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by Christopher Hodapp The Masonic temple of Wright Lodge No. 483 in Wright City, Oklahoma was destroyed Thursday night by fire. According to a message from the Grand Secretary of Oklahoma, Bobby L.... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Seemingly unrelated to the U.S. protests over the past week, an incendiary bomb was found outside of a Masonic lodge in Penryn, Cornwall, England early Tuesday mor ning.... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Authorities guarding the area around Boston's Masonic Templeby Christopher Hodapp A string of reports are coming in about several Masonic buildings suffering damage or vandalism this week. Some are... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Welcome to Episode 230-something! Fr. Tony Silvia returns after a few years to hang out with us again Harlan discovers that Father Tony isn't the Father Tony from Security Now What is the Rite of Memphis-Misraim - and who's working it these days? Fr. Silvia delivers some explanation on modern...

by Christopher Hodapp There have been unprecedented protests and violence in the nation's capitol and throughout the country over the last week in connection with the death of George Floyd at the... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

We're still going after the abrupt segue in Episode 238 After Lodge Jason and Sir John are still with us - hours later John starts explaining why he lives up North and never in Florida Cars, motorcycles, the weather, and alcohol How John managed to sneak past Lodge security to crash our degree...

by Christopher Hodapp Alice and I went downtown today to check the condition of the Indianapolis Masonic Temple after several nights of mayhem and vandalism came too close to it for comfort. We... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Masonic statues of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington in Philadelphia were vandalized this weekend during protests and violence related to the death of George Floyd in... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Bill Hosler over on the On The Square blog is reporting today that 'Shriners Hospitals for Children' has just announced that they are uniformly rebranding their network of 22... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp The Grand Lodge of Japan F&AM has just suspended recognition with the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM of Oklahoma for conducting Masonic activities within... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp UPDATE 5/21/20 at 6:25PM: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW INFORMATION. DRIVER WAS NOT ARRESTED AND CLAIMED IT WAS ACCIDENTAL. The Salt Lake City Masonic Temple was... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

We're crashing El Dorado Studios . . . and John is in town!!! John crashes our annual Master Mason Degree Harlan finally finished the big carpentry project Details from the weekend's chinnigans Bruce takes medical advice from Jason over medical professionals and misses an outing Will this show...

by Christopher Hodapp Masons around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown by helping their local communities any way they can. Some lodges have hosted blood drives or assisted... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

I visited my regular, recognized grocery today and picked up an All Seeing Eye pastry. Yes, we control the bakeries, too. For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the www.freemasonsfordummies.com website. Continue reading...

by Christopher Hodapp A devastating fire on Tuesday morning has destroyed the Hejaz Shrine Temple in Mauldin, South Carolina, near Greenville. According to multiple news reports, the entire facility... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp I was featured on 'Curse of Oak Island - Drilling Down: Founding Fathers' (Season 7/Ep 6) last night on History™. You'd think the producers might have told me when... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Minnesota Masonic Charities is the charitable giving foundation of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, and their principal support is for the University of Minnesota's medical... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

"Tim from Ohio" involuntarily joins us as Tony takes After Lodge to him We consider a merger with Scotty's lodge Harlan's sojurn with his carpentry project continues Tim tells us more about how Ohio does it wrong "Red Hat" - Shriner, MAGA, or KCCH?! The Kung Flu is spreading. Is this the end...

What episode is it? We've lost track in preparing for the annual Longest Day in Masonry The chili cookoff smack talk seems lacking this year Scotty does a book overview of Papal Magic: Occult Practices within the Catholic Church and The Mason who Would Be Pope chapter The power of ritual, in...

by Christopher Hodapp Freemasonry's White Elephant hunters continue to divest themselves of our historic architecture. Almost a year ago, the Scottish Rite Valley in Savannah, Georgia voted to... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...