On the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, hierarchy, which means "sacred order," is shown to be set by God in the universe, the Church and the family, reflecting the order among the Divine Persons, who are equal in dignity and nature; flattening it, as the Protestant denial of Holy Orders and the French Revolution set out to do, brings not equality but disorder. St. Paul, though the more gifted, submitted to St. Peter, for humility is knowing our place and taking it, and we honor those set over us for the sake of their office.Listen with the full transcriptGo to episodeSermon of the Day podcast