George Oliver – Masonry in its relation to the philosophy of religion
George Oliver was born at Papplewick in the county of Nottingham, November 5, 1782. This article explores philosophy of Masonry in its relation to religion
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John Bowes: Freemason, civil rights advocate and philantrhopist
Public display Civil rights advocate and art collector John Bowes seemed destined for masonic greatness. Philippa Faulks discovers the Provincial…
Grand Master on the Tercentenary and new Masonic Charitable Foundation
Building enthusiasm HRH The Duke of Kent looks forward to the Tercentenary as an opportunity to show the non-masonic world how…
Fraternity in the trenches
The Battle of the Somme produced more than one million casualties. Director of the Library and Museum of Freemasonry Diane Clements marks the masons who fought for freedom
The centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916 will be marked this summer. On that single day there were almost 60,000 British casualties, most of them before noon, of whom nearly 20,000 died.
The Hon. Miss St. Leger and Freemasonry
By Bro. Edward Conder. The Anglo-Norman House of St. Leger has perhaps one of the best authenticated pedigrees of any of those families whose pride it is,…
Legend of the Quatuor Coronati
Legend of the Quatuor Coronati From the “Breviarum ad usum fratrum Ordinis Praedicatorium in Hispania ; cum calendario praemisso.” Presented by Francisco…
An ‘entertaining’ ceremony at Pilling Lodge
Members of Pilling Lodge No 7879 and their guests saw Ian Parkinson installed as master for the ensuing year in a ceremony held at Garstang Masonic Hall,…
Thinking Outside of the Masonic Box
BY: WOR. JASON E. MARSHALL Back in February, Bro. Robert G. Davis and I took a road trip to Austin, Texas in order to attend a Lodge of Secret Masters…
Don celebrates 50 years in the Royal Arch
Having celebrated 50 years in the Craft, grand officer Don Laurie repeated the exercise, this time in respect of his membership of the Royal Arch. The…