A brother forwarded this to me. What you have below is a teaser video to a longer telecast that is appearing on various broadcasting outlets including Direct TV, where it appeared on the NRB (National Religious Broadcasters) network, channel 378. The video is by Dr. Ron Carlson, posted in June of 2008; essentially make the […]
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The Transformative Power of Masonry
Where were you first made a Mason? In your heart And in your heart shall Masonry always be. Brother Harmon Weston recently posted this on the Blue Lite Forum. In The Farmers Almanac for 1823 published at Andover, Mass., the following was printed under the heading, Definition of a Freemason: The real Freemason is distinguished […]
Continue readingKnights Templar Turn To Be Degraded
Why should Freemasonry take all the hits? Let’s demean someone else, what say you? Time the Knights Templar got besmirched Would you believe that a Mexican Drug cartel is the new champion of truth, justice and the Mexican way? That’s right! They are the new Knights Templars dedicated to enforcing a new ethical code. Wonders […]
Continue readingMore On Mass Murderer Breivik, A Freemason
Norwegian Anders Bering Breivik has been arrested for the mass murder of 92 people in two separate incidents. The first incident was a bomb that exploded in Oslo’s central government district. Reportedly aimed at Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoitenberg, the blast killed seven people. It is alleged that hours after the first attack Breivik, dressed […]
Continue readingFirst Ever Joint Conference Of The Phylaxis & Philalethes Societies
The first ever joint session of the Phylaxis and Philalethes Societies will be held in San Francisco at the Scottish Rite Center on August 27 next month. This brings together Mainstream and Prince Hall Masonic Research Bodies together for a historic confeence. Among the speakers will be noted authors Alton Roundtree and Tom Worrel. For […]
Continue readingTrouble brewing in the Philippine house of Masonry
The following comes from a note I picked up on in news link from Facebook. The article posted on the Isagani Lodge No. 96 Facebook page, and is less an inditement and more a question as to a growing cloud of mismanagement and nepotism that, they believe, has infultrated Philippine Freemasonry. Its called the author […]
Continue readingWho Serves Who?
Probably the best way to differentiate between a commercial enterprise and a nonprofit organization is by asking, “Who serves who?” Whether it is a small business or a major corporation, the commercial enterprise is primarily concerned with serving its customers. In general, such companies will go to great lengths to keep their customers happy in order […]
Continue readingAin Soph to Malkuth – The First Degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry
The following is the introduction to The Apprentice, a book I’ve been working on for some time and I needed to let it see the light of day before it strangled me. It is not the complete work, rather the first paragraph of twenty pages that follow behind it which explore the ideas and claims […]
Continue readingTelling Our Own Story: Wilbert M. Curtis Texas Prince Hall Library Museum Unveiled
The Beehive is proud to present the second article on the Wilbert M. Curtis Library Museum of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas opened this June, 2011. This article was written by the Grand Editor of The Grand Lodge Publication, “The Texas Prince Hall Freemason” and will appear in the Fall 2011 issue […]
Continue readingTransition of Power
I have been actively involved with a wide variety of nonprofit volunteer organizations over the years, everything from professional trade groups, to local sports organizations, homeowner associations, and fraternal/civic organizations. There is one common denominator shared by such groups, namely, membership is dwindling. The idea of participating in a volunteer organization appears to be a […]
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