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Masonic Study Center Reward (Competition)
This is from a press release I found in my in-box It comes from C.E.M. which is the Freemasonry Regular Traditional base in Portugal and provides training for the initial and continuing the Freemasons essentially Installed Masters and Master Masons to have sufficient knowledge and performance in different OO.. ‘ EE.´. EE.. ‘ (Órgãos de […]
Continue readingThe Great Canopy of the Heavens is falling.
I was plugging in some numbers from the MSANA recently to update myself on the trend in membership from my original analysis in 2007, the results of which I published in the piece “So what? The Dynamic of Masonic Membership.” In it you may, or may not want to, recollect the trend of membership numbers […]
Continue readingA book that turned a man into a Mason
OK, maybe the title is presumptive, but I couldn’t resist the hook especially given its coming from the Scottish Rite. Where it comes from is a review that mentions the iconic Bruce Dickinson, of Iron Maiden fame, and the intelligent and modern Alchemist – Timothy Hogan, both very good company to be in. You can […]
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How To Make A Great Grand Lodge Publication
The first issue of The Texas Prince Hall Freemason is out and it is impressive. Grand Editor Brother Burrell D. Parmer deserves much credit for putting together a great mix of wonderful pictures and great stories. The Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas used to have a publication of the printed variety as many other […]
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The Bordeaux Conference
The latest issue of Freemasonry Today, the official journal of the United Grand Lodge of England, contains an article on the Bordeaux Conference. This was a three day gathering at the University of Bordeaux III and the Museum of Aquitaine in Bordeaux held in July of this year. The theme of the conference was Women […]
Continue readingAnswers To Puzzler #6 and the Presentation Of Puzzler #7
Here are the answers to Puzzler #6 1. Deuteronomy 23:21-23; Ecclesiastes 5:4-5; Numbers 30:2 are reminders of the seriousness of the obligation (vow) that we made (multiple times in each degree of our Masonic journey), not only to each other but to the fraternity, in the presence of the GAOTU. Before we violate our oaths, […]
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Bad Masonic Press – Airing the Dirty Laundry
The Small Town Texas Mason E-Magazine has an excellent article going out in the November 2010 edition. The publication comes from the heart of a brother who publishes it to “enlighten, educate, and entertain Masons and non Masons alike.” Like so much of Masonic publishing it is a free press to circulate Masonic thought and […]
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Symbolism of the First Degree
by Br. Asahel W. Gage, from The Builder Magazine October 1915 – Volume I – Number 10 This jewel comes from The Builder Magazine, a masonic publication published between 1915 and 1930, edited by Joseph Fort Newton. It was then (and likely still is) the best American Masonic periodical ever published. The work below is just […]
Continue readingThe Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago breaks new ground
From REJournals.com – Leopardo begins work on Scottish Rite headquarters. Leopardo Construction recently began work on a 61,000-square-foot HQ of the Valley of Chicago Scottish Rite Cathedral Association. The new two-story building, located at the corner of Lake Street and Medinah Road in Bloomingdale, will feature a museum and library, traditional lodge hall, kitchen facilities, […]
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