This article could have been titled “The Castration of Freemasonry, Part 2” but I have chosen a new title so that both articles can stand on their own separately, not that there won’t be a fair amount of repetition between the two. Somehow I just keep seeing more and more material related to this subject, […]
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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!”
Patriots Day
April 19th is Patriots Day in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It marks the day of the first Battle of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775 , the Battle of Lexington & Concord – “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” & “The Shot Heard Round The World.”About 70, maybe 80, Patriots stood on the Lexington Green […]
Continue readingThe Old Past Master Part 3
As the Old Past Master pulled into the Lodge parking lot he knew he was early enough to get the Master’s ear for a bit. He and the Master had cooked up one bang of an evening for tonight’s Communication. He needed to do more than cross his fingers though. He needed to pray to […]
Continue readingTruth Or Consequences
One of the mistakes made in Masonry by our grandfathers and great grandfathers was to never answer the critics of the Craft. Turn the other cheek and keep your mouth shut was the motto of many who came before us. But this was a serious mistake because it only led the majority of the public watching […]
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In Pursuit Of Truth
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 […]
Continue readingThe 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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