Dangerous Weather… More Flames — More Destruction
By BARBARA SIMPSON It seems no matter where you read the news, the headlines deal with out-of-control wildfires.The biggest story of the past few weeks dealt with the devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The ancient town of Lahaina, former capital of the Hawaiian aristocracy, was destroyed in addition to thousands of businesses and homes of Hawaiian citizens. The dollar estimation of the losses is estimated to be in the billions.The total death count isn’t even known at this point, as the search for human remains continues. The death toll as of August 26 was 115. Whether the dead are adults or children, the horror of the devastation is indescribable.In his homily for August 13, Bishop Larry Silva of…Continue Reading