It would seem so. The article in El Confidencial was refuted in a posting by the Grand Master Ortega of the SL España who denies the story (Thanks to Chirs Hodapp for the comment and link to the blog Worshipful Lodge No. 33 Añaza published today). In relation to information published in the secular press […]
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The Lion’s Paw
Brother Wayne Anderson of Canada sends out a weekly Newsletter on Sundays to anybody who wants to be put on his mailing list. He often sends out some works by H.L. Haywood, one of his favorites. If you would like to be put on Brother Anderson’s newsletter mailing list please do not hesitate to contact […]
Continue readingWomen and Freemasonry – We have met the enemy and it is us.
The title, in part, comes from the comments about an article that ran in the USA Today – online edition, titled Masons, other service groups fight membership declines. The article is the usual grouping of why the decline is happening, what groups are doing about it, and what the results are in the realities of […]
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Instant Karma’s Gonna Get You
How technology is adding to our stress level.
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10,000 French Masons Seek to Defect to Grand Lodge of Spain
Such is the headline from the online Spanish newspaper El Confidencial. Freemasons in the Grand Lodge of France (GLNF) are livid with French Grand Master Francois Stifani for entering the political arena and are threatening to desert to the Grand Lodge of Spain (GLE). GM Stifani wrote in a letter to French President Nicolas Sarkozy: […]
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The Hour Glass
The Hour Glass has always been one of my favorite Masonic symbols. So much so that in my times as Master of a Lodge I often included the litany of the Hour Glass in the funeral or memorial service. Holding the Hour glass out before me, watching the sand slowly filter down from top to […]
Continue readingFavorite Quotes of Tim Bryce – Part 2
Favorite Quotes of Tim Bryce on Life, Business, Sports, Politics and Government. Part 2 Excerpted from the book The Freethinking Freemason – Collected Masonic Works of Tim Bryce QUOTATIONS FROM FAMOUS MASONS WHO WERE MILITARY LEADERS “It’s got to be done and done quickly, so let’s get it done.” – Bro. Henry “Hap” ArnoldU.S. General, […]
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Symbolism on the Winding Staircase – Seven the Magic Number
The Middle Chamber From the three steps to the five steps, we now stand at the landing of of the middle chamber. On this journey we have climbed much – traversing up Jacob’s ladder in the first degree, climbed the first series of three steps and introduced to their significance in our maturity with an […]
Continue readingFreemasonry and the Internet
This paper will attempt to explain the role the Internet has had on Freemasonry and provide some guidance on where it should be going. Whereas Freemasonry is an ancient order, the Internet is still considered a relative newcomer. Fortunately, the two should be seen as compatible with a great deal of synergism arising between the […]
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Favorite Quotes of Tim Bryce on Life, Business, Sports, Politics and Government. Part 1, Excerpted from the book The Freethinking Freemason – Collected Masonic Works of Tim Bryce. Read more quotes in part two. QUOTATIONS ON LIFE FROM FAMOUS MASONS “Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you […]
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