Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is head of his wife just as Christ is head of the Church, he himself the savior of the Body. As the Church is subordinate to Christ, so wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything. (Eph 5:21-33)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102522.cfm
Using an isolated, 2,000 year old text as a prescription for modern day marriage counseling might rightly give rise to a malpractice lawsuit, especially when “wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything” is cited frequently and “husbands love your wives” is not. Perhaps, “be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ” is the key to understanding what the poor writer was trying to say.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Tuesday, Week XXX, Ordinary Time
