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Marriage & Parenting

Do Wives Have to Be Submissive?

by Fr. Mike Schmitz
Photo by Micah & Sammie Chaffin on Unsplash

"Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:22

Woah! Come again? On the list of controversial and misunderstood Bible verses, this is near the top. 

When it swings through in the cycle of Mass readings, folks are often left in the pew looking at each other like, "Did anyone else just hear what St. Paul said?" 

If you'll let Fr. Mike explain this scripture passage, it will transform the way you understand Christian marriage (for the better).

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