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News & Events

Grand Master's Chip Program
Hands Across the Border to be Held May 6th
Prestonian Lecture 2006
Lecture Prestonian 2006
Le programme ‘PrIDE’ du grand Maitre
Policemen's Fraternity Night
St. Patrick's at Antiquity
Results from the One-Day Class
One Day – 34 New Master Masons
Grand Warden Celebrates Mozart... in England
Antiquity Celebrates St. Patrick's Day
Mason / Shrine Bike Run
18th Century Lodge Re-Opened
St. George's Presents
"Masonry in the Middle East"

A Special Evening
Lachute Pancake Breakfast
Tips for Security
Phil-Can Celebrates Special Ladies' Night in Toronto
Father & Son - Masters Both
Alfie & Ralph
The G.M. Winds up his Year in the St. Francis District
The New Grand Lodge
Q&A With the New Grand Master
King Edward Lodge to Turn 100
"W. Gordon Parker Medal Of Merit" to R.W. Bro. James Ross Beattie
Bedford Golf Tournament Results
Une lettre ouverte du Grand Maitre
Golden Rule's Annual Meeting a Soggy Success
A story of Scottish Generosity
The Battle of Baltimore
Grand Master Celebrates Canada Day
King Edward's Centennial Photos
New Directors of the Masonic Foundation Named
Masons, Shriners Meet & Greet at Brome Fair
Away in the Gaspé
A light request that sparked a lasting flame
The Wales Home Lodge of Instruction
Bro. Roberts and his Big Fish
Montreal's Daytime Lodge
Gaspe Visit Image Gallery
The Masonic Library
The Masonic Memorial Temple
L'histoire de La Loge Shawenegan
Who are the Board of Trustees?
Young Man, Are You Up to A Challenge?
History Hits Close To Home
Un Frère bien impliqué... sur deux continents
Shrine Club Coming to the Eastern Townships
La Loge Shawenegan En Action
Karnak Ladies 80th Anniversary
Masons Contribute to La Maison Aube Lumière
District 3 Dinner
Pancake Breakfast in Lachute
Nelson No. 9 Remembers
Committee Report – EDUCATION and TRAINING
Education & Training Committee Call for Volunteers
Supreme Queen of the Nile Visits Montreal
Gaspe Masons Welcome Grand Master
The Brome Three
Masonic Exhibit Opens in Washington
Donation Made to Old Brewery Mission
Classe d'un jour le 8 avril
One-Day Class On March 4th
Shefford Lodge Moving
Fifty Year Jewel Awarded at Westmount Lodge
Montreal Association for the Blind Receives $1100 from District 2
Karnak Clown Unit Installation
Installation de l'unité des Clowns du Karnak
Crowning of the Queen
Donation to Wales Home
Historic Table Lodge to be Held April 8th
Intrepid columnist exposes mysterious Mason handshake
Mason on the Air
Masons Give Sick Kids Christmas Hope
Request from a Brother
Karnak Shrine Installs New Divan
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Clown of the Year 2005
Tablée festive historique - le 8 avril
One Day Class Planned for October
Shefford Lodge to Close
Keeping it in the Family
50 Year Jewel Awarded
Rob McIntosh China Shops Make Hospital Donation
Bedford Golf Tournament on June 12th
Three Grand Lodges and One Fine Evening
Masonic "Brick" Discovered
Quebec Brethren Honoured
Masons to March in Canada Day Parade
Grand Master enters Shrinedom
New Grand Lodge Officers 2006-2007
Details Released for October "One Day" Class
Shrine/Mason Booth to be Held at Rodeo
New Masonic "Swap" Site Created
Table Lodge Planned for October
Grand Master to Visit Karnak Rodeo
Donation Made to Knowlton Academy
Making the Masonic Temple Financially Self-Supporting
Eastern Townships Shrine Club Chartered
Masons, Shriners in the Canada Day Parade
More Pictures from the Canada Day Parade
The Road to Taba
Masonic Charity At Work
Prestonian Lecture
Annual Grand Lodge Divine Service
Service Divin Annuel de la Grande Loge
Karnak Has Successful Rodeo
Dénéchau présente la conférence : "Mozart et la Franc-Maçonnerie"
Newly Renamed, Prince of Lebanon Lodge to Host Table Lodge
Bedford District Turkey Dinner
Présentation Historique
An Historic Presentation
Victoria Lodge Celebrates 150 Years of History
Dr. Arthur Porter to be Honoured
Bedford District Donates to Shriner's Hospital
District 4 Donates to Notre-Dame d'Égypte Parrish
Eastern Townships Shrine Club - A Year in Review
Masonic Foundation Offers Thanks to Prince of Lebanon Lodge
Karnak Shrine to Help Santa, Twice in One Day!
