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A young New York attorney has emerged as a protector of the Detroit Masonic Temple. From today's Detroit News: If ever the world’s largest Masonic Temple needed a crusading knight to fend off bill collectors and lawyers, that time is now. From the east comes a third-generation Mason...

King Hiram of Tyre is a significant character in Craft Masonry. He is introduced into Masonry as a friend and ally of King Solomon who assists the latter in building the famous House of God in Jerusalem. What isn't as widely known is that he was also an ally of King David, Solomon's father, and...

This week we have some great news, an original paper by your Host and also a new segment about Masonic Outreach. We cap it with this weeks famous Freemason. App extras include the paper we read as well as a Masonic wallpaper for your mobile device. Thanks for listening and as usual have an...

Well, what a long day or rather long last two days. Friday afternoon, I and two other Brothers drove out to Portland to attend Clontarf Council #69's meeting yesterday. At the meeting we held elections and the new Excellent Chief appointed me as Sentinel of the Council. The big reason for...

Official discrimination against Freemasons in England continues apace, despite EU court rulings and the changes in regulations a few years ago that put an end to Jack Straw's witch hunt against Freemason police and judges. Thankfully in the US we don't have to deal with such nonsense, but our...

Cliff Porter, Timothy Hogan, and Anthony Mongelli will appear at New Jersey's Atlas Pythagoras Lodge No. 10 on November 2nd. An outstanding Masonic Education Symposium will be hosted at Atlas Pythagoras Lodge No. 10 F&AM on Saturday November 2nd, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. featuring the following...

I'm in Springfield Illinois this week for Grand Lodge Sessions for the state of Illinois and I recorded the show in my hotel room. This week features two pieces and as always a famous Freemason segment. We also have some news. App extras include the paper we read as well as a Masonic wallpaper...

The deadline for preregistrations is November 22, 2013. No Preregistrations will be accepted AFTER that date in order to give our volunteers time to prepare the packets—It MUST be in the Grand Secretary’s Office by that date. Please send in these forms with the $10.00 registration fee (check...

My trip next weekend to the Bay City, Michigan Scottish Rite has been cancelled and rescheduled for February 22nd of next year. My apologies to anyone who was coming, but the turnout was going to be too small. So we've rescheduled for a date when they will be conferring degrees next year...

From the Grand Chapter of Illinois website: By J. Bradley Koehler I skilfully worked the stone, it was hard, rough, and cold. Then taken from me and thrown, only square work I was told. I felt so useless and ashamed, the Overseers were on guard. They sent me whence I came, in quarries where I...

Officially known as the "Worshipful Society of Free Masons, Rough Masons, Wallers, Slaters, Paviors, Plaisterers and Bricklayers", the Operatives is an invitational body dedicated to the preservation of the history and workings of operative masonry. The legend of Operative Masonry goes back to...

The first of the Capitular or Royal Arch degrees is that of Mark Master. In this degree the candidate represents a Fellow Craft Mason during the construction of King Solomon’s Temple. The work he presents to the Overseers is rejected at first, but later becomes the piece necessary to complete...

Author Unknown Blessed is the man, indeed, Who in this life can find; A purpose that can fill his days, And goals to fill his mind! The world is filled with little men Content with where they are; Not knowing joys success can bring, Not willing to go that far! Yet, in this world...

Last night I checked my mail and I can now officially say that I have been invited into the Royal Order of Scotland. I'd like to thank both David Grindle for the invite and Paul Gehrman for his continued support in Freemasonry. I received a letter from the Provincial Grand Lodge, USA, of the...

I got to looking back at my old posts and I've decided to talk about my Top 10 favorite posts. These 10 posts have either become or were from the start one of my favorites for one reason or another. Chronological Order of the York Rite Degrees In taking our degrees there is one thing you must...

This week we dive into the color Blue and find out just why we call it the "Blue Lodge" according to a piece written in the 1930's! We also talk about some Freemasons who shaped many of the things we use today and finally top it off with this weeks famous Freemason. App extras include a new...

According to Brother Robert Herd, Fox TV's new show "Sleepy Hollow" will feature Ichabod Crane as a Freemason. This will be a large part of the character's background and serve as the foundation of many of the episodes/plots. See story. More...

This week we sat down with Brother Cory Sigler, creator and editor of "The Working Tools Magazine". We talked about Freemaosnry and the magazine. I think you will all enjoy it. In addition to the interview, there is some big news and a famous Freemason segment as well. App extras will include a...

I just received news from Wiley Publishing that Freemasons For Dummies is coming soon in Portuguese and Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies For Dummies is to be translated into Turkish. It's always fun for Alice and me to see the books in foreign languages, and they join the French, Dutch...

This week we have some news and a great piece on Clandestinism. As usual we have a famous Freemason segment as well. App extras include a new wallpaper for your mobile device and the paper we read will be available on PDF. Thanks for listening and have an amazing week! More...