AASR Valley of Joplin Finishes Restoring Its Cathedral
The billiards room at the Joplin Valley of the SR. Photo by Roger Noman. It’s a happy headline to read these days. The members of the Scottish Rite in…
Freemasons For Dummies
A Little Help For Those Who Squint At This Page
This isn’t a post about Masonry, but I wanted to address an issue that several folks have complained about, especially in recent years. Some readers…
Grand Lodge of France Computer Files Hacked and Posted Online
I’m a little late in reporting this, but my French is not so good and it’s taken a little time to sort out what is authentic from some wild claims….
Alabama Lodge Breaks State’s Masonic Color Barrier
A quietly historic event occurred this evening at Shades Valley Lodge No. 829 in Birmingham, Alabama. Brother Ronald King was raised to the sublime degree…
Salt Lake City Temple Open House Saturday 5/7
The Salt Lake City, Utah Masonic Temple is again holding an open house this Saturday to welcome members of the public. From Thursday’s Salt Lake Tribune:…
Gifted Brother Paints Lodge Mural
Wamponamon Lodge #437. Photo by Anthony Lombardo for the East Hampton Star The brethren of Wamponamon Lodge #437 in Sag Harbor, New York have a beautiful…
GLNY Permits EAs and FCs in Meetings and Lowers Petitioning Age
A resolution was passed at the Grand Lodge of New York’s 2016 annual communication this week now allowing Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts to sit in…
1st Missouri AMD Ingathering 5/21
The Missouri chapters of the Allied Masonic Degrees cordially invite all Master Masons to attend the first Missouri AMD Ingathering, on Saturday, May…
New Book: “Millennial Apprentices” by Samuel Friedman
On my flight to Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to read a book that had found its way to me by a circuitous route. The author had…
Illuminati Day
Today marks the founding of the Bavarian Illuminati on May 1st, 1776. It lasted less than eight years, and its membership was very, very small. Many other…