Masonic artist Brother Ryan J. Flynn has his latest work completed, THE PORTALE PANEL – an Entered Apprentice Tracing Board. He describes this beautiful piece of art as follows: Brethren, Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present to you my very first Tracing Board. The Portale Panel Egg Tempera on Wood; Gold Leaf and […]
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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!”
Revisiting Masonic Artist Ryan Flynn
Once Again we visit Masonic artist Brother Ryan Flynn but this time in person. You might remember my first article on Brother Flynn, The Multi Talented Masonic Graphic ArtistBrother Ryan J. Flynn. The video pretty much tells the story so we will just add some highlights. We are back once again to see what is new […]
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The Age Old Question: Is Freemasonry A Religion?
Is Freemasonry a Religion? Yes, Freemasonry Is Religion, And Is Incompatible With Some Christian Beliefs. Here’s Why. I’ve been a Freemason for only about four years, but I’ve already done a lot of changing in my views. One view I used to have, which I think most first years have is that Freemasonry and Christianity are […]
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The Last Degree
As I entered the Lodge room sightless I heard the most beautiful music I had ever heard. It was not a music I was familiar with nor was whatever produced the music, instruments that I could identify. But it was oh so peaceful, piercing my soul and creating a sense of harmony and accord throughout. I […]
Continue readingI Had a Dream
I had a dream not long ago. And in that dream I passed to the Celestial Lodge above where I found myself just outside the Pearly Gates. There was no St. Peter there to greet me but rather a Wayfaring man with shillelagh and lantern dressed in a cowled robe or tunic with the hood […]
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The Life Lessons Of Right Eminent Grand Commander Sir Ronald D. Gerac
Sir Ronald D. Gerac, M.Ed. Right Eminent Grand Commander Lone Star Grand Commandery Order of the Knights Templar, Prince Hall Texas is a Freemason of preeminence. You perhaps have heard the saying used in advertisement, “When E. F. Hutton talks, people listen.” Well when EGC Gerac talks, Freemasons listen – intently. Gerac is that kind of […]
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A Fraternity Who Helped Found This Nation
HAPPY JULY 4th – INDEPENDENCE DAY THE BEDFORD FLAG From the Bedford Massachusetts website: A colonial militia flag preserved in the Bedford Free Public Library, Bedford, Massachusetts THE BEDFORD FLAG The Bedford Flag is the oldest complete flag known to exist in the United States. It is celebrated as the flag carried by the Bedford […]
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Grand Historian Walter H. Hunt Commemorates The Battle Of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775
On June 17, 1775 some 2000+ British troops commanded by General Thomas Gage stormed Breed’s Hill where the rebels were encamped. Among subsequent charges up the hill that day Dr. Joseph Warren, Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and a Major General was slain. This was a great loss for the Grand […]
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Arkansas Prince Hall Grand Master Cleveland Wilson Takes The High Road
We don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. Only notes that are different can harmonize. The same is true with people. ― Steve Goodier Life’s like the piano and the violin, it’s about how smart you could play the melodies to make a good harmony. ― Lucy ‘Aisy The lessons of life often […]
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What Makes A Leader
Some people attain the level of leadership just because they have been around a long time. Some people get to be “head honcho” because they are everybody’s friend and nobody’s enemy. Still others have risen to the top through wheeling and dealing and doing favors expecting favors in return. Such leaders, after attaining power, rarely […]
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