by Chuck Summers | Sep 11, 2015 | Opinion
Tuesday, Sept. 1, was a special day. By declaration of Pope Francis, it was the first World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. For several weeks, the current pope has been making news with his strong affirmation that we have a divine obligation to care for...
by Chuck Summers | Aug 6, 2015 | Opinion
We have been reminded in recent days on a far-too-frequent basis that racism continues to be an ugly scar upon the soul of America. Most of the media attention has focused on acts of violence afflicted upon African-American and Hispanic individuals. This violence is...
by Chuck Summers | Jul 27, 2015 | Opinion
I spent some time photographing at Great Basin National Park in Nevada with a friend last year. As we got to the end of our time there, my friend asked if I would mind if we stopped at the Pando forest in Utah on the way back. I had never heard of it, so he told me of...
by Chuck Summers | Jul 8, 2015 | Opinion
Many important stories have made national headlines in recent weeks, but one story about a sixth mass extinction was likely overlooked. A USA Today article provides horrifying statistics from a recent report concerning the extinction of species. The study, which first...
by Chuck Summers | Feb 20, 2015 | Opinion
Joan Chittister’s “The Monastery of the Heart” provides much wisdom about our need to care for and preserve creation. Her reflections in a chapter called “Co-Creation” are particularly insightful and needed in a world that too often sees...
