FROM THE EAST NOVEMBER 2009
Brethren:
In the 3rd Degree we are informed that. “Freemasonry is a progressive science. As we advance in its mysteries, we find that a proper knowledge of it can be acquitted only with time, patience and application, and that our appreciation of it’s sublime principles […]
FREEMASONRY AND UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
THE ROLE of Freemasonry and individual Masons prior to and through the American Revolution was that of the destruction of the traditional social and political order based on an authoritarian philosophy and characterized by inequality and privilege. Speaking generally, in the ancient regime the church and state mutually supported each […]
Dear Brethren,
Summer vacation is coming to an end. I hope everyone’s summer was a safe one and you and your family are doing well. Along with the start of the last half of the Masonic year I hope we will see some more old friends coming out or new friends to our youngest members.
Just […]
THAT INDISSOLUBLE CHAIN
Consider that “indissoluble chain of sincere affection” said to link Masons together. How is it formed? Will it continue? How do we come to make such strong friendships in our own lodges, and why are we ready to offer friendship and extend our trust to one who can introduce himself as a […]
FREEMASONRY: THEN, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
Every active Mason has within himself the ability to improve his Lodge-to move it forward.
Our Fraternity is a society of Friends and Brothers. Our ritual and ceremonies are intended to provide a shared, common experience that is the beginning of a lifetime of Friendship.
Too often, Freemasons focus on […]
Dear Brother,
Are you a source of light, or of darkness?
We create our own reality. What we expect from life is what we receive. If we expect and look for the trouble, disagreement, and negativity in situations that is what we are sure to find. If however, we expect and look for the good, cooperative, […]
Dear Brother,
I AM FREEMASONRY
I was born in antiquity, in the ancient days when man first dreamed of God. I have been tried through the ages, and found true. The crossroads of the world bear the imprint of my feet, and the cathedrals of all nations mark the skill of my hands. I strive for […]