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We're back, still practicing appropriate fraternal distancing and running out of party favors Should this year's Masters get another go-around vis-a-vis COVID-19 closures? Zoom Lodge meetings are devolving into Zoom After Lodge after business is done, as it should be! Protective restrictions on...

by Christopher Hodapp The United States has been rocked over the past month with images and stories relating to massive protests, rioting and statue-removing furor set off by the death of George... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp I had the pleasure of appearing on Episode 99 of the Masonic Lite podcast, which we recorded last week. It's being released today, for those so inclined. Many thanks to hosts... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp More casting news is trickling in about NBC's upcoming TV series Langdon, based on Dan Brown's Masonic-themed novel, The Lost Symbol. The Deadline website is reporting that... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Photo: @chantaldgarcia via Twenty20 by Christopher Hodapp Back in March, I wrote an article, Rising Farmer Suicides: Are These Your Brethren? It talked about the alarming increase in... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Word came late Wednesday night that RW John R. "Bo" Cline, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Alaska and Past President of the Masonic Society, is in critical medical... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

How far behind are we on the production schedule . . . really? Yeah, it's that bad. Planning for getting back to Lodge--with appropriate fraternal distancing--is well under way Making due with yard parties in the meantime! Make sure to maintain appropriate distance from your co-workers...

by Christopher Hodapp On Saturday morning, the fallen bronze carcass of Albert Pike's once noble statue in Washington, DC's Judiciary Square was ignominiously hauled away on the back of a... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Day 200-something of quarantine, this is the last of us remaining! We tried virtual Lodge last weekend Living the unkempt life, haircuts in the apocalypse Why are there no stone masons in Freemasonry? Using new-found reading time for learning the Craft When is the After Lodge book coming out...

by Christopher Hodapp As reported last night, the bronze statue of Freemason Albert Pike in Washington, DC was toppled by a mob of demonstrators, wrongly claiming it to be a 'Confederate monument.'... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Fox5 TV in Washington, D.C. is reporting late Friday night that the bronze statue of Albert Pike in Judiciary Square has just been toppled and burned. Between 80 and 100 people... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Joint unity statement from New York grand lodges by Christopher Hodapp In the wake of nationwide demonstrations, protests and rioting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, several... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

How is living in groundhog day going on Day 243? John plots how to set up semi-legal distilling . . . for hand sanitizer Harlan finally found time to catch up on popular television from 10 years ago Scotty explores more alternatives to Lodge alcohol prohibition Who's sporting a man-bun now? We...

by Christopher Hodapp "If you make a mistake, do it sharply." These were the wise words of Sir Knight George D. Kivett, Jr., who is known far beyond the boundaries of Indiana for his long career as... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

It's Quarantine Day 40 - most of us are still here Toilet paper deliveries are now made by armored mail carriers How is work-from-home working out now? "Trump Checks" (que: Bruce cringing) are a'coming! Harlan goes to Lodge alone Jeff joins us: he survived the toilet paper heist "Hey Bruce...

by Christopher Hodapp On June 9th, 2020, the Grand Lodge of Missouri and the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri issued the following joint statement:The State of Missouri is... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Welcome to the After Lockdown Podcast! Day 12 of the quarantine and more confusion about what episode we're on The end of the world is here and we're all sheltering in place with the toilet paper our Brethren have thrown at us over the years Bruce finally gets to live his dream . . . and it's...

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...