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NPR Highlights “New Masons”

Rachel Martin of NPR files this story about contemporary Freemasonry. Similar in tone to the famous LA Times story of 2008, the story highlights the new generation of masons and show them in a favorable light.  Both stories emphasize new … Continue reading

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Always Been Good Enough – The Emblematical Instant Coffee of Refreshment

A budget debate in Excelsior Lodge focused on memorial contributions for deceased brethren.  In the jurisdiction, it is customary for Lodges to remit a nominal amount as a memorial contribution to the state-wide Masonic charity, and I may reliably report … Continue reading

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Kansas Lodge Calls for Papers on Modern Masonic Practices

Mount Zion Lodge No. 266, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas, operating in Topeka, Kansas, announces a call for papers and presentations for its first Modern Masonic Practices Symposium entitled The Gentleman, the Scholar, and the Mystic: Exploring Modern … Continue reading

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Masonic Research & the Pig-Stealing Deserter

I’ve spent a lot of time in the last five years researching both Masonry and the American Civil War, as well as the intersection of those two subjects, and that is why my blog posts have been less frequent of … Continue reading

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Euna Stubbs’ Meatloaf

Someone check the Old charges and see if they require us to use paper plates. I’m just back from looking at them and I don’t find any reference, so I thought perhaps I would draft my own. III. Of LODGES … Continue reading

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UPON ATTAINING MIDDLE AGE: WILMSHURST, MASONRY, & THE MAN-BOAT

In fact Masons love Lincolns – and none of this Navigator crap, either – I’m talking Lincoln Town Cars, and they love them for a number of very definite reasons. Continue reading

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Multi-tasking

This thing will toast, bake and iron your shirts.
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The Future Home of the Aude Vide Tace blog

This is early, but this will be the future home of the Aude Vide Tace blog. The transition is still in the making, but look for some new and exciting contributions to the world of Freemasonry. We are in for … Continue reading

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