{"id":2683,"date":"2021-08-19T12:56:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T17:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2021-08-19T12:56:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T17:56:02","slug":"the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-Twenty-First-Sunday-in-Ordinary-Time-2021.pdf\">The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The childhood is fully vulnerable because the child is powerless, while those who care for him enjoy an all-powerful freedom. Instead of leading him rightly they can lead him astray in a variety of egotistical ways, oftentimes in a manner which is quite unconcious of its moral indifference.&#8221; (Hans Urs von Balthasar, Unless You Become Like This Child, pp. 12-13)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021 &#8220;The childhood is fully vulnerable because the child is powerless, while those who care for him enjoy an all-powerful freedom. Instead of leading him rightly they can lead him astray in a variety of egotistical ways, oftentimes in a manner which is quite unconcious of its moral indifference.&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[47,45,44,48,46],"class_list":["post-2683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homily","tag-childhood","tag-masks","tag-no-masks","tag-offer-the-first-thing-that-comes-through-the-door-as-a-sacrifice-to-stay-in-power","tag-word-was-made-flesh"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021 - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021 - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021 &#8220;The childhood is fully vulnerable because the child is powerless, while those who care for him enjoy an all-powerful freedom. Instead of leading him rightly they can lead him astray in a variety of egotistical ways, oftentimes in a manner which is quite unconcious of its moral indifference.&#8221; [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-19T17:56:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Monique\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Monique\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/19\\\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/19\\\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Monique\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8ac19f4ff47d668e63321a89812a7fce\"},\"headline\":\"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-19T17:56:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/19\\\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":73,\"keywords\":[\"childhood\",\"masks\",\"no masks\",\"offer the first thing that comes through the door as a sacrifice to stay in power\",\"word was made flesh\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Homily\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/19\\\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/19\\\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021 - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-19T17:56:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8ac19f4ff47d668e63321a89812a7fce\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/19\\\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/19\\\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/19\\\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church\",\"description\":\"Two Parishes, One Family\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8ac19f4ff47d668e63321a89812a7fce\",\"name\":\"Monique\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f1aef351767fdb3c2422a9d88888a10fcfb31ce140453e3ac3bff7d859c53926?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f1aef351767fdb3c2422a9d88888a10fcfb31ce140453e3ac3bff7d859c53926?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f1aef351767fdb3c2422a9d88888a10fcfb31ce140453e3ac3bff7d859c53926?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Monique\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\\\/wordpress\\\/author\\\/monique\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021 - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021 - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","og_description":"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021 &#8220;The childhood is fully vulnerable because the child is powerless, while those who care for him enjoy an all-powerful freedom. Instead of leading him rightly they can lead him astray in a variety of egotistical ways, oftentimes in a manner which is quite unconcious of its moral indifference.&#8221; [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/","og_site_name":"St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","article_published_time":"2021-08-19T17:56:02+00:00","author":"Monique","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Monique","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Monique","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/8ac19f4ff47d668e63321a89812a7fce"},"headline":"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021","datePublished":"2021-08-19T17:56:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/"},"wordCount":73,"keywords":["childhood","masks","no masks","offer the first thing that comes through the door as a sacrifice to stay in power","word was made flesh"],"articleSection":["Homily"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/","url":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/","name":"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021 - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-08-19T17:56:02+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/8ac19f4ff47d668e63321a89812a7fce"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/19\/the-twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-22-2021-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2021"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/","name":"St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church","description":"Two Parishes, One Family","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/8ac19f4ff47d668e63321a89812a7fce","name":"Monique","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f1aef351767fdb3c2422a9d88888a10fcfb31ce140453e3ac3bff7d859c53926?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f1aef351767fdb3c2422a9d88888a10fcfb31ce140453e3ac3bff7d859c53926?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f1aef351767fdb3c2422a9d88888a10fcfb31ce140453e3ac3bff7d859c53926?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Monique"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com"],"url":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/author\/monique\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2684,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683\/revisions\/2684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}