Monthly Archives: July 2009

Building bridges in North Carolina

Br. Chris Hodapp posted this story up today, which is a great one to see in the press. Take the time to watch the video from the News Carolina 14 broadcast (coming out of [tags]Charlotte, North Carolina[/tags]), to see first … Continue reading

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Secret Societies in the Social Media age.

If you’ve spent any time with a nose in the news, you know that the phenomenon of [tag]Social Media[/tag] has become a staple of our way of life.  Just the fact that your reading this [tag]blog[/tag], means that you spend … Continue reading

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Ol’ Leroy McKrank and the Council of the Knights of the Royal Arch

A couple of decades back, Ol’ Leroy McKrank decided to join the York Rite. Now this was the only other body of Masonry that Ol’ Leroy had ever joined, mainly because he refused to fork over the cash required to … Continue reading

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A question on the secrets of Freemasonry.

I had this question posed to me today in an email from a brother on [tag]Facebook[/tag]. As freemasons, we are under oath and obligation to keep the secrets of masonry. Based on your understanding what are the [tag]secrets[/tags] with so … Continue reading

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UCLA and the California Grand Lodge to bring Freemasonry into academia.

Postdoctoral Fellowship. The [tag]University of California at Los Angeles[/tag] (UCLA) and the Masonic Grand Lodge of California are pleased to announce a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at [tag]UCLA[/tag] from September 15, 2010 through June 15, 2011. The position is open to … Continue reading

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Enough is to much in the Virginia Shrine…

This story slipped under the radar.  The burning taper posted on it, but sadly, someone found it distasteful and gave it a thumbs down on King Solomon’s agrigator. But really, this raises SO many red flags and questions that it … Continue reading

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The Knight At Ease

Steve McKim is a Master of Masonic art and he designs many good presentations. One of his latest works is called Masonic Dreams.  And from that collection here is characterization of a good friend. You can see much of the … Continue reading

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Episcopalians Challenge the Inerrancy of the Bible

Disclaimer: this article is intended to provide information and perspective on a current event. This article is not meant to be a persuasive piece supporting any particular position, it is only meant to stimulate the contemplation of the subject discussed … Continue reading

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Realizing The Opportunity

A printed media distributed over a wide area of Georgia called The Sunday Paper has published a long story on the Gate City Lodge 2 situation titled, “Letting In A Black Man, Atlanta Freemason Lodge Fights For Equality.” The paper … Continue reading

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The Grand Lodge of California

The Grand Lodge of Grand Lodge of California is the next stop on the tour of American Grand Lodges. Grand Lodge of California Masonic membership: 68,714  - 2006 66,127  - 2007 gain/loss  -  -2,587 Data from MSANA State population: 36,756,666 … Continue reading

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