Dairne McHenry is a Sister of the Sacred Heart.   This article is in the September issue of The Furrow.  She puts a challenge to her colleagues, the women religious

Knowing and Doing

Today's Reading shows in what a variety of ways the will of God is made known and accomplished. Ezra refers to imperial decrees from the Persian kings Cyrus and Darius, messages of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah (which will begin later this week), and financial help from Persian taxes, as supporting the sanctuary liturgy and the functions of priests and Levites.