The Prince Hall Family not only gathers at the same time, celebrates together but also holds their Installations together. The Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas, Heroines of Jericho, PHA Affiliated, Texas and Eastern Star, PHA Affiliated, Texas all gather in one room where a public Installation for all three is held. Officiating at this […]
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Georgia: Not Such A Peachy Masonic State
“African-Americans continue to suffer from the consequences of slavery and Jim Crow laws – long after both systems were formally abolished – through enormous damage and loss, both tangible and intangible, including the loss of human dignity and liberty.” Senate Resolution Apologizing For slavery passed 6/18/09 Pretty near 50 years ago Martin Luther King marched […]
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The Origins of Freemasonry & Revolutionary Brotherhood
I have never reviewed two books together before but there is a good reason for doing so. “The Origins of Freemasonry: Facts and Fictions“ by Margaret C. Jacob and “Revolutionary Brotherhood“ by Steven Bullock are both written by historians who are not Freemasons. They both write from the same point of view, that is they look at […]
Continue readingDon’t Be A Taliban Freemason
Stephen Dafoe’s There’s A Hole In Our Bucket article was a solid reinforcement analysis of what he and I and others have been writing about for some time now. American Freemasonry is like the NFL Indianapolis Colts until just recently. The Colts spent all their money on offense and not much on defense. Consequently they could […]
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Happy Anniversary Phoenixmasonry
Phoenixmasonry is a proactive approach to, and practice of, Freemasonry. The name Phoenixmasonry combines the symbolic spirit of rebirth and renewal associated with the ancient mythological bird the Phoenix with the ancient Craft knowledge of Masonry, hence the name Phoenixmasonry. Our Latin motto: Non Omnis Moriar. ”Not all of me shall die”. Here at Phoenixmasonry, […]
Continue readingHaunted Chambers
I can assure you that Haunted Chambers: The Lives of Early Women Freemasons by Karen Kidd is not a ghastly ghost tale. No litany of eerie sounds or flying objects or vaporous apparitions will be found in this book. Rather you will find a clear cut case made that female Freemasonry has been with us […]
Continue readingThe William Upton Story & Phoenixmasonry’s Prince Hall Section
The William Upton story is one that is not well known and screams to be told. He was the first Grand Master to recognize Prince Hall Masonry in 1898. And when it didn’t stick but was reversed by his successor, he wrote in his will that no marker of any kind was to be put […]
Continue readingHow Freemasonry Is Missing The Boat
Once again in Masonic circles of discussion we hear the debate searching for the answers as to why the decline in Masonic membership continues. All sorts of hypotheses have been advanced. The ones I hear most often are the greater number of choices available in today’s world, the limits of time in a what has […]
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Pride of Mt. Pisgah #135
Two weeks ago Pride of Mt. Pisgah #135 Prince Hall Texas had its election and installation of new officers. For those who think that all Lodges operate always holding to a line of succession, I have news for you. Pride of Mt. Pisgah does not always. The last chnage in line two years ago saw […]
Continue readingMy Reply To Tim Bryce on How Does Freemasonry Add Value To Our Lives
This is in Reply to Tim Bryce’s How Does Freemasonry Add Value To Our Lives. I second everything you said, Brother Tim. But let me add one thing. Being with a Freemason gives me a feeling of automatically, whether we have ever met or not, of being in the presence of a person I can trust. […]
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