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I wasn't able to attend but a great discussion about Traditional Observance. Continue reading...

As some of you know, I'm on Reddit a lot. I'm actually a mod on the Freemasonry subreddit. Well, we arrived at a point that we wanted to try something new. That something new is Masonic Meme Mondays, where the sub is opened to memes about the Craft. I will post a few of my favorites each week...

I am proud to say that I am now a member of Minnesota College No. 39, under the jurisdiction of York Rite Sovereign College of North America. It's a high honor but even even more so, it's a high responsibility. The York Rite Sovereign College "exists primarily to be of service to the York Rite...

On May 8th, I visited Tyrian Lodge No. 644. The evening was absolutely wonderful. Over 150 Masons packed into Plum Creek-Monroeville Lodge to see Brother Byrl J. Johnson, Regional Instructor, receive his Fifty Year Service Emblem. Brother Byrl has labored tirelessly for Freemasonry and is a...

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make any sense. - Rumi, Tr. Coleman Barks Tonight is the final Official Visit...

When I was a King and a Mason -- a Master proven and skilled -- I cleared me ground for a Palace such as a King should build. I decreed and dug down to my levels. Presently, under the silt, I came on the wreck of a Palace such as a King had built. There was no worth in the fashion -- there...

For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. That simple children’s tale has its origin as...

“Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.” ― Virgil Kraft There really are a lot of things that I like about the winter. I love the look of new-fallen snow and the way it clings to barren branches; the way I’m forced to squint as the sun lights it up and appears to be coming...

Get out your green and grab a beer! It's St. Patrick's Day! Although favored as a day of drinking and celebration, this day is rooted in a Feast Day for Saint Patrick of Ireland to remember this historical figure and the introduction of Christianity into Ireland. Saint Patrick was a...

Today marks the 700th anniversary since the day the last Grand Master, Jacques De Molay of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon was burned alive by order of the tyrant, King Phillip of France. The Templars were famously arrested in France on iday, October 13th, 1307...

At the Masonic Week held each year around the DC area there are many degrees and honors conferred and bestowed. One of those that I attended was Ye Antient Order of Corks, often referred to as "The Corks". This degree is considered to be a fun and social degree. This group is open to Master...

Today marks 1-year since I was initiated into the Commemorative Order of St. Thomas of Acon. The meet was quick with an exemplification of the ritual and I was asked to be Secretary for my Chapel. I look forward to this experience as this is my first Secretary position within a Masonic...

Less known to most American Freemasons, Desaguliers was the son of a Huguenot clergyman and was born in La Rochelle, France, on March 12th, 1683. Desaguliers was a French-born English philosopher who would grow to be known as an icon in the early revival of Freemasonry of the 18th century and...

Topics from: "The Something Something Easter Whiteboard" Satyrs - Celebration of the Exodus, or low-level demon? Or Greek mythological creature? Soooo many Easter eggs raining from the skies! The Masonic Spring? Another email from Bro. Chaplin, Sr. Check out our album art - courtesy of Bro...

Well, what a crazy last few days this has been. The trip started off very rough. I was supposed to arrive in Dulles International Airport on Wednesday night, but a large snowstorm slapped the East Coast and cancelled my flight out of Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport. They booked me on flights the...

Well, today was an exciting day. The first meeting for me was the Grand College of Rites and I want to congratulate Lonnie, the new Grand Chancellor, and Jerry, the new Grand Registrar, for being elected as well as all of the new officers. I also want to congratulate Most Illustrious Pierre...

Originally called the Wahoo Band, the Masonic Order of the Bath is a degree that would be labelled as "fun" and is open to all Master Masons in good standing. This group should not be confused with the chivalric order found in England. The first Band formed in June 21st, 1921, in Red Bank, NJ...

As a Knight Companion of the Red Cross of Constantine, we learn about the background of the Emperor Constantine and the story behind his famous conversion to Christianity. He was the first Emperor to convert to Christianity and was a major turning point in the history of Christianity. Please be...

By Bernard Sexton A youth who tracked unspoken mysteries Worshipping beauty in a lost retreat, Saw the vast inarticulate wonder of the world And watching from a high, star-drenched, ultimate crag He cried aloud to the vast unhearing hills, he spoke to Masters unseen-- "Power I would have of the...

This week we dive into the Scottish Rite even deeper, by exploring the 11th through 20th degrees. In addition, we have some discussion on esoteric teachings, another famous Freemason segment, and as always a research paper entitled “The Plum Rule”. Continue reading...