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Profundities of the Grand Master -
M.W. Br. John A. Prosnick
Le Silence -
T.V. Fr. Richard Laframboise
La loge extérieure -
T.V. Fr. Richard Laframboise
Did You Know? -
R.W. Br. Stephen Roberts
Masonic Education / Enseignement maçonnique
The Genesis of Freemasonry
R.W. Br. Jacques Ruelland
Un pas de plus
T.V. Fr. Richard Laframboise

Profundities of the Grand Master
by/par M.W. Br. John A. Prosnick
Dorchester Lodge No. 4
Masonic Memorial Temple
November 25, 2006

W.M. Applebaum (Father & Son), Bro. Dr. Porter (Father & Son), Monsieur le ministre Couillard, distinguished guests, ladies, and brethren:

Je vous souhaite la bienvenue au Temple Maçonique de la Grande Loge du Québec, de Maçons Anciens, Francs et Acceptés.
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Le Silence
by/par T.V. Fr. Richard Laframboise
Combien d'entre nous, se sont retrouvés, à regretter d'avoir trop parlé, d'en avoir trop dit ou tout simplement, de n'avoir pu tenir sa langue ? Combien d'entre nous, se sont retrouvés aussi, à regretter de n'avoir pas assez parlé, d'en avoir trop peu dit, ou tout bonnement, d'avoir été muets au moment où nous aurions dû nous exprimer?

Sans l'ombre d'un doute et à quelques exceptions près, je peux vous affirmer que nous avons tous connu ces états d'âme; malheureusement, ces regrets provoquent un débat intérieur et brise le silence qui nous habite.
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La loge extérieure
by/par T.V. Fr. Richard Laframboise
On oublie trop souvent qu'une Loge, c'est d'abord et avant tout, l'idée que s'en font ceux qui la constituent.

Imaginez des hommes qui souhaitent se réunir en loge pour discuter de décoration intérieure, la loge aura pour le nouveau venu, l'apparence d'une équipe de décoration.

Si, dans un autre ordre d'idées, les constituants désirent partager leur conception respective de ce que Dieu puisse être, la loge aura cette fois-ci l'apparence d'un lieu hautement philosophique, peu accessible aux hommes qui ont peu réfléchi à cette question très métaphysique.
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A Reply to "Masonic Awareness"
by/par W. Br. Michel Cooke
The following is a written reply to "Awareness in the Lodge" by R.W. Br. Leslie Hastie, which can be read here.

Dear Brother,
Although I am a new reader of this publication, I do enjoy the various articles. The one you wrote touched a sensible point in me; I did a research a few years ago about the declining membership.
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Daddy's Poem
by/par unknown
Her hair was up in a pony tail, her favorite dress tied with a bow. Today was Daddy's Day at school, and she couldn't wait to go. But her mommy tried to tell her, that she probably should stay home. Why the kids might not understand, if she went to school alone. But she was not afraid; she knew just what to say. What to tell her classmates of why he wasn't there today. But still her mother worried, for her to face this day alone. And that was why once again, she tried to keep her daughter home. But the little girl went to school eager to tell them all. About a dad she never sees a dad who never calls.
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Did You Know?
by/par R.W. Br. Stephen Roberts
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.
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I Am Thankful
by/par unknown
For The Wife Who Says It's Hot Dogs Tonight,
Because She Is Home With Me, And Not Out With Someone Else.

For The Husband Who Is On The Sofa Being A Couch Potato,
Because He Is Home With Me And Not Out At The Bars.
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