Memorial Temple Made Historic Site
Loge de Table d'Albion
70-Year Bar Rewarded
Pride of a Father
Soiree privilegiée
Karnak Shrine in the News
Phil-Can Looking for Collars
Wor.Bro. Earl Edward Bracey – A Profile
Loge Laval à la cabane à sucre
Argenteuil Lodge Curling Day
Eastern Townships Shrine Club
Little Green Books
St.Lawrence-Zetlanders Crash Antiquity’s Party
La Loge Delta réunis avec La Loge Amitié
Loge Delta Unites with Loge Amitié
Brome Lake Racks Up the Charity
Yellow Dogs Gather in Lachute
Shriners win Trophy
Thistle Lodge Presents 50-Year Jewel
13th Annual Bedford District Golf Tournament Announced
Recrutement de candidats pour la Rite Écossais Anciens & Accepté
Hudson Lodge Announces 2007 Annual Golf Tourney
Mystery Photo Needs Identification
Thistle's Spring Social
St-François Masonic Regalia: an Accident With Fate
Widows Sons Motorcycle Association Comes To Quebec
Karnak & Tunis Shriners Hold Joint Fundraiser
Karnak Rodeo Returns
How to Clean A Masonic Apron
Work Estimate for the Memorial Temple
Thistle to Hold Table Lodge
Song Translations Needed
Grand Lodge Library Inaugurated
Bibliothèque de la Grande Loge Inaugurée
Grand Lodge Officers 2007
Meet the Montreal High 12 Club
Donald Ross Elected Deputy Grand Master
Leo Dryden Receives Gordon Parker Medal
Laptop Donation to Au Diapason (BMP Hospital)
Shriners choice is clear: Shriners Hospital Canada stays in Montreal
Grand Master makes biennial visit to Lodges on Gaspé Peninsula
La visite biennale du Grand Maître en Gaspésie
Un été fraternel
Visite du Grand-Maître en Gaspésie
Une invitation des Karnak Shriners
Karnak Shriners to Hold Masonic Day at the Hospital
Shriners Parade in Richmond (Photos)
Photos from Owl's Head 2007
Phil-Can Picnic 2007 Photos
Changes at the Masonic Foundation of Quebec
Grand Lodge Announces Youth Conference
La Grand Lodge annonce parcours maçonnique à l'ère nouvelle
Un Tablier d'apprenti serti de signatures, en guise de présent au nouveau G.M.
Northeast in Newfoundland
Ramses visits Karnak
Shriners Announce West Island Masonic Forum
Scottish Hospitality
Visite de la Loge Bartholdi à la Loge des Coeurs-Unis
Report from the Concordant Bodies of Quebec
Laurentian Lodge Donation to Shriners Hospital
Karnak Hosts "Mason's Day" at the Hospital
Karnak's Sports Celebrity Dinner
Shrine of North America Unveil New Logo
Grand Lodge to Host Gala Evening
La Grande Loge annonce une gala d'automne
A Masonic Tradition Continues in the Bedford District
Report from Karnak’s Fall Ceremonial
Historic Kars Building To Be Officially Transferred To Masons
Laurentide No. 126 Celebrates 50 Years
Potentates Christmas Party
Masons Commemorate Remembrance Day
R.W. Bro. Doug Innes Receives 50-Year Jewel
District 4 Donation to the Shriners Hospital
District 3 M&W On the Move
Got a Car? Help out the Shriners
Shrine Installations 2008
Masonic Movie Night
West Island Masonic Forums to Continue
Grand Lodge Open House
Porte Ouverte au Grand Loge
Grand Master Visits Rosemere Lodge No. 123
Shriners Hold March General Meeting
Karnak to Host "Shrine / Mason Night"
Soirée "Shrine / Maçon"
Loge de table à Loge Lorraine
St. Lawrence District Comes Together to Help Fire Victims
Cuban Lodges
Grand Lodge Opens House
Karnak Holds Spring Ceremonial
Imperial Potentate Visits Karnak
Masonic Furniture Presented to Thistle Lodge
Owl's Head 2008
Shrine Mason Day at Hospital
Stanbridge Celebrates 150 Years
Armistice Day 2008
M.W. Bro. John Patience's 90th Birthday
District 1 Golf Tournament
GLQ Flag Bearer
Grand Master's Visit to Laurentian
Grand Master's Visit to The Royal Edward Lodge
Phil-Can Picnic 2008
Cornerstone Laid at Upper Canada Lodge
Wales Home 2008
New Board for the Masonic Foundation of Quebec
Photos from the Grand Lodge Open House
St. Lawrence-Zetland Installation Night
Karnak Divan visits Thistle Lodge
Grand Masters Day at the Shriners Hospital
Rosemere Lodge Installation Night. Ritual Work to Remember!
