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by Christopher Hodapp I'll have the honor of speaking tonight in New York at Adelphic-Union Lodge 14 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM State of New York. The gavel sounds at 7:00PM. Many thanks to Worshipful Master Wilbert Green and his brethren for their kind invitation...

by Christopher Hodapp The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas AF&AM, MW G. Clay Smith, has just rendered an official decision (Grand Master's Decision No. 1) concerning transgenderism within his jurisdiction. He was asked if the Constitution and Laws of the Grand Lodge of Texas allow...

by Christopher Hodapp The Grand Lodge of AF&AM of Canada in the Province of Ontario has a unique relationship with the part of the academic world that studies our fraternity. The annual Dr. Charles A. Sankey Lecture in Masonic Studies at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario is presented...

Today, March 18th marks the 709th anniversary of the death of Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ, the Knights Templar. (Some accounts say March 11th. Even the two commemorative plaques at the execution site in Paris have conflicting dates.) He was...

by Christopher Hodapp On Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 I'll have the honor of speaking in New York City at Adelphic-Union Lodge 14 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM State of New York. The gavel sounds at 7:00PM. Many thanks to Worshipful Master Wilbert Green and his brethren...

Our late Friars Rex Hutchens (left) and Alain Bernheim (center) seen here with Grand Abbott Arturo De Hoyos (right) several years ago. by Christopher Hodapp Attention Masonic Week 2023 attendees! Despite what you may have read in the last week, there WILL be a Consistory held today...

by Christopher Hodapp The Freemasons of Washington Lodge 46 in Portland, Oregon dedicated a stunning outdoor mural at the Washington Masonic Center on September 14th during their Past Masters Dinner. Mural design and artwork was done over the summer by artist Joe Riso. In a recent post by...

by Christopher Hodapp UPDATED: This post was updated at 9:37 PM 1/30/2023 The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge AF&AM of Texas, MW G. Clay Smith, has officially suspended the Grand Junior Warden, RW James Rumsey, pending a disciplinary hearing before Texas' Grievances and Appeals Committee...

by Christopher Hodapp The Grand Lodge of Texas AF&AM's annual session was held this week in Waco, Texas, and new grand officers were elected and installed. Outgoing Grand Master Brad Billings has been succeeded by MW G. Clay Smith, Grand Master for 2023. There appears to be a faction within...

by Christopher Hodapp Arizona's Masonic family has received more tragic news this weekend. Grand Master Jim H. Baker has reported that Past Grand Master Jeffrey Carlton, 33° and his wife Moira were involved in a serious vehicle collision on Friday. MWB Carlton was killed in the accident and...

by Christopher Hodapp The website for making reservations for the 2023 AMD Masonic Week is up and running. This year's festivities will be held February 8th -12th, once again at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia (a mere cocktail glass' throw from Reagan...

Grand Master Francisco Javier Alfonso Vidal (Facebook) by Christopher Hodapp I received a message from a Brother in Texas last week alerting me that the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Cuba had just defected to the United States. He and his wife traveled to Mexico, purportedly on...

by Christopher Hodapp The Grand Lodge of Cuba announced yesterday that Grand Master Francisco Javier Alfonso Vidal did not return to Cuba from Mexico after taking a trip to Veracruz, Mexico he made with his wife. Using terms like "escaped," it would seem that he may have defected. From "The...

by Christopher Hodapp The Grand Master of Arizona has officially announced that a Celebration of Life for Rex Hutchens will be held January 22nd, 2023 in the Red Room of the Tucson Scottish Rite Cathedral, 160 S. Scott Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, beginning at 1:00PM. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE TO...

by Christopher Hodapp Freemasonry has lost another of our legendary giants. Word has come today that Illus. Rex R. Hutchens, 33°, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Arizona in 2006, and author of A Bridge To Light, has passed away. I first met Rex in person back in 2010 at the Rocky...

by Christopher Hodapp My deepest fraternal apologies for the long silence on this site. We've had road trips, medical issues, family challenges, roofers, and other episodes at Hodapphäus that have kept me preoccupied for some time now. Plus, Alice and I are currently engaged in some actual...

In 1898, English Masons conferred the first known Master Mason degree to be held in 'Solomon's Quarry' (Zedekiah’s Cave) below the Temple Mount in Jerusalem by Christopher Hodapp This coming Saturday, September 9th, 2022, Eden Lodge No. 477 in Greenfield, Indiana will perform its annual...

by Christopher Hodapp Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, the United Grand Lodge of England has issued a statement to the press (photo above - click it to enlarge). The UGLE's Metropolitan Grand Lodge in London issued the following directives to their members: The Grand...

by Christopher Hodapp I was in the midst of composing a message tonight about the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. But I just saw this Facebook post by RW Glen Cook, Past Grand Master of Utah, and I think he stated it perfectly: It is, indeed. Consider that...

by Christopher Hodapp The Most Worshipful Grand Master of Pennsylvania, Jeffrey M. Wonderling, has posted a message on Facebook following the airing of the Fox Nation streaming network's program, Freemasons: A Society of Secrets with Tom Shillue. The show premiered this week, featuring...