Lindsay Lohan and the Freemason post on Twitter is old news now, and even older as the barely coherent tweet was removed shortly after it was posted. If you missed the bit of excitement, give the breaking old news from TMZ. For those who might of missed it, the post went like this: “This is […]
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Vexillology
I had to look up the word “vexillology” in the dictionary the other day. I found out that it is the study of flags. Merriam-Webster told me that but I confirmed the definition also with britannica who added this interesting information. The colours and designs of national flags are usually not arbitrarily selected but rather […]
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Freemasonry’s Epic History
Any Freemason that has taken a moment to delve into the history of Freemasonry, has undoubtedly discovered a legendary history of the order. Typically these histories will include an account of the fraternity as carried down from Adam through the building of King Solomon’s Temple and practiced by Pythagoras. For many Freemasons, these histories are […]
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Re-Building the Temple
In the legend of Freemasonry, the building of King Solomon’s Temple serves as the allegorical centerpiece for the symbolism of our order. The completion of the temple was a grand accomplishment and has captured the awe and admiration of many generations. But despite its beauty and perfection, the temple was destroyed and necessarily rebuilt under […]
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Music for the Masonic Lodge
In August 14th, 1922, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius agreed to compose “original, genuinely Finnish music for the masonic lodge.” Sibelius was one of the founding members of “Suomi loosi” – the Suomi Lodge which was the first lodge to be founded since in 1809. The first Finnish Masonic lodge was founded in 1756 and lasted […]
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A short article in the Almonte/Clareton Place EMC, a local news service out of Ontario Canada published this story today: Masonic Temple in Carleton Place turns 100 years, St. John’s Lodge No. 63 hosts Friend to Friend Night. Besides wanting to echo the congratulatory comments, its nice to see the good in the press and […]
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Stealng from the Temple Coffers
From the Boston Herald A 58-year-old Maine man accused of embezzling more than $1 million from within the secretive headquarters of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons is scheduled to be arraigned today in Suffolk Superior Court. Vincent Paul Reed Jr. of Shapleigh, Maine, spent $1.25 million in Mason funds on personal travel expenses, household […]
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Philalethes Society Self Destructing
Masonic Leaks reports a major battle with possible purges within The Philalethes Society. It appears that The Philalethes Society is self destructing in a rush to put itself in allegiance with only the Conference of Grand Masters chartering a similar course as The Masonic Society. This leaves only Phoenixmasonry as a major contender in the […]
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Recording Minutes
I recently received an e-mail publicizing a “webinar” on how to keep minutes for a meeting. At first I thought it was a joke as I consider such a task to be rather simple and obvious. Then again, although I had written numerous minutes over the years for a variety of organizations, it occurred to […]
Continue readingStill More Responses To Missing The Boat
Another response to Missing the Boat. Keep them coming Brothers & Sisters. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! A Mason’s Obligation to Freedom By Chris WilliamsDavy Crockett Lodge # 1225 A.F. & A. M.Grand Lodge of Texas Brothers, I want to talk to you about something that I sincerely believe and feel deep within my […]
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