Rosemere Lodge Helping Those Who Help Others
M.W. Bro. Maurice Kershaw Celebrates 50 Years
R.W. Bro. Bellman Receives Gordon Parker Medal
R.W. Bro. George Homsy Receives Gordon Parker Medal
R.W. Bro. Dobby Installed as Provincial Grand Master, Royal Order of Scotland
139th Grand Lodge Communication
139e Tenue Annuelle
GLQ Revamps Online Presence
Philosophus Group Formed

Editorials & Opinion

My First Year in Masonry
Following in Their Footsteps
Bluegrass & Brewpubs
My life with all my Brothers
Un complément indispensable
un grand honneur
Thinking Outside the Box
Editorial
Editoral
Thinking Outside the Box
Editorial
Thinking Outside the Box
Editorial
Seniors Golf Rules
Editorial
Thinking outside the Box
The Little Lodge That Couldn't
Le bonheur d'être un Franc-maçon au 21ième siècle
Into the continuum
Thinking outside the box
Editorial
Editorial
Profundities of the Grand Master
Que venons-nous faire?
CORRECTION: Fate of the Red Lodges
Installation Night at the Celestial Lodge
Editorial
I'm the Guy
Lightbulb Jokes
Thinking outside the Box
Profundities of the Grand Master
Editorial
I See You've Travelled Some
Profundities of the Grand Master
The Masonic Ring
Thinking Outside the Box
Editorial
Masonic Humour
Support the Memorial Temple
Thinking Outside the Box
Onward, to the Grand Lodge Above
Did You Know?
Que 2006 soit une excellente année dans la Fraternité
Profundities of the Grand Master
A Warm Masonic Tale
Editorial
Into the Continuum
Message from the Imperial Potentate
Thinking Outside the Box
Profundities of the Grand Master
Masonic Foundation Accepting Donations
Thinking Outside the Box
Editorial
Reply to "Open Installation Nights"
Masonry or Shrine
Tearing Down
The Newly Installed Master: His Responsibilities
Les responsabilités du Maître nouvellement installé
Confession of a One-Day Mason (Part 1)
Thinking Outside the Box
Profundities of the Grand Master
To My Friends...
Confession of a One-Day Mason – Part II
Did you know?
The Silent Summons
A Few Thoughts from a New Knight
One Day Class - Some Questions
One Day Class - Some Answers
Did You Know?
Did God Create Evil?
The Candidate
Thinking Outside the Box
Virtus junxit, mors non seperabit
Profunditites of the Grand Master
Blessings to all my crackpot friends
A Choice is Given
Did You Know?
Profundities of the Grand Master
Thinking Outside the Box
Treasures In You
Editorial
A Webmaster's Status Report
Does Freemasonry make its members wiser, better and, consequently, happier?
Did You Know?
Heart Warming Reminder
The summers nearly over
We Owe it to Them
Editorial
Did You Know?
Thinking Outside the Box
Confession of a One-Day Mason - Part III
Nail in the Fence
Profundities of the Grand Master
Do You Know This Lodge?
Thinking Outside the Box
Character Determines Destiny
Darwin Awards
Did You Know?
Profundities of the Grand Master
What Makes You a Mason?
Puppies to Sell
Masonic Rings
Masonic Awareness In The Lodge
Respecting Our Elders
Daddy's Poem
Did You Know?
Profundities of the Grand Master
Freemasonry and Santa Clause
I Am Thankful
Le Silence
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
La loge extérieure
A Reply to "Masonic Awareness"
The Keystone in the Masonic Jurisdiction
Thinking Outside the Box
Some Feedback on Older Editorials
Brotherly Love, Relief, Truth
Fun Facts About the 1500s
Santa Season
The Carpenter
Are You a Mason?
