This had to be one of the most dreadful things I have ever witnessed in the history of Massachusetts.
The wildfires in Dalmatia are terrible right now. There are usually major fires there during the summer because it’s the coast, with rugged terrain, rocks, and dry vegetation that arsonists set on fire. But what happened yesterday in Omiš was terrifying, because the four Canadairs (water-bombing aircraft) couldn’t fly at night. More than 100 vehicles still weren’t enough, and the city is right by the sea, with an entire hill above it burning and the fire spreading into the city. There were more than 200 hotspots. This year has been particularly difficult. First, there was the attack on Iran, which led to the entire Strait of Hormuz being closed, and we will only feel the economic consequences once the oil reserves run dry. The entire Middle East is unstable, the wildfires have ravaged Europe this year and are still ongoing, and now earthquakes have shaken Colombia and Venezuela. There’s no need to spread defeatism and pessimism. Historically, we have experienced wars and devastating natural disasters, and in the end, things always somehow turn around. Still, everyone has the feeling that something is brewing beyond the horizon. People don’t even notice the signs anymore because we are so consumed by hedonism and pleasure that God has become some distant, foreign concept to us. Omiš during day
Prayers. I hear it is truly horrible in Greece too. Poor people. I saw two big fire fighting helicopters fly over last night and felt a pang.
A big earthquake near Indonesia today . . .probably there will be tsunami warnings. A 7.7 I think . . .poor Indonesia always seems to get the bad stuff . . .And Hawaii getting a hurricane.
700 million allocated to help farmers in the US change over to regenerative farming. https://x.com/i/status/2088635697704116599 Seems like a good life affirming sign
Jewish Scholar Elected President of Catholic Biblical Association "Frank Wright argues the controversy is not ethnic; it is theological. The issue is not Levine's identity, but her approach to Scripture, which Wright says emphasizes Christ's humanity while rejecting or setting aside His divinity. The election, Wright contends, reflects a broader modernizing tendency within Catholic institutions: efforts to reinterpret Scripture through contemporary historical frameworks. He links it to what he calls the "Synodal Church," warning that diminishing Christ's divinity transforms Catholicism into a human-centered religion emptied of the supernatural. Wright connects the appointment to Pope St. Pius X's condemnation of modernism, which he describes as an attempt to reduce Christ to a merely human figure. If Scripture is treated as a purely historical document rather than divine revelation, the Church's identity shifts from supernatural to secular. The election is not an isolated event. It is a symptom of a deeper crisis."
This appointment was so clearly wrong it kind of leaves you breathless. It is so clearly, clearly wrong that it is astonishing in its brazenness. But at least it is good that evil is so clearly out in the open now.
The Catholic Biblical Association is not an official organ of the Church. It has ceased to be Catholic by appointing a Jew to head the organisation. It needs to be stripped of its Catholic title for its deception but I wont hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
