Eyes wide shut: A kinder, gentler Burning Taper?

I once wrote that the flame of The Burning Taper may flicker and burn less bright for a while, but that it would never be extinguished. And...

How to be a (modern) gentleman

I came across some advice originally printed in the London Times , advice that all of us might well follow, but more especially, those of u...

Bro. FDR's fireside chat: More comforting than anything Bush, Bernanke, Paulson, McCain or Obama has said

If you're feeling stressed these days over the world's financial, moral and intellectual meltdown, you're not alone. As Bro. Pau...

The Blitz Spirit

This is the seventh in our series of essays written by Masonic bloggers on the topic "Masonic harmony, unity and discord." Bro. Be...

Bro. David Barrett, Civil War historian, passes away

A brother Georgia Freemason died on Friday . I never met him. I'd never even heard of him. I'm sorry I didn't know him. It sound...

Bro. Haas' lawsuit moves to discovery phase after judge denies motion to dismiss

The lawsuit by expelled Past Grand Master of West Virginia Bro. Frank Haas against the Grand Lodge of West Virginia and Past Grand Master B...

Reptilians from Area 51 control the weather using sweet iced tea served by O.E.S. worthy matrons

The friendly folks over at Welcome to the Machine wrote the other day about a new game they've invented. For lack of a better title, it...

We all shine on: Bro. Trevor Twining

This is our 21st installment of "This Is Who I Am," our never-ending series of essays by and about readers of "The Burning Ta...

Mama, we're all crazy now

These days sometimes I can't tell the difference between fake news and satire and real news. It's a strange world, as Jeffrey Beaumo...

A good guide to shadowy organizations that rule the world

Next time those pesky conspiracy theorists start ranting in your face about Freemasons, Bilderbergers, Trilataterists and Skull and Bonesmen...

'Masonic Central' podcast to feature Bro. Tim Bryce

Brothers Greg Stewart of the blog Masonic Traveler and Dean Kennedy of the blog Freemason's Corner have been busy behind the scenes p...

We all shine on: Bro. Mike Moore

This is our 20th installment of "This Is Who I Am," our never-ending series of essays by and about readers of "The Burning Ta...

Dirty laundry: Freemasonry's 'Orwellian, repressive, regