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I'll be speaking tomorrow night at Aurora Commandery of Knights Templar in Aurora, Illinois, at Jerusalem Temple, 104 S. Lincoln Ave. Doors open at 7:00PM. Hope to see you there. More...

Br. Arturo de Hoyos – Grand Archivist and Grand Historian of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, SJIn this installment of Sojourners, noted author, editor, and translator Arturo de Hoyos takes some time to discuss anti-Masonry, esoterica, and his work and role as the Grand Archivist and...

From my friend Piers Vaughan in New York: CBS Sunday Morning to air segment on Freemasonry this Sunday (December . CBS have just confirmed that, barring major breaking news, the story on Freemasonry by Mo Rocca will be aired this Sunday between 9:00-10:30am EST. This was put together a few...

Masonic tradition has had a rich application of the notion that it is imbued with a Hermetic philosophy with very little explanation of what that means.* At no time, in the teachings of the fraternity, is a candidate or member handed a pamphlet, booklet or tract explaining what Hermetic has to...

Though our mouths were full of song as the sea, and our tongues of exultation as the multitude of its waves, and our lips of praise as the wide-extended firmament; though our eyes shone with light like the sun and the moon, and our hands were spread forth like the eagles of heaven, and our...

Registration is now open for the*Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library symposium Perspectives on American Freemasonry and Fraternalism April 11, 2014 From the Library: The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library announces its symposium, Perspectives on American Freemasonry and Fraternalism, to...

…for we must Consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us… John Winthrop I am Thankful “God bless thee, my son; I will give thee the greatest jewel I have. For I will impart unto thee, for the love of God and men, a relation of the true state of Solomon’s...

BRYCE ON SOCIETY - Do you know your place? (Click for AUDIO VERSION) To use this segment in a Radio broadcast or Podcast, send TIM a request. You would be hard pressed to find an institution that does not have a “pecking order” delineating authority through superior and subordinate...

I will be speaking Tuesday evening, December 3rd, at Logan Lodge No. 575 in downtown Indianapolis. They meet on the third floor in the beautiful Ionic Room of Freemasons Hall. Lodge opens at 6:30PM. I will be speaking on the strange case of Egyptian influence on Freemasonry throughout our...

Oh, Lord, now this we’re thankful for: The good things life has held in store; The love of those within our home, And friends to greet wherever we roam; The health and strength wherewith to toil, The bounteous food from freedom’s soil; We thank Thee for the right to pray And worship...

The tentative schedule for Masonic Week 2014 has been posted. Events begin on Wednesday, February 12 and conclude on Sunday, February 16. The host hotel is once again the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, VA. Unlike the former venue in Alexandria, there are many choices for breakfast, lunch, and...

From "New sculptures of saints adorn Ellettsville’s Masonic lodge" By Rachel Bunn: For years, after finishing his work as a cutter at Bybee Stone Co., Tom Dixon would head to a corner of the parking lot near the Ellettsville Masonic Lodge. Inside a tent, he spent nearly a decade chipping...

In my article "The Templar Uniform" I briefly discuss the history and evolution of the modern Masonic Templar uniform. In the original uniform worn by early Masonic Templars in the US was composed of a black triangular apron with skull & bones, a baldric, and a sword. Around the mid-19th...

The 1723 publication of Anderson's Constitution is the most famous of Masonic documents, but this was the rules as established by the Premier Grand Lodge, also known as the Moderns. The Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons (1751 - 1813), or more...

Well, it was today 5-years ago that I was dubbed and created a Sir Knight of the Valiant and Magnanimous Order of the Temple in Idaho Commandery #1 in Boise, ID. When I initially joined the York Rite I wasn't very active the first year as I was serving as Worshipful Master and was balancing...

An article today on CNBC about the UGLE's attempts to reach out to young men. From "Freemasons See Young Blood As Key To Survival" by Holly Ellyat: It's out with the old at the Freemasons as the international society looks to boost the numbers of young people joining its ranks as it works to...

A Stated Meeting of Pennsylvania Lodge of Research, F.&A.M., will be held at the Masonic Temple, 910 S Market Street, Mechanicsburg, PA for the purpose of the presentation of research papers and Election of Officers on: Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. Scholarly Papers on Masonic Topics...

Being a Mason, one is likely to encounter in some fashion their opposite, the anti-Mason. My first encountered occurred after I was elected to receive the degrees, but prior to my admission into the Lodge. Anti-Masonry is something we Freemasons are constantly plagued with and with the...

I know our lives are busy and full, but I ask everyone to stop for a moment and thank a Veteran for their service. To those who have departed this Earth, to those who have served, and to my Brothers and Sisters of the Armed Forces, I thank you for all that you have done. More...

Today I was honored to be initiated into the Royal Order of Scotland. I flew up on Thursday so I could relax and visit some friends in Seattle on Friday. Friday night I had lunch with an Oregon Brother and his wife then went to another Brother's room and drank Scotch well past midnight. I am...