April 19th is Patriots Day in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It marks the day of the first Battle of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775 , the Battle of Lexington & Concord – “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” & “The Shot Heard Round The World.”About 70, maybe 80, Patriots stood on the Lexington Green […]
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Two Schools of Masonic Thought: Part 1-Collectivism
Robert Frost once wrote “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both.” This opening line to his poem “The Road Not Taken” accurately describes the decision that Masons have continually had to make about how their fraternity operates. One road leads to Masonic collectivism and the other leads to […]
Continue readingMasonic Central on BTR Basics
Masonic Central can now be found on Blog Talk Radio, but unfortunately with any “new” technology there will be some minor glitches along the way, but rest assured that behind the scenes Dean and Greg are working diligently to give their listeners what they desire. Please feel free to contact either with questions, comments, or […]
Continue readingThe Old Past Master Part 3
As the Old Past Master pulled into the Lodge parking lot he knew he was early enough to get the Master’s ear for a bit. He and the Master had cooked up one bang of an evening for tonight’s Communication. He needed to do more than cross his fingers though. He needed to pray to […]
Continue readingA Handbook for the Freemason’s Wife
Seldom does a diminutive book deliver on the promise that it makes. More often than not, the reader is left wanting more. But this time, that’s not the case, and the A Handbook for The Freemason’s Wife delivers exactly the right dose of information to answer almost every question that the spouse or partner of […]
Continue readingTruth Or Consequences
One of the mistakes made in Masonry by our grandfathers and great grandfathers was to never answer the critics of the Craft. Turn the other cheek and keep your mouth shut was the motto of many who came before us. But this was a serious mistake because it only led the majority of the public watching […]
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The Death of Freemasonry
Freemasonry will never be extinguished by outside forces. Tyrants, religious zealots, conspiracy theorists, and the jealous have attempted to stamp out the oldest fraternity and have repeatedly failed. At times the Society of Freemasons has gone into ultra-secret mode when faced with attack and this simple defensive mechanism enabled it to survive until the storm […]
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Br. Peter Millheiser Editor of the Hibiscus Masonic Review
In this episode, we speak with Br. Peter Millheiser, who is the editor of the Hibiscus Masonic Review Journal, which is a publication of Hibiscus Masonic Lodge N. 275, in Coral Gables, under the Grand Lodge of Florida. In the conversation, we will talk about the journal, how it came to be published, why it […]
Continue readingThe Grand Lodge of Alaska
The Grand Lodge of Alaska is the next stop on the tour of American Grand Lodges. Alaska Masonic membership: 2,053 – 2006 2,003 – 2007 gain/loss – -50 data from MSANA State population – 683,478 as of 2007 (estimated) About the Grand Lodge: On February 7, 1981, the MW Grand Lodge of F. & A.M. […]
Continue readingThe Portrayal of the Capitular Arch
An important part of the capitular degrees is the completion of an arch found in King Solomon’s Temple. In the Mark Master and Most Excellent Master degrees, the discovery of the keystone as well as putting it at the apex of the arch constitutes a large part of the ceremonies of those degrees. However, the […]
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