Beaureaucrats And Standards
Ten Master Masons
Light
PR Committee Report
Thoughts from a Young Mason
Heart Warming Reminder
Masonic Foundation Facing Problems
Masonic Witchhunts
How Do You Know Yourself To Be A Mason?
Le comité Héritage de la fondation maçonnique accepte des donations
For the Shriners
Ces hommes aux droles de chapeaux...
Helping Hand, Masonry & Charity
New Words For 2007
Zen Sarcasm
The Final Inspection
The Importance Of Ritual Work
The Mason's Ties and Duties
A Good Masonic Story
an olde songe
The Ideal Of A Freemason
A Riddle
A Straightforward Commitment
A Shriner's Greeting : Kasserian Ingera
A Little Something For or About Masonry
The Need For A Masonic Legislature
For The New Brothers
Leadership In Its Purest Form
The Ancient Charges
The Test
A timely message
Should The Shrine Go It Alone?
The Buzzard, the Bat, the Bumblebee... and people!
Ready for my last degree
A Socratic Anecdote
The Lambskin Apron
Grand Master's Address: Wales Home Annual BBQ
Relief
Soulagement
Emblems on Car
How to Plant a Masonic Garden
The Veteran On Our Ten Dollar Bill
I helped you Because I am a Mason
Lodge Offices, Explained
Thinking Outside the Box
Becoming a Mason
Editor's Note: Let's Be Legendary Again
I See You've Traveled Some
The Tools of an e-Mason
Masonic Trivia
The Old Master
Potentate's Year-end Message
Being a Mason
The Old Masters Wages
R.W. Bro. Cecil Hosein Remembered

Masonic Education

Freemason - Origin of the Word
The Master and Apprentice
Le Maître Et L'apprenti
La Franc Maconrie Et Les Chiffres
Jean Théophile DÉSAGULIERS - (1683-1744)
Jean Théophile Désaguliers (1683-1744):
Le Destin d’une loge.
More Honourable than the Garter...
More Ancient Than the Golden Fleece...
...or Roman Eagle
Promoting The Future Of Freemasonry With Tolerance
The Three Columns
The Birth Of A Mason
La Naissance D'un Maçon
Être initié ou être un initié
Séquence d’instruction au 1er Degré – Apprenti
Séquence d’instruction au 2e Degré – Compagnon
Séquence d’instruction au 3e Degré – Maître
The Three Battles of Quebec
Pourquoi les Maçons fêtent-ils les deux saints Jean ?
The Origins of Freemasonry
The Masonic Blue Slipper
History and Meaning of the First Degree
Histoire et signification du Premier Degré
Le Maître se choisit un apprenti
The Master Chooses An Apprentice
The Queen And The Craft
Officers of the Lodge: Origin and Meaning
Les Officiers de la Loge : origine et signification
A Guide to Cleaning Leather Aprons
The "Fourth" Degree
Le maître enseigne à son apprenti.
The 47th Proposition of the First Book of Euclid
On Yonder Book, The Canadian Charge
Why "TAPS" are played
Masonic Leadership
The Masonic Signs: Origin and Meaning
Le principe Tolérance
The Mosaic Pavement
The Tau and the Cross in Masonry
The Genesis of Freemasonry
Un pas de plus
The Ballot Box
The Masonic Apron
Ancient Penalties
Titres des Officiers de la Loge et de la Grande Loge
True Brotherhood
How Ancient is the Golden Fleece
Our Masonic Ancestors
Why Are Four Tassels Used In The Lodge Room?
The Qualifications Of A True Mason
The Masonic Signs: Origin and Meaning
The Almighty Dollar
The Credibility Gap In Masonic Ritual
The Real King Solomon
Shriner Emblem Explained
Freemasonry At The Siege Of Quebec 1759-1760
Symbols in Freemasonry
Le Tout-Puissant Dollar
The Three Rosettes on a Master Mason's Apron
From Whence We Came
Meaning of the Word "Hele"
The Speculative Element
The Level & Plumb
Learning & Memorizing Masonic Ritual
Du secret maçonnique
The Square
The Meaning of "Cowan"
The Dating of Easter
Freimaurer Verbotten