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My good friend, Brother and Sir Knight Carson Smith, PC, KYCH, KCT made the cover of this month's Knight Templar magazine, posing with Grand Master David Goodwin. Carson is featured for his incredible recruitment efforts, bringing in 135 petitioners for the Order of the Temple since his own...

I can be cynical sometimes. My guess is that none of you who knows me personally just gasped at that revelation. In my own defense, my cynicism is born from the fact that it can sometimes make people laugh, and I enjoy making people laugh. Again, no one gasped. The problem is that just as a good...

There is a destiny that makes us brothers; None goes his way alone: All that we send into the lives of others Comes back into our own. ~ Edwin Markham As Masons, we are doubtless familiar with the five points of fellowship, which serve as reminders of the duties we owe to our Brethren. That...

As I have traveled through the District, I have had the opportunity to speak with many Brothers about how the Lodge has evolved over the years. One thing is clear: it is without debate that today’s Masonic Lodge is not the same as one we might have visited thirty, forty, or fifty years ago...

Several years ago, Brother and Dr. Ron Marshall’s developmentally disabled daughter was flying alone from Florida to Pittsburgh. The weather was bad and the plane was experience a good bit of turbulence. She was scared. She saw another passenger wearing a ring like daddy’s, so she...

I began my Masonic journey in 1997. On that November night, I was told by someone wise, “You get out of Masonry what you put into it.†What he said made sense to me then, and on some level, fifteen years later, it still does. When I hear that said today, after having experienced so many...

“Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.†More...

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...

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...

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...

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...

No this isn't about the Duke, John Wayne, but a lost companion of mine who was named after the actor and Brother. Many don't realize that I grew up with many dogs. We always had 3 dogs at one time growing up. The second dog I owned was a German Short Hair that I named Duke. I had him during my...

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...

Agnus Dei As I discussed in my article on the Generalissimo, the jewel of this officer is the "square, surmounted by a paschal Lamb." As we learn in Freemasonry, the lamb is an emblem of innocence, and for Christians the lamb represents Jesus Christ, the Blessed Savior. The word 'paschal'...

The list of Keynote Speakers at the Summer 2014 International Masonic Workshop that will be held in Greece, between Wednesday August 27th and Sunday August 31st 2014, has been finalized. The organizers have invited several distinguished speakers, who will deliver papers and lectures: Antti...

Today was the first day of the 2014 Grand York Rite of Idaho which consists of conferring the honorary bodies of Order of High Priesthood, Order of Silver Trowel, Order of Knights Preceptor, and Knights of the York Cross of Honor. I had the pleasure of being initiated into Idaho Priory #13 of...

Adam Osman joins us to talk about his new book Earning freemasonry: A One Day Class Redemption Harlan has to pay the piper Jason picked on by clowns Adam discusses his book How does a one day class work? Are one day class graduates really subjected to prejudice? Gang signs . . . what the hell...

I hope everyone enjoys this Palm Sunday and remembers the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem. This day is also referred to as Passion Sunday, and it is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent which marks the first day of Holy Week; the week leading to the crucifixion of Christ. It is referred...

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...

A foreclosure auction has been scheduled for the Prince Hall Grand Lodge building in Dorchester, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 17, according to a legal notice From the Boston Business Journal: The 30,000-square-foot building is located on about one acre at 18-24 Washington St. The auction...