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I was reading the Q4 Communications Report of the Board of General Purposes and was struck by this passage: RESIGNATIONS FROM PRIVATE LODGES UNDER RULE 183 "[...]London and many Provinces now operate a system of ‘exit interviews’ with the aim of ascertaining whether a resignation is owing to a...

Opening track: Beat the Devil's Tattoo by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Harlan and Compases and his wrongness (ALH: I would note here that /u/afterlodgejason can't even spell the word he insists is correct, left as-is to prove a point) Our new friend Matt joins us from Michigan Harlan demits from...

As I have in the past, I have taken to task certain thoughts expressed in the Knight Templar Magazine. The Knight Templar Magazine is the official monthly publication for the Grand Encampment of the United States of America, the national body for the Masonic Knight Templars in the US. Sadly, so...

Grand Lodge of Texas AF & AM Grand Session 2005 Intervisitation with The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas has just been approved by the Grand Lodge of Texas on Saturday December 6, 2014 at 12 Noon. The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas approved the same in its...

We Freemasons love our flair. Come on, admit it. You’ve run across some antique Knights Templar pin and think “Man, I gotta have that.” Or you see a shiny, metal car badge, and wonder if you should drill a hole into your hatchback for one of your own. You’ve got a little ‘Two ball cane” […]...

Inside the secret world of the Freemasons CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO: CBC News – December 8, 2013, 10:30 AM – CANADA (CBS News) The Square and Compasses are among the traditional tools of stonemasons. They also form the symbol … Continue reading → Continue reading...

9 things you didn’t know about Freemasonry 1. When meeting, Masons do not discuss religion or politics. “There are certain subjects which are prevented or we simply proscribe from discussing within the lodge,” Piers Vaughan, master of St. John’s Lodge … Continue reading → Continue reading...

The United Grand Lodge of England has announced its Prestonian Lecturer for 2015. Roger Burt will travel England and beyond to present “Wherever Dispersed: The Traveling Mason,” and raise funds for a registered charity in the process. Burt is a Past Master of both Quatuor Coronati Lodge No...

Snoo Pin! As I'm sure all of you know, I'm very active on Reddit, in particular, /r/freemasonry. One project that has always seemed to fall apart because issues has been to create the one thing that Masons crave. That's right, a pin. A Mason without a pin is like a Mason without an apron a...

Show notes pending because /u/afterlodgejason is a slacker. Continue reading...

WHAT IS AN INTERNET FREEMASON??? This topic has drawn some criticism from a few members of the Board of General Purposes and I would like to present the following for members of our fraternity to review and digest. I have … Continue reading → Continue reading...

The suggestion is sometimes made by a well-meaning Brother that the words of our ancient Ritual should be modernized and the archaic language put into current English. Rather than tampering with the time-honoured words and phrases, the Craft might be … Continue reading → Continue reading...

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THE COWAN Bro. Anton O. Aspeslet, P.G.M. The Oxford International Dictionary of the English Language gives the following definition of the word “Cowan”: Cowan – 1598 [?] 1. Sc. One who does the work of a mason, but has … Continue reading → Continue reading...

A Masonic Lodge is Not a Service Club By LAURENCE HEALEY, Senior Grand Warden Grand Lodge of British Columbia Many of the Craft fail to properly differentiate between the objectives of Freemasonry and those of the popular modern service clubs. … Continue reading → Continue reading...

A redditor posted, a few days ago, that he found a secret code on the backcover of Chris Hodapp's book, Solomon's Builders (It's a great read so if you haven't read it, go to your favorite retailer and buy a copy.) When I first read this, I wasn't shocked, to be honest. Codes and secrets are our...

He was descended from Huguenots, those French Protestants and Calvinists, who were well established in Boston as early as 1716. His Father Appollos Revoire Anglicized his name before marrying. Member of the "Sons of Liberty", ringleader of the Boston Tea Party, Grand Master of Freemasons in...

Worshipful Brother Timothy Hogan is well known as an author and traveling lecturer. As of last weekend, he has stepped into the shoes of a tobacconist, with a complete line of fraternal-themed Dominican cigars. Introduced at the Colorado Masonic Symposium, Quattro Coronati Cigars are handmade...

The Colorado Masonic Symposium was an tremendous weekend of fun and information, and the organizers need to be congratulated. Ben Williams and the Education Committee did a great job of programming, breaks, breakout sessions and meals, on just three months' notice. Visitors came from as far as...

On November 22, 2014 at 3:00pm, the newest court of the Masonic Order of Athelstan in England, Wales and its Provinces Overseas was officially consecrated in Minneapolis, MN. This new Court, Noble Stone Court No. 104, will meet at the Minneapolis Valley of Scottish Rite Temple. It's always...