Dale Ahlquist is president of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, creator and host of the EWTN series “G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense,” and publisher of Gilbert Magazine. As one of world’s foremost authorities on the life and work of G.K. Chesterton, he has given more than 700 lectures at universities, conferences, and institutions around the world.

He also is the co-founder of the Chesterton Schools Network — a network of 30 high schools in the United Staes, Canada and Italy. Our Lady of Walsingham, a Chesterton Academy school, is opening this fall on the campus of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Colorado Springs.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Walsingham, a member of the Chesterton Schools Network, has begun compiling a waiting list for high school students interested in the school’s inaugural semester in Fall 2021. This classical Catholic high school is the first Chesterton Academy in Colorado Springs and one of 30 across 14 U.S. states, Canada and Italy.  Twelve new Chesterton Academy high schools opened in 2020.

​COLORADO SPRINGS. The Knights of Columbus Assembly 88 wanted to make a donation to help with the COVID-19 crisis. In an April 22 Zoom meeting, Assembly 88, which represents 12 Colorado parishes, discussed many possible recipients, all of which were worthy charities.