Masonic Relevance In The 21st Century I am observing many Masonic friends these days going through some deep soul searching as they try to reconcile Freemasonry with their own personal goals and the legacy for society that they would eventually like to leave behind. Many of these soul searchers are Masonic writers or “communicators” of […]
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Brother Hando Nahkur Wins Record Of The Year In Europe
The Beehive did a story on classical pianist Brother Hando Nahkur in December. This talented Brother has just received notice that he has been awarded the record of the year in Germany for his CD DeusExClavier. Here is his press release: Hando Nahkur and his second CD “DeusExClavier” (released in 2010 by ERP – Estonian […]
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Discipline is Not Evil
In fact, it can produce some remarkable results.
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Great article in the Boston Phoenix on Freemasonry and the “all-seeing eye of rock and roll.” Below are just a few of the quotes The Masons of Amicable Lodge have tattoos curling out from under their button-down shirts. They wear giant rings and waist aprons that look like oversize satin envelopes. They wear ties and […]
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Demons and demagoguery
This tale starts in an email I received on Valentines Day. The email was a resignation, a coup de grâce on a loose affiliation based on a common passion about Freemasonry because of a personal (or privately cultivated) belief that this websites general quality was in deterioration. I can surmise that most who read this […]
Continue readingHealing The Hurt And Moving On
The Old Guard just doesn’t get it. The young Masons do. There is a cancer in Mainstream Masonry and it is in need of chemotherapy and radiation. The cancer is the capricious use of unbridled power by Grand Masters across the land. Oh, not all of them govern their Lodges in such a tyrannical manner […]
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The Foundation of Universal Freemasonry Inc.
It had to happen sooner or later. It was only a matter of time. All the racism, homophobia, regulations reminiscent of the US Army, the jockeying for power, the behind the scenes maneuvering, “the smoke filled rooms,’ elections that are a sham, dictatorial tyranny, expulsions without a Masonic trial, pulling of Lodge charters and closing […]
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Freemasonry and the Great Depression
This was originally published in January of 2009 on the Masonic Traveler blog. Freemasonry moves through periods of ups and downs. Like the stock market, there are periods of increases and periods of decreases. Peaks and valleys, plateaus, and depressions, which is normal for any system, especially as nothing remains static, motion is a constant. […]
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Masonic poerty – A Mason and A Creed
A MASON By BRO. CARL W. MASON From The Virginia Masonic Journal, Richmond, Va March, 1916 A Mason’s hand is a hand that helps, That lifts the fallen one ‘ That comes, in need, with a kindly deed To him whose strength is gone. A Mason’s heart is a heart that loves The best that […]
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Bryce American History Quiz
And the results are in…Just how well do we know our own country?
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