Bro. Rich Graeter's new paper is chemotherapy for Freemasonry

Last night W. Bro. Richard Graeter published to the Internet his impressive Masonic paper titled Reform Freemasonry! A Vision for the Future...

Little girl's use of arm restored in Scottish Rite hospital

At the age of three, Emily Heinrich broke her left elbow playing in her yard. Two surgeries failed to correct the break properly, and she wa...

Maine Mason convicted of embezzling $430K from fraternal groups

A 76-year old "model citizen" of Portland, Maine has been sentenced to nine months in jail for embezzling at least $430,000 from h...

Ancient charges in modern times

Long ago I noticed that many Christians like to pick and choose Bible verses to support pet theories about how things should be. For example...

Masonic Senator Trent Lott under the microscope

Scottish Rite poster boy W. Bro. and U.S. Senator Trent Lott, 33°, KCCH, Grand Cross , is making news this week. On Monday, he announced he ...

'Stand By Me': A forgotten Masonic promise?

Stand By Me Lyrics and music by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller When the night has come And the land is dark And th...

Preacher offended by Hooker Street's name

Say you're the minister of a tiny Lutheran church in a small town in a state few can even recall the capital of. How do you get your na...

As above, so below: The 100th anniversary of Israel Regardie's birth

November 17, 2007 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Israel Regardie, considered one of the most significant occultists of the...

Grand Orient of the United States of America announced

On Sunday evening the website of the United Grand Lodge of America was updated to reflect a new status, a new focus, and a new order of amit...

Pope poops on modern music for mass

While the Episcopalians have taken to singing songs by U2 in their services , Pope Benedict XVI is telling Catholics they must return to med...

All's right with the world

"Men are disturbed not by things that happen, but by their opinions of the things that happen." — Epictetus (55-135) On this day o...

Halcyon Lodge releases letter to former Halcyon Lodge No. 498 members

W. Bro. Ken Miller, Master of Halcyon Lodge and former Master of Halcyon Lodge No. 498 (no longer extant), released this afternoon a letter ...

Grand Lodge of Alabama meets this week

Amidst, I'm sure, lots of eloquent words, much recognizing of esteemed visitors, and gold-chain rattling, the Grand Lodge of Alabama is...

'No more anonymous for you!': Here we go again....

Back in September, 2006 (see "No More Anonymous for You" ) I tried a short-lived experiment on this blog barring anonymous comment...

Past Grand Master of West Virginia expelled from Freemasonry

It seems that in most every online discussion about Masonry, a supporter of the Masonic status quo brings up the "fact" that Free...

Michigan's Euclid Lodge formed outside the Masonic 'mainstream'

The brothers who recently formed Euclid Lodge in Grand Rapids, Michigan never meant to be at the forefront of the revolution that is now un...

Bro. Jeff Peace responds to Bro. Theron Dunn's 'Masonic Malcontents?' article

"Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content." — Louis L'Amour Bro. Theron Dunn recently posted to his blog a pie...

Dude, where's my string theory?

Thirty-nine year old surfer dude Garrett Lisi, who holds a doctorate in theoretical physics but is not affiliated with any university, made ...