Monthly Archives: February 2010

Meet Ezekiel M. Bey, FPS

Perhaps you have not had the opportunity to know or read about Ezekiel M. Bey.  In that case you have missed a great man.  And if that is the case it is time for you to get acquainted with this … Continue reading

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Celebrating One Year!

I’d like to take a step back from my usual articles today to celebrate the anniversary of something very important to me. This day, February 28th, marks the one year anniversary of The Banks of the Euphrates appearing on Freemason … Continue reading

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From HELL – Masonic Central by gas light.

Sunday, March 21st, 2010. Madness, mayhem, mystery, and murder, these are but a few of the terms one could use to define the book, and later film, From Hell. “It’s Dark”… “Hawksmoor cut stone to hold shadows; a Gothic trait, … Continue reading

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Ancients Versus Moderns

Lynn stepped outside of the lodge building to have a cigarette. It was a cold winter night, the temperature had dipped below freezing and there was snow on the ground. The entire town seemed to be silent. There was no … Continue reading

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Dan Brown’s Influence On World Peace

Along with my Short Talk Bulletin I recently rescued from my mailbox came with it MIC’s (Masonic Information Center – a part of MSANA)  FOCUS, a short communication on whatever is HOT right now in Freemasonry.  And what is hot … Continue reading

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So much social media so little time.

The snappy social media headline above is true both in and out of the fraternity, but its intent was to make an observation on something I’m seeing now, which is the proliferation of so many private or independent social media  … Continue reading

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What’s for Dinner?

by W:.Tim Bryce, PM, MPS timb001@phmainstreet.com Palm Harbor, Florida, USA “A Foot Soldier for Freemasonry” Originally published in 2008. “When we eat with our Brothers, we digest more than the meal.” – Bryce’s Law Serving a meal either prior to … Continue reading

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Freemasonry – Its Place In The World

To my delight the latest “Short Talk Bulletin” was in my mailbox yesterday.  I look forward to reading the latest epistle from the Masonic Service Association of North America.  The Short Talk bulletin is just that, short and to the … Continue reading

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Masonic Central Japan with guest Br. Jim Johnston

Masonic Central Japan! Brothers Michael Pearce and Bill Patterson launch their inaugural edition Masonic Central Asia with their guest Br. Jim Johnston, PhD., who is one of the foremost scholars on Masonry in Japan.  Also, Br. Johnston is a Past … Continue reading

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The Journal For Research Into Freemasonry & Fraternalism

In case you haven’t noticed there is a new guy on the block, The Journal For Research Into Freemasonry & Fraternalism- http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/JRFF/index. This new venture emanates from Sheffield, England and bills itself as “A Bridge between different traditions of scholarship“. … Continue reading

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