"description":"The funeral planning meeting is no place to argue liturgical principles, lay down the law, and provide an outright refusal of the request for someone to give a eulogy at Mass. This creates bad feelings that can ripple through the family for years. But it can be an occasion to explain as gently as possible the principles involved and come to a solution which can keep everyone relatively happy."}