There are many shades of meaning for the word “obedience.” A dog is obedient, but that is due to his training and not because he is free. A soldier must obey orders or face punishment. An athlete must ...

St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians 5:22 contains the precept, “Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord.” Many Catholics, even some of those in authority, seem embarrassed about that verse.

“Christ’s obedience comprises not simply a part of his life, but the totality of his Messianic work.” We are not dealing with an aspect of the work of Christ that can be considered apart from the ...

Traditionally, we’ve talked about wanting dogs to be obedient. There are obedience classes for dogs and puppies, and any number of people have asked the question (sometimes in frustration), “How do I ...

Rebellion, not obedience, is characteristic of our jet-age generation. This spirit is evident in our art, literature, and morals, in the revolt against law and authority, in the talk of the death of ...

Fifty years ago this month, Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram published a groundbreaking article describing a unique human behavior experiment. The study and its many variations, while ethically ...

Obedience is tough. We struggle with it as humans from early on in our lives. One of the very first words a toddler learns to say is, “No!” Why? By nature, we’re a rebellious and rambunctious species.

Who in the Bible had the greatest faith? Was I Noah who built the Ark? Was it Abraham, the father of the Jewish race? Was it the prophet Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Elijah? Each of these and many more whose ...