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Apr
Lecture 10
Number 10 April 2024 Did you get to see it? Perhaps experience it is more accurate. Seeing photos of an eclipse or watching a program about an eclipse on TV […]
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Feb
Lecture 9, March 2024
Lecture #9 – March 2024 RESPECT The title of a popular song by Aretha Franklin and others. Respect is defined as a noun meaning (1) a feeling of deep […]
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Feb
Lecture 8
February, 2024 Number 8 February 2024 On January 1 I performed the annual ritual of removing all our 2023 calendars and replacing them with 2024 calendars. Each page has a […]
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Jan
7th Lecturer’s story – January 2024
Epiphany Sunday, January 7th marks the end of the Christmas season. Christian tradition has the season of Christmas lasting twelve days. This would normally be January 6th but the sixth […]
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Dec
Lecture 6 December 2023
Number 6 December 2023 ‘Tis the season to be jolly as it is often said. It is a time for Christmas trees and holly, a time for eggnog, hot cider, […]
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Nov
Lecture 5 November 2023
Lecture Number 5 – November 2023 In the church year the month of November begins with All Saints Day followed by All Souls Day. October ends with what is now called […]
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Oct
Lecture 4 October 2023
Lecture 4 October 2023 Most of you, my brother Knights, went through your initiation into the degrees (first/ second/ third) of our order years ago. Some of us went through […]
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Sep
Lecture 3 September 2023
Lecture 3 September 2023 It was in the Spring and early Summer of 1776 when fifty-six men came together in Philadelphia to decide the future of the thirteen British colonies […]
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Aug
Lecture 2 – August 2023
Number 2 - August 2023 It is a warm Friday evening somewhere in Texas. The lines and yard markings are a crisp white against deep green of the grass. The [...]
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Aug
Lecture 1 – July 2023
Lecture 1 - July, 2023 When our Grand Knight asked if I would accept appointment as Lecturer, I determined to review the duties of that office as put forth by [...]