I’ll save my thoughts for the end… The Grand Lodge of Georgia of Free and Accepted MasonsJ. Edward Jennings Jr. – Grand Master August 19,2009 EDICT No. 2009-1 TO ALL CONSTITUTENT LODGES UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GRANDLODGE OF GEORGIA, FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS: WHEREAS: Freemasonry has existed in Georgia since it founding in 1734 […]
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Building bridges in North Carolina
Br. Chris Hodapp posted this story up today, which is a great one to see in the press. Take the time to watch the video from the News Carolina 14 broadcast (coming out of [tags]Charlotte, North Carolina[/tags]), to see first hand the example of fraternal brotherhood between the Grand Lodge of North Carolina A.F.& A.M. […]
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A question on the secrets of Freemasonry
I had this question posed to me today in an email from a brother on Facebook. As freemasons, we are under oath and obligation to keep the secrets of masonry. Based on your understanding what are the secrets with so much material out on our craft? My thoughts on formulating an answer are below. I’m […]
Continue readingUCLA and the California Grand Lodge to bring Freemasonry into academia.
Postdoctoral Fellowship. The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Masonic Grand Lodge of California are pleased to announce a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA from September 15, 2010 through June 15, 2011. The position is open to a recent Ph.D. with a strong interest in the history of civil society, fraternalism and Freemasonry. This second postdoctoral fellow will teach one course […]
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Gnostic Reflections in Freemasonry
By Timothy W. HoganPM, KT, 32* KCCH, S.I.I., District Lecturer for the GL of Colorado Freemasonry is a system of initiation that draws its Masonic symbolism from a variety of sources and traditions. Masonic historians are quick point out some of the connections between Freemasonry and the cathedral builders, the Knights Templar, the Royal Society, […]
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What will Freemasonry Offer My Son?
Fatherhood can change your perspective in a hurry. I realize that’s probably the biggest understatement in history, but our six-year-old son has got me thinking about a lot of things. Mainly, I wonder what Freemasonry will look like as he grows up, and if it will offer anything to him and his truly 21st century […]
Continue readingBr. Mark Allen Tabbert on the George Washington Memorial.
Join Masonic Central this Sunday, July 5th at 6pm PDT / 9pm EDT as we meet and talk to Br. Mark Tabbert, who is the Director of Collections at the George Washington Memorial in Alexandria Virginia. As we reflect on the celebration of our nations independence this weekend, where better to turn than the symbol […]
Continue readingChange in the face of the Moral Law.
This week I’ve started and stopped writing 3 different pieces on the “Georgia Affair” because of a range of conflicting thoughts. It seems that now, as the story has reached a wider National audience in the New York Times, the reporting is indicating that the charges brought against Gate City have been dropped, but that […]
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A Short(er) History of Early Women Freemasons
By Karen Kidd Author of “Haunted Chambers: the Lives of Early Women Freemasons” Controversial American author Robert Temple observed “Technology is forbidden when it is not allowed to exist.” “It is easy to forbid technology to exist in the past because all you have to do is to deny it. Enforcing the ban then becomes […]
Continue readingHaunted Chambers, the lives of early women Freemasons.
Join Masonic Central this Sunday, June 28th at 6pm PDT / 9pm EDT as we meet and talk to Br. Karen Kidd, the author of the new book Haunted Chambers: The Lives of Early Women Freemasons. The topic of the program is a haughtily debated one, and certain not to be decided in the time […]
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