Charity has existed for as long as man has had enough to share. Compassion is our basic drive to give for those less fortunate than ourselves. Be it alms coins to the poor from the church in the 1500’s or Bill Gates giving 50 Billion dollar checks to foundations to give in his name. The […]
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Observations on the esoteric from author Greg Stewart (Masonic Traveler) about the fraternity of Freemasonry, its impact on civil society and contributions to the material culture.
Circa 1939
A remarkable film showing women Freemasons at the Masonic Temple in London congratulating Mrs Seton Challen on her enthronement as Grand Master at a reception in Mayfair… WOMEN FREEMANSONS Click the image to play the video. British Pathe historical archive.
Continue readingSometimes people snap.
I found it funny to find a flurry of blogs (here, here, and here too) making the proclamation that Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina was a Freemason and somehow that was note-worthy in light of his recent outburst at the student journalist on the streets of Washington. The references suggested that he was the […]
Continue readingDueling dogma.
How is it the Catholic Church knows the nature of Freemasonry in a way more so than Freemasonry itself? “Freemasonry considers all religions of the world as mere competitive attempts to know God, who remains unknowable. Consequently, to say that Christianity is the true religion would be unacceptable in Freemasonry,” the CBCP states, adding that […]
Continue readingThe Freemason Facebook Logo conspiracy
The Week has let the cat out of the bag. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed to the attentive crowd of the D8 tech conference, the latest secret logo of the Freemason/Facebook cabal. Seriously, its being reported everywhere, even if it is a bit cultish. You’ll have to look for the logo, but you CAN pick […]
Continue readingHope, short supply, high demand.
Hope is something in high demand but short supply these days. With the ever flowing pipe of oil in the gulf getting ready to blanket the Gulf states shore lines (not to mention trail up the Atlantic coast on the currents), to the ever ailing U.S. job market that seems to have the illusion of […]
Continue readingMasonic Scholarship – ICHF 2011
I picked this up from a Yahoo Message Board post. I think this is a terricif opportunity to see the academic study taking place aroudn the world. It definitely relates more to the ideas of Freemasonry than the present practice, so not a lot of in lodge How To here, but a large amount of […]
Continue readingBuilding Athens
Building Hiram and Building Boaz now have a new sibling, Building Athens. Our good friend and Brother John Nagy has been diligently at the trestleboard and is ready to unveil is third installment in the Building Hiram series with his new book Building Athens. The book, Building Athens, focuses on Wisdom, Insight and the Work […]
Continue readingDid the Mormon Church come out of Freemasonry?
Not according to the Mormon church. An interesting article out this morning in the Mormon Times on the myths surrounding the founding of the Mormon church and its ties tot he ancient and honorable fraternity of Freemasonry. The piece is in reference to a new book by LDS author Matthew B. Brown titled Exploring the […]
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The Masonic Restoration Foundation August Symposium
Coming this August, the Masonic Restoration Foundation is holding its first National Symposium on Traditional Observance Lodges, and much much more. The focus of this two day event will be Masonic Restoration with a primary focus on identifying a set of best practices that can be regionalized and implemented in those lodges seeking to increase […]
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