This is in Reply to Tim Bryce’s How Does Freemasonry Add Value To Our Lives. I second everything you said, Brother Tim. But let me add one thing. Being with a Freemason gives me a feeling of automatically, whether we have ever met or not, of being in the presence of a person I can trust. […]
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Prince Hall Memorial
Cambridge, Massachusetts abutting Boston is the place where a monument or memorial will be erected to the memory of Prince Hall. The memorial will be placed on the historic Cambridge “Common” or Green near the memorial there to George Washington. The Cambridge Common is the place where George Washington first formed the Continental Army. Groundbreaking […]
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How Does Freemasonry Add Value to Our Lives?
Undoubtedly, the most visible benefit associated with Freemasonry is the friendship, morality, and Brotherly Love we learn simply by attending Lodge and interacting with the members. It is not unusual for Freemasons to develop lifelong friendships and bonds with other Masons. This should not be surprising as the fraternity represents a society consisting of men […]
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“Boy, am I perplexed!” said the young Brother as he sat down on the bench outside of the lodge building. Ferris Thompson, a Past Master who spent most of his time mentoring his younger Brethren was sitting on the bench contently puffing his bent bulldog pipe. “What has you confused? Not that I’m promising that […]
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Human Dignity and Freemasonry Nowadays
By Carlos Antonio Martinez, Jr., J.D., PH.D., M.A., 33º The human being represents a cosmic reality, a phenomenon of universal value with physical structure and psychological characteristics. The self-recognition of said value and our recognition of the same in others is what we call Human Dignity. In Latin, the word dignitas meant: appreciation or valuation. […]
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Is CoMasonry The Antidote? – Part 3
By Carlos Antonio Martinez, Jr., J.D., PH.D., M.A., 33º Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 1 Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 2 The pre-revolutionary condition and philosophy of illustration of the era, propitiated the strengthening of the Principle of Equality between a man and a woman, and so it came to pass that both genders became […]
Continue readingAre We Killing Each Other Off?
Are we killing each other off? Are we so intent upon the proper form, the correct procedure, the purity of the Craft, the monopoly of the fraternity disallowing any competition, that we are turning possible members off and losing good candidates? Here is an essay by a long time Brother we affectionately call Ole Blake. […]
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Is CoMasonry the Antidote – Part 2
By Carlos Antonio Martinez, Jr., J.D., PH.D., M.A., 33º Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 1 Read – Is CoMasonry the Antidote part 3 SPECULATIVE ERA 1. Alleged “Official Birth” in England Symbolic or “Speculative Masonry” began to gradually develop during the XVI and XVII in Europe, particularly – though not exclusively – in the kingdoms of England […]
Continue readingMy Mentor Passes on to the Celestial Lodge
My Masonic mentor, friend, and Brother Dr. John “Doc” Schwietert passed away this morning. Doc epitomized the word ‘Mason’ in everything that he did. He was a devoted member of the Blue Lodge, York Rite, and Shrine. While Doc was a man that found great purpose in his Masonic involvement, it was his ability to […]
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Chris Hodapp at the blog Freemason for Dummies has posted up a pretty revealing (and scathing in its own way) analysis of the story that appeared in the Buffalo News. You can find the ongoing news saga here: Human trafficking close to home – Sheriff’s deputy plays lead role as she works to help victims of […]
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