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The Scottish Rite Research Guild Proudly Welcomes Ill. Bro. Robert Davis The Scottish Rite Research Guild is proud to welcome out Ill. Bro. Robert Davis who is traveling from Gurthrie, Oklahoma to present the lecture “When Awareness and Leadership Come Together, Everything Changes.†Details...

A French Catholic priest has been sacked for being a Freemason in the Grand Orient of France. From Agence French Presse today: GRENOBLE, France - A Catholic priest at the posh French ski station of Megeve has been stripped of his functions at the request of the Vatican for being a member of a...

Congratulations to Mark Genung, the newly elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Indiana, and to his predecessor, George Ingles. The Grand Lodge wrapped up its annual communication today at the magnificent Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indianapolis. Looking forward to a great year. More...

The MW Grand Lodge of Oklahoma AF&AM has posted information on its website on how to contribute Masonic relief to those effected by the recent tornadoes in Moore, OK. For members and lodges who under the juristiction of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma you can contribute through Masonic Charities...

The Grand Lodge of Indiana held day one of its annual communication today, and I was honored to be named as the Grand Lodge Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon. Many thanks to Grand Master George Ingles for the tremendous honor. It's a little late for me to...

Dan Brown was speaking tonight about Freemasonry at the United Grand Lodge of England's Freemason's Hall in London, and revealed that Masons had left the door open for him to join. From the Independent in the UK: His best-selling novels illuminate the shadowy organisations that supposedly run...

New York Past Grand Master Neal Bidnick was expelled permanently from Freemasonry on Tuesday, this time by a vote of the Grand Lodge. From a Brother who was there: I thought it would be of interest to other Brother that at yesterday’s final day of the annual communication of the Grand Lodge...

A man is in police custody today after vandalizing the Grand Lodge of New York's building at 71 West 23rd Street in Manhattan. He came into the building muttering about wanting to see the Masons and the Illuminati, and then began running through the building, damaging display cases and breaking...

According to Subic Bay News, a fire struck the ground floor of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines building at San Marcelino St., Malate, Manila, particularly the York Rite office. Over 50 OSM (Order of the Secret Monitor) officers & members, led by Supremo (MW) Avelino Razon, had to orderly...

Alton G. Roundtree will speak on the history and development of Prince Hall Freemasonry as the Spring 2013 Truman Lecturer on Saturday, May 4th, 2013. His presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Grand Lodge Complex, Columbia, MO. $20 lunch and lecture. Alton is, along with Paul M...

This summer, Masonic scholars will convene in both Northern and Southern California to study a pivotal time in the fraternity’s past at the 13th Annual California Masonic Symposium. Guided by the research of Henry Wilson Coil Lecturer John L. Belton, Masonic scholars will lead a fascinating...

Are the top chefs in France Freemasons? David Adler asks the question in Bon Appetit magazine. Who knew there was a Masonic conspiracy in the kitchens of France? Amid the whisks, spatulas, and other specialty pastry utensils of MORA, Paris's oldest culinary supply store, founded in 1814, is a...

All is not bleak for Detroit after all, it seems. The Temple made a payment to the tax man today, and vows to pay its total bill by June, staving off foreclosure. And there is a potential investor interested in the property. From today's Detroit News: The world's largest Masonic Temple...

From today's The Detroit News: Detroit's Masonic Temple, the largest of its kind in the world, is in foreclosure for a $152,000 tax bill and the historic property is in the hands of the Wayne County Treasurer. The 14-story Gothic structure that takes up the entire 500 block of Temple Street...

According to Romania's Masonic Press Agency, France's Past Grand Master François Stifani has been expelled from the Grande Loge Nationale Française today. Grand Master Jean-Pierre Serval issued General Order 1584 on April 24th, expelling the embattled PGM. For background on this story, see...

Arturo de Hoyos the Scottish Rite Grand Archivist and Grand Historian will be the speaker at the next Boynton Lodge Esoteric Research Group Meeting on April 27, 2013 Registration at 9:00 A.M. Seminar from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Tickets are $30. For more information visit...

A letter has been issued by M.W. Richard Stewart, Grand Master of Massachusetts, about the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath: Dear BrotherI believe you share my shock and horror at what took place in Boston on Patriots’ Day near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon – less...

The Masonic Society and the Masonic Library and Museum Association have joined forces to establish The Quarry Project. Phase one of this endeavor will be the Conference on Masonic Research and Preservation to be held in the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, VA on September...

Brother Cliff Porter, author of The Secret Psychology of Freemasonry, will tackle some of Masonry's sacred cows and urban legends that have become the rallying cry of those who decree "That's not the way we've always done it," at the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts' Leadership Summit, on May 18th...

A new film about a Freemason is about to begin filming in Utah, according to The Salt Lake Tribune: A former Hobbit is coming to Utah next week to solve a murder.Actor Sean Astin — best known probably for portraying the loyal Samwise Gamgee in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy — will be...