I had a most interesting exchange with a non-Mason this morning. He was looking to challenge me on why he should join our fraternity. He asked: “Why should I join when ALL of your secrets and information is in books and online for anyone to look up?” “True”, I said. He seemed very surprised that…
Tag: Freemasonry
Twas the Night before Christmas, and down at the Lodge…
‘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…
The Past Master Symbol
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….
Farewell, My Brother
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…
That was fast!
“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…
I’m beyond livid.
A fraternity that does so much for it’s local community, and these animals do this…
Masonic History: The Royal Masonic Hospital
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…
Famous Freemason: Brad Paisley
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.
The Gavel
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…
Dr. Charles H. Mayo
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…