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Check out link to title of this post. I was searching Cistercian abbeys of which there are many and came across the interesting story of Saint Galgano, who for reasons debated, appearently sank his blade into solid stone in Tuscany in the eleventh century. If I were to bet I would say it was not...

BRYCE ON LIFE - Do we ever truly retire? (Click for AUDIO VERSION) To use this segment in a Radio broadcast or Podcast, send TIM a request. I have written about retirement in the past and I still regard it as a mystery. I have had more friends “check out” recently for a variety of reasons...

The Iberian Center for Masonic Studies (CIEM) calls all Spanish, Portuguese, English and French speaking masons to participate in the Second International Competition of Masonic Essay, which will take place in 2014. The aim of this competition is to promote the investigation of the following...

MEGA Brands has pledged to donate $500,000 for new Shriners hospital while launching a limited edition Mega Bloks® Fundraising Toy. Montreal – June 6, 2014 – MEGA Brands Inc., a member of the Mattel family of companies (NASDAQ: MAT), announced the start of a new partnership with Shriners...

BRYCE ON MORALITY - Have we really evolved as a species? (Click for AUDIO VERSION) To use this segment in a Radio broadcast or Podcast, send TIM a request. Of our 44 presidents, the most prolific writer was John Quincy Adams who maintained a detailed journal of his life, from boyhood until...

BRYCE ON LIFE - Why are the trucks breaking down? (Click for AUDIO VERSION) To use this segment in a Radio broadcast or Podcast, send TIM a request. Down here in Florida we have a lot of problems with trucks breaking down, particularly those used for delivery or maintenance. It seems every...

The After Lodge Crew is left hanging Groundskeeper Josh may end up hanging The hosts never listen to the show Topics this week from: "The Off the Cuff" Trestleboard Called Meetings - do they have a place? Called Podcast recordings definitely do not Demonology, Ouija boards, and Tarot Cards...

Another chivalric order that was established during the Crusades was the "Orden der Brüder vom Deutschen Haus St. Mariens in Jerusalem" or Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, or also known as the Teutonic Knights. This medieval order was primarily composed of German...

From WSB-TV in Atlanta: Douglas County [Georgia] Fire investigators have confirmed the fire that destroyed the Flint Mill Masonic Lodge Friday morning was arson. The fire began around 2 a.m. Friday at the Masonic Lodge on Highway 5 in Douglasville. No injuries were reported. The investigation...

One of the most useful tools in Freemasonry is the compass. Put simply, the compass has two points. You stand at one, and the other circumscribes a circle around you. These are the bounds in which you live. Don’t step over them. That’s kind of a sketchy explanation, really. I suppose it’s best...

Remind me to write up a post on how suspicious I am of the phrase “I want to be part of something bigger than myself” It’s fast becoming a red flag for me in interviews. Continue reading...

I’ve been a Freemason for only about four years, but I’ve already done a lot of changing in my views. One view I used to have, which I think most first years have is that Freemasonry and Christianity are totally compatible. Oh the many internet arguments we enter, arguing “no, we don’t have a...

Someone raised an interesting question today. He asked if there was a particular number of members a lodge had to drop to, at which point the lodge starts a tailspin to failure, with almost no hope of return. That’s a tough question, and I don’t know if there’s so tidy of an answer to it. It’s...

The Art of Manliness is a website close the the heart of many Freemasons. For those who have never been there, it’s a guide that explores the lost traits and skills of being a man, and how we can get those aspects back into our live. I highly recommend How to Feel Like a Man, the first video of...

I would never consider myself a masonic blogger, like some of the guys out there. I’ve had a surprising amount of recent success blogging for my lodge’s site, and even had a post go viral, or at least as viral as you can get in online freemasonry. I think I’ll keep it up and try to do a good...

I wanted to quickly expound on something I wrote in my last post, where I said that I didn’t think I had very much to say. This is actually a bit of a theme with me. I never really think I have much to say on a subject, until someone asks me a question, and which point I’ll talk about it...

It’s Masonic Meme Monday on the /r/freemasonry Reddit, and though the conversations about this have passed, the sheer number of downvotes a meme gets within minutes of being posted indicates that the idea of Freemasonry being mocked in any way is still a controversial subject. It mainly comes...

I had a little cocktail party last night. I was excited because I was putting on my mixology suspenders and after a good amount of searching, found all the ingredients to make a Corn ‘n’ Oil. I, uh…. Let’s just say a lot of mistakes were made that night, and though I can’t intellectually blame...

2B1ASK1 If you’re a Mason, or have been exploring Masonry at all, you’ve seen this terrible, bumper sticker slogan that is fixing all our membership problems. Yeah, I’m a bit bitter about it, because this gem from the reject-pile of Tuesday edition cryptoquips is, purely in an artistic sense...

From today on NPR: The members of the Queen Anne Masonic Lodge near downtown Seattle are on the young side. The guy in charge is 26.Danny Done, the lodge's worshipful master, is lounging on his designated chair in the room reserved for private ceremonies.His title comes with a top hat, though...