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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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!”
What is Freemasonry? A Response to Tim Bryce & Greg Stewart
As the third writer on Freemason Information I’ll jump in with both feet and take a stab at this question. Both Tim & Greg have attempted to define Freemasonry as an intellectual enterprise of definition devoid of the feelings of individual Freemasons. And it is precisely those feelings that help define the Craft. Sometimes what […]
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Walter Hunt, Freemason’s Information Age Pioneer
Interesting people do interesting things and some of the most interesting to me are Masonic artisans or craftsmen. The cream of the crop are those who are multi talented having expertise across a number of fields. When I wrote about Patrick Craddock I noted: Successful people are multi- talented and multi-faceted people. If you take […]
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War of the Worldviews
If you are reading this you are going to think that this is a little far removed from Freemasonry. You may even think that it violates the principle of discussing religion inside Freemasonry. But you would be wrong. The prohibition in most jurisdictions is against allowing sectarian religion and partisan politics into the Lodge room. […]
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Grand Lodge Of New Jersey Destroys Another Great Masonic Career
The Grand Lodge of New Jersey is at it again. This time it has suspended well respected PDDGM Dennis R. Winter for correcting and disagreeing with Grand Lodge – essentially nothing. And at the same time it has refused to grant him a Masonic trial. This has become a common tactic of Napoleonic Grand Masters […]
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Brother Hando Nahkur Plays Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #3
Just released on You Tube talented friend and Masonic Brother Hando Nahkur’s concert that the Beehive went to. You might remember this previous article about him on the Beehive. Brother Nahkur has a new concert December 10, 2013 at Caruth Auditorium, SMU, Dallas, Texas at 5:00 PM.
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The Grand Master’s Rooftop Table Lodge
The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas recently held the Grand Master’s Table Lodge on an open air rooftop overlooking a view of downtown Dallas, Texas. The event was hosted by Metropolitan Lodge No. 146, Wor. Jerome D. Lacy presiding. The Table Lodge is a tyled Entered Apprentice Masons Lodge. It harkens back […]
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Masonic Temples Converted To Luxury Condos
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article recently on Masonic Temples being turned into luxury Condos. This process, is sadly occurring because Freemasonry in the United States is dying a slow death. Lodges who have only 25% of the members they had 50 years ago find it increasingly difficult to afford the beautiful, […]
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Historic Quincy, MA Temple Gutted By Fire
WATCH VIDEO: http://video.bostonherald.com?freewheel=90017&sitesection=bostonherald&VID=25212589 Historic Quincy Temple in the heart of downtown Quincy, Massachusetts was gutted by fire yesterday. Apparently the fire was started by workmen who were grinding stone in the building. The Boston Herald has the story: Smoke and flames filled the Quincy sky for more than four hours yesterday as firefighters fought […]
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Freemason RC Priest Relieved Of His Priestly Duties Walks 39 Days For Audience With The Pope
French Roman Catholic priest Father Pascal Vesin had served his parish in Sainte-Anne d’Arly Montjoie in the Alpine resort of Megéve since 2004, almost 10 years. That is until this spring when the Church discovered that he is a Freemason. Father Vesin is a member of the Grand Orient de France’ That watchdog of the church, […]
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