COLORADO SPRINGS.  Mary Ann Lamecker, a longtime employee of St. Patrick Parish, died Oct. 19.

Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more . . . He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town, or borough, in the good old world.” — Stave 5, A Christmas Carol.

Editor’s Note: Below is a speech delivered by Our Lady of Walsingham Academy senior Meg Ambuul at the school’s annual gala on Nov. 11 at Creekside Event Center. Ambuul is a senior.

I can say with some authority that attending Our Lady of Walsingham Academy is a lot of work. A few years ago, that would have been a complaint. But now, as I pursue the studies of my senior year, I’m actually grateful. 

Hemos entrado en un nuevo año litúrgico y también en el tiempo de Adviento.  En el ajetreo y las distracciones de los preparativos para la Navidad y todas las celebraciones navideñas, puede ser muy fácil que perdamos de vista la importancia del tiempo de Adviento y la preparación espiritual a la que la Iglesia nos llama antes de Navidad.