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Reflections:

The Newsletter

 of the Committee on Masonic Education

of the

The Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario

 

 

Since 1981, Reflections has published short educational articles written by Masons of Ontario, for Masons of Ontario. Reflections is issued four times per year and includes exciting and informative articles that help Ontario Masons understand who we are and where we came from. We’d love for you to contribute by submitting any educational or historical paper you fell might help your brethren “Get Understanding.”

 

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Volume

Issue

Date

Quarter

Category

Article Name

Page Number (original)

1

1

1981

1

 

Editorial Comment

2

 

 

 

 

 

Symbolism of the Apron

2

 

 

 

 

 

On Learning the Ritual

3

 

 

 

 

 

The Ancient Landmarks

4

 

 

 

 

 

Jacob's Ladder

5

 

 

 

 

 

Benevolence

7

 

 

 

 

 

Blood Donors

8

 

 

 

 

Speaker's Corner

 

8

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

9

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

10

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Freemason's Guide and Compendium

10

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Plain Tales From the Hills

10

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Beyond the Pillars

11

 

 

 

 

Book Review

"Let There Be Light"

11

1

2

1981

2

 

Editorial Comment

2

 

 

 

 

 

Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry

2

 

 

 

 

 

Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry: Italy and France

4

 

 

 

 

 

Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry: Mexico

4

 

 

 

 

 

Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry: England

4

 

 

 

 

 

Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry: United States

5

 

 

 

 

 

Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry: Quebec

5

 

 

 

 

 

Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry: In Our Own Jurisdiction

6

 

 

 

 

 

The Doric Column

7

 

 

 

 

Speaker's Corner

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

Standing Up To Speechmaking - Part 1

9

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

10

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

Horizons for the 1980's

13

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Loyalist Spy

13

 

 

 

 

Book Review

The Pocket History of Freemasonry

13

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Masonic Harvest

14

 

 

 

 

Book Review

What Masonry Means

14

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Short Talks on Masonry

14

1

3

1981

3

 

Editorial Comment

2

 

 

 

 

 

The Winding Stairs

2

 

 

 

 

 

They Came To The Head of the Lake

3

 

 

 

 

 

A Masonic Ball

6

 

 

 

 

 

Kerr Lodge No. 230

7

 

 

 

 

 

To Try His Jewel

8

 

 

 

 

 

A Masonic Workshop

8

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

10

 

 

 

 

Speaker's Corner

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

Standing up To Speechmaking - Part 2

11

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

13

 

 

 

 

Book Review

One Hundred and One Questions About Masonry

15

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Jurisprudence of Freemasonry

15

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Why This Confusion in the Temple?

15

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Masonic Speech Making

15

1

4

1982

1

 

Editorial Comment

2

 

 

 

 

 

The Square and Compasses

2

 

 

 

 

 

Free Will and Accord

3

 

 

 

 

 

Wisdom

4

 

 

 

 

 

Universal Freemasonry

5

 

 

 

 

 

The New Freedom

7

 

 

 

 

 

The Five Noble Orders

8

 

 

 

 

 

A Convenient Room Adjoining the Lodge

9

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

10

 

 

 

 

Speaker's Corner

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

Standing up To Speechmaking - Part 3

11

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

13

 

 

 

 

Book Review

What? When? Where? Why? In Freemasonry

14

 

 

 

 

Book Review

The Yellow Briar

14

 

 

 

 

Book Review

The Clergy and the Craft

15

1

5

1982

2

 

Editorial Comment

2

 

 

 

 

 

The Gloves

2

 

 

 

 

 

Defining Masonry

3

 

 

 

 

 

Domizio Torrigiani

4

 

 

 

 

 

The Ionic Column

5

 

 

 

 

 

Let There be Light

5

 

 

 

 

 

Visit of R.W. Bro. H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught

7

 

 

 

 

 

The Episode at Beaver Dam

8

 

 

 

 

 

Standing up To Speechmaking - Part 4

13

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

14

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

14

 

 

 

 

Book Review

The Medieval Mason

16

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Freemasonry: It's Hidden Meaning

16

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Designs Upon the Trestleboard

16

2

1

1982

3

 

Editorial Comment

2

 

 

 

 

 

Hiram Abif

3

 

 

 

 

 

United Lodge No. 29, Brighton

4

 

 

 

 

 

Declaration of Independence

5

 

 

 

 

 

Observations on Lodge Attendance

7

 

 

 

 

 

The Corinthian Column

9

 

 

 

 

 

Hand To Hand Masonry

10

 

 

 

 

 

Four Tassels

10

 

 

 

 

 

Masters and Wardens

12

 

 

 

 

 

Freemasonry in the Holy Land

13

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

14

 

 

 

 

Speaker's Corner

 

14

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

15

 

 

 

 

Book Review

The Builders Laid The Foundation

16

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Jarvis Street: A Story of Triumph and Tragedy

16

 

 

 

 

Book Review

The Bible as History

17

2

2

1982

4

 

Editorial Comment

2

 

 

 

 

 

The Union of the Two Grand Lodges

2

 

 

 

 

 

Comment on The Five Noble Orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Representatives

4

 

 

 

 

 

Even The Heavens

6

 

 

 

 

 

The Northeast Angle

7

 

 

 

 

 

Masonic Life of M.W. Bro. Daniel Spry

9

 

 

 

 

 

The Stewards

10

 

 

 

 

 

The Usages and Customs of the Egyptian Philosophers

10

 

 

 

 

 

The Lesser Lights

11

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation

12

 

 

 

 

Speaker's Corner

 

13

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

13

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

14

 

 

 

 

Book Review

The Landmarks of Freemasonry

15

 

 

 

 

Book Review

A Short History of English Freemasonry

16

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Introduction To Freemasonry: Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, Master Mason

16

2

3

1983

1

 

Justice

3

 

 

 

 

 

The Common Gavel

4

 

 

 

 

 

The Ashlar

5

 

 

 

 

 

The Golden Fleece

6

 

 

 

 

 

Comment on the Four Tassels

7

 

 

 

 

 

King Solomon's Temple

7

 

 

 

 

 

The Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences

8

 

 

 

 

 

Board of Trial

10

 

 

 

 

 

The Roman Eagle

11

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

Constitutional Amendments

12

 

 

 

 

Speaker's Corner

 

13

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

14

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Wither Are They Travelling?

17

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Old Tiler Talks

17

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Masonic Lodge Methods

18

 

 

 

 

Book Review

The Worshipful Master

18

2

4

1983

2

 

Editorial Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3

 

 

 

 

 

Pronunciation and Meaning

4

 

 

 

 

 

Committee of Inquiry

4

 

 

 

 

 

The Link Between Lodge and Member

6

 

 

 

 

 

Comments on the Constitution

7

 

 

 

 

 

Lorne Lodge No. 375

8

 

 

 

 

 

Charity

9

 

 

 

 

 

The Cabletow

10

 

 

 

 

 

Osiris

12

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

13

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

14

 

 

 

 

Book Review

The Unlocked Secret: Freemasonry Explained

16

 

 

 

 

Book Review

5-15 Minute Talks

17

 

 

 

 

Book Review

Joseph Brant: A Man for His People

17

 

 

 

 

Book Review

"Thomas Dunckerley"

17

3

1

1983

3

 

Editorial Comment

2

 

 

 

 

 

Labour

3

 

 

 

 

 

Duties of Sponsors

4

 

 

 

 

 

Das Vergissmeinnicht - The Forget-Me-Not

5

 

 

 

 

 

A Mason: A Man of Principle

6

 

 

 

 

 

The Altar

7

 

 

 

 

 

The Tracing Board

8

 

 

 

 

 

Pythagoras

9

 

 

 

 

 

Quality vs. Quantity

10

 

 

 

 

 

"__Await The Return__"

11

 

 

 

 

 

The Square

12

 

 

 

 

Speaker's Corner

 

14

 

 

 

 

Questions and Answers

 

15

 

 

 

 

Book Review

These Were Brethren: 24 Masonic Short Stories

18