Awhile back the Mainstream Grand Master of Arkansas visited the Grand Session of Arizona. However, he refused to attend any of the ceremonies or meetings of the Grand Session because there were Black PHA Masons present in a tyled Lodge. He only attended the Grand Session dinner because it was not a tyled session. Arkansas […]
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Backyard Freemason – Sacred Geometry
These videos demonstrate some seriously fascinating practical, and spiritual benefits of studying and applying Sacred Geometry in our lives, as has been done in Freemasonry. Part 1 Part 2 picks up and talks about the point within a circle, the square, and triangle symbols are practically incorporated into everyday life. The interesting aspects of Masonic […]
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Playing by the Rules
Whether in business or a nonprofit organization there will be instances where you will inevitably be warned to “play by the rules.” I have heard this in just about every company I’ve consulted with, as well as the many different nonprofit organizations I have participated in over the years. Basically, it is a thinly veiled […]
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Taking Lodge Back to the Table
Throughout my experience in Freemasonry, I have been able to determine that there is one guaranteed way to increase meeting attendance and activity among the membership: provide excellent food. It really is no surprise that food is an important part of the Masonic experience. In his book Catching Fire, Harvard-based anthropologist Richard Wrangham suggests that […]
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PHA Conference Of Grandmasters Website
One of the interesting items that Grand Master Wilbert M. Curtis introduced us to at our summer Grand Session of PHA Texas was the new Conference of Grand Masters PHA website. It is really quite well done. There are two interactive maps where you can slide your cursor over a state and it will show […]
Continue readingThe Backyard Freemason
The Backyard Freemason, also known as Kerry Shirts, has been posting videos several months on You Tube and with a wealth of them on there now, I struck me to post some up and share them with a wider audience. The author of the video is a relatively “young” mason but is already well steeped […]
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Furnishing A New Masonic Home
It’s amazing the myriad details that have to be attended to in building a new Lodge building. There are committees galore dealing with permits, foundation, framing, supplies, contractor, sub contractors such as a plumber and electrician, code inspections and probably a lot more I have left out. We have a nice double lot that extends […]
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Becoming a Dues Paying Mason
Throughout my entire experience in Freemasonry, I have wondered what can be done to bring those Freemasons that do not attend lodge meetings back into our temples. I found these dues-paying Masons to be a frustrating breed. They must believe that being a Freemason is important enough to continually make a monetary payment to their […]
Continue readingBurn a Koran Day with the Dove World Outreach Center
This event has been canceled – Follow the story about how the Fla. pastor will ‘not today, not ever’ burn Quran, from the Washington Post . I want to start this with the question I finish this piece with: Are YOU ruled by your passions? Dove World Outreach Center, a New Testament Church based in […]
Continue readingPrince Hall Freemasonry In The Lone Star State
Prince Hall Freemasonry In The Lone Star State From Cuney to Curtis, 1875-2003 Rev. Bro. Dr. Robert L. Uzzel has penned a very comprehensive look into Texas Prince Hall Masonry from its inception into the 21st century as well as a look into society, politics, and some of the events that shaped the history of […]
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