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Twas the Night before Christmas, and down at the Lodge…

Posted on December 24, 2020December 25, 2020 by Michael Hodges

‘Twas the Night before Christmas, and down at the lodgenot a gavel was stirring, and in the hodge-podge.Of aprons and jewels and chairs East and WestYou could savour the silence, most gladly divestAll metal and mineral, it mattered not,Since Christmas was nigh and the coals were still hot.In the hearth of your home place, all…

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The Past Master Symbol

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Michael Hodges

The Past Master Symbol is a often seen but not so frequently explained Masonic Symbol. It commonly consists of The Compass, Sun, and Quadrant (or Protractor), and in most jurisdictions a Square.The Compass has a familiar interpretations for it is by the Compass that a Mason is reminded to keep his actions within due bounds….

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Farewell, My Brother

Posted on August 1, 2020August 2, 2020 by Michael Hodges

A toast this evening to Bro. Howard Pressman, PM, who laid down his working tools and left us this morning. He was a good man, and not just a man but a Mason, and a very good one at that. He was heavily involved in our fraternity and always willing to go that extra mile…

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That was fast!

Posted on May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 by Michael Hodges

“When Freemasons engage in any just and laudable undertaking they go hand in hand with unanimity and success generally crowns their efforts…” It didn’t take long after our Grand Lodge was defaced, a few Brothers from University Lodge No. 51 and one from Lodge No. 3 (my lodge!) came down to the Temple and cleaned…

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I’m beyond livid.

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Michael Hodges

A fraternity that does so much for it’s local community, and these animals do this…

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Masonic History: The Royal Masonic Hospital

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Michael Hodges

Today is International Nurses Day so let’s look back to when a key part of masonic history was caught on camera, as Her Majesty the Queen left hospital in 2013. The distinctive belt buckle worn by the nurse shows that she trained at what was the Royal Masonic Hospital in London.  King George V and Queen Mary opened…

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Famous Freemason: Brad Paisley

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Michael Hodges

Country music star Brad Paisley is a proud Freemason. He’s a member of Franklin Lodge No. 7 in Tennessee, as well as a Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner. He’s used his star power to promote and support both the Shriners Hospitals for Children and the Masonic youth group DeMolay International.

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The Gavel

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Michael Hodges

In Freemasonry, the gavel is the tongue of the lodge and the emblem of authority of the Worshipful Master presiding in it. But did you know that the use of gavels in modern day legislatures and courts may have started with the Freemasons? Gavels were commonly used to rule Masonic Lodges, dating back to the…

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Dr. Charles H. Mayo

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Michael Hodges

The Mayo Clinic is one of the most famous hospitals in the United States. Did you know it has Masonic roots? The founder, Dr. Charles H. Mayo, was a Mason, as were his Brothers and his son. The clinic actually began in the Masonic Temple building in Rochester Minnesota and, for years, the Grand Lodge of Minnesota maintained a…

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Freemasonry in Iran

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Michael Hodges

The Grand Lodge of Iran, established in 1969 in Tehran, existed in the country prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979. At its height, it counted 43 Lodges and at least 1,035 members. Since the Revolution, Freemasonry has been banned in Iran; a “Grand Lodge of Iran in Exile” was created to provide a home…

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