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Levant Preceptory, Indiana's medieval Knights Templar group, operating under the charter of Raper Commandery No. 1, will make a rare appearance on Saturday, April 12th at the Temple of Calvin Prather Lodge in Indianapolis to confer the Order of the Temple. We go on at about 5:30PM. Prather Lodge...

Alice and I were interviewed last April for onscreen segments of a show that is finally airing this next week. Even the title hadn't been picked at the time. Well, it finally airs this Sunday on the American Heroes Channel (formerly the Military Channel) at 10:00 PM. "Codes and Conspiracies...

Harlan breaks After Lodge for After Lodge Jason's /u/tikijack obsession Loose Richard of the Week Overuse of homosexual humor on this show Why someone thinks we should exclude different religions, and why the post was a terrible idea Women in lodge - why such a controversial topic? Grand...

Just a heads up-no blog this week for me. Somehow, some one decided that my blog needed to be shut down, and my security was compromised. Luckily, I still have access via mobile. Hopefully everything will be worked out by next week, I just don’t feel comfortable posting while I do not have...

For those of you who have not yet joined The Masonic Society, the promotion in which you receive the beautiful TMS 5th Anniversary commemorative jewel free of charge just for becoming a member will end on April 30. All membership applications sent by mail must be postmarked no later than April...

There’s been some interesting online discussion about the video The Grand Leveler from hip-hop artist Apathy, not just for his use of a Masonic Lodge, but because he, himself is a Mason. Some people in our fraternity enjoyed the music and his vision, while others believe it portrays Freemasonry...

On March 20, 2014, Wayne S. Flora, Grand Master of Virginia, issued the following edict (as well as change in petition format) governing rules for membership of transgendered persons in lodges holden under the Grand Lodge of Virginia: Freemasonry traditionally being a Fraternity of...

The Masonic Temple in Wilkes-Barre. Pennsylvania caught fire on Tuesday, causing major damage to the historic building. Fire officials have not yet determined the cause. From the Times Leader by Jerry Lynott: A fire Tuesday afternoon damaged the Masonic Temple on North Franklin Street. The cause...

Please Join Signet Chapter Royal Arch Masons For "The Geometry of Mystery: Secret Societies, Ineffable Names, & Ancient Egypt" Presented by guest lecturer Adam G Kendall Archivist of the Grand Lodge Library & Museum Monday April 7th • 7.30pm Social 6pm - Dinner 6.30pm - Stated Meeting &...

Did you know that there has been five women inducted into* masonry*? While not well known, and seemingly never talked about, all five of these women became Freemasons before the existence of co-masonic lodges. Interestingly, though, perhaps not surprisingly, there is no record of women becoming...

This week is a little crazy- my birthday is tomrrow, and I have two exams, as well as working during the week, so I apologize if you have seen this before (you will if you followed me here from Reddit), but my free time is a little short this week. We will be returning to […] More...

I decided that one of the reoccurring posts I would like to do is women in history and their influence on Freemasonry. Since Purim (more on this in a bit) was on Sunday, I decided – why not start with Queen Esther? Queen Who? She has an entire book in the Torah/Bible, but a quick […] More...

Masonry is truly designed to be a family affair. The men, obviously, have their countless organizations, the women have a few, and, not to leave anyone out, there are those for the youth as well. There are three youth organizations, with some offshoots of each for the younger kids, all with...

The Shrine Circus that is. This past weekend (starting Thursday), was the Shrine Circus here in the Big O, and I volunteered to help out with DeMolay. earning myself a first-hand look at the behind the scenes of the Shrine Circus History of the Shine Circus It’s terribly hard to find a lot of...