The orders and degrees of the masonic family
Over the years, there have been published several charts or plans of the degrees and orders of Freemasonry. Masonic editions of the Bible, presented to newly raised members, often include such a chart.
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Tech-Savvy Care Modeled at the Masonic Homes
If you’re a tech geek, you may have already met Alexa. She is the voice of the Amazon Echo, a sleek metal cylinder about the size of a paper towel roll that sits quietly in the corner of a room, waiting to be helpful
World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History: Research in Ritual, Secrecy, and Civil Society, Paris, May 29-30, 2015
The Policy Studies Organization is sponsoring the World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History: Research in Ritual, Secrecy, and Civil Society at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, France, May 29-30, 2015. The conference will be held biennially in Paris, and hopes to open new doors while promoting multilingual and multicultural scholarship in areas such as, the relations between such Masonic-related subjects as … Read more
A Mason’s Studied Comments on the Soul
By: Dr. Jim L. Seeger, Ph.D The immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life…the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, or the universe…. an immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power <many religions teach that the soul is … Read more
Fraternalism–The Lost Word in Charity
BY: ROBERT G. DAVIS, 33*, GRAND CROSS Any study of the beginnings of Freemasonry will clearly show that fraternalism was the first and most distinguishing characteristic of Masons and Masonry. We are, above everything else, our own brother’s keeper. This has been the raison d’ etre which distinguishes us from all other groups. Masonic charity, in … Read more