I recently returned from the 138th Grand Session of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arkansas which was held from February 25-28, 2010 in Pine Bluff. It was a great time with wonderful brotherhood marred by only one disappointing incident not of the making of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of […]
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Posts by Frederic L. Milliken – Through the beehive, Fred brings inspiring, provocative, and controversial posts sure to make you think. In his posts, The Beehive is a place of sharing Brotherly Love, Affection and to approach the controversial with the motto “Damn the torpedoes, full Speed ahead!”
Meet Ezekiel M. Bey, FPS
Perhaps you have not had the opportunity to know or read about Ezekiel M. Bey. In that case you have missed a great man. And if that is the case it is time for you to get acquainted with this Prince Hall Mason. Brother Bey is Founder and Administrator of Blue Lite, a popular national Prince […]
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Dan Brown’s Influence On World Peace
Along with my Short Talk Bulletin I recently rescued from my mailbox came with it MIC’s (Masonic Information Center – a part of MSANA) FOCUS, a short communication on whatever is HOT right now in Freemasonry. And what is hot right now, as we all know, is Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol. MIC published a […]
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Freemasonry – Its Place In The World
To my delight the latest “Short Talk Bulletin” was in my mailbox yesterday. I look forward to reading the latest epistle from the Masonic Service Association of North America. The Short Talk bulletin is just that, short and to the point and a yearly subscription will cost you the paltry sum of $6.00. MSANA has […]
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The Journal For Research Into Freemasonry and Fraternalism
In case you haven’t noticed there is a new guy on the block, The Journal For Research Into Freemasonry & Fraternalism. This new venture emanates from Sheffield, England and bills itself as “A Bridge between different traditions of scholarship“. In essence this undertaking will publish scholarly contributions in regards to fraternalism in its many forms […]
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Based on Pennsylvania’s conversions from one black ball to three black balls and the comments coming in regarding the changes that might bring, I think it is time to revive an article previously written by “The Beehive.” Masons treat balloting as something holy and sacrosanct. Any suggestion that perhaps another way of voting might be […]
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Does Pennsylvania Have A Clue?
It seems that the sweeping changes that MW Thomas Sturgeon made to Freemasonry in Pennsylvania upon assuming the Grand East will be one of the top Masonic stories of 2010 not only for its swift boldness but even more so for its far reaching modifications. As such you can expect more than a few articles […]
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, is the title of a 60’s Broadway play. It is the sort of punch line that has been repeated since day one when something unexpected crosses your path, something ironic. Well I can’t say that that has ever happened to me until today. I was […]
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The Spirit of Christmas Describes the Practice of a Mason
It is this time of year when I stop and take notice of a certain change in the atmosphere around me. When I accidentally cut off a stranger on the road I do not get back the raised fist or digital sign language of contempt. No blaring horns, no verbalizing scorn with four letter words, […]
Continue readingMessage To The Un-Lodged Mason – Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing, Baby
Online Internet Freemasonry tends to be educational, philosophical , reform minded and at times argumentative. Those of us involved in Internet Freemasonry tend to spend more time exploring the fine points of the philosophical side of the Craft, a side we never get from our Lodge, than actually attending our Communications. This has led to […]
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