Collegiate Professor of Engineering, University of Notre Dame. The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect those of Religion News Service.

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A Washington state bishop is calling for prayer as wildfires have torched entire neighborhoods, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of destroyed buildings.

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