Summary: During a marriage retreat, Fr. Paul Scalia says obedience is important in a marriage, but not in the way you might think. It’s not a slavish obedience to your spouse…or the crushing of free will, but free will with a destination. Just as a religious takes a vow of obedience to his provincial, so do husband and wife make a vow to submit to each other, for the sake of their one flesh union. For husbands, this means being intimately involved. For wives, this means respecting the headship of the man.
