I think many Freemasons from many Obediences have heard about Minnesota withdrawing Recognition from West Virginia. The Blue Lodge reports the story: Minnesota Masons Join the call for Change: It appears that the Masons in Minnesota are now joining the call for change from within our fraternity. Below is the motion that passed during this […]
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The Old Past Master Part Two
The Old Past Master pulled into the Lodge parking lot later than usual. Others had already arrived. He sat in the car for a bit, contemplating all that had taken place over the last three months. He had been in charge of the committee to look into selling the building and renting elsewhere. It’s sad, […]
Continue readingFive Reasons NOT TO BE A Freemason & One To Be One
Awhile back Brother Rui Bandeira of Portugal asked me if he could translate my Beehive posts “I Had A Dream” and “The Last Degree” into Portuguese and post them on his Masonic Blog – A Partir Pedra. I was honored and in no time there was The Beehive in Portuguese. The moment was not lost […]
Continue readingThe Old Past Master and Lodge Foreclosure
The Old Past Master left the house for Lodge extra early this night. The meeting tonight would be a lively discussion that he hoped would not become a three-ring circus. He would like to arrive early before anybody else to see if he could be of assistance to the new Worshipful Master. He was a […]
Continue readingFurther Adventures of the Paul Revere Colonial Degree Team
So here I am sitting in the East in a two-year line of a Lodge with significant resources and a great budget. I had just taken the Paul Revere Colonial Degree Team to hometown Lexington. What to do next? Think big Fred, I thought, think big! After all that was one of the decisions that […]
Continue readingEverything Comes Back To Lexington
I have always thought that my interest in Freemasonry came from my interest in DeMolay that was triggered by my love of history. And my love of history was triggered by the rich Revolutionary War history of the town in which I was born and grew up in, Lexington, Massachusetts. It was here that Paul […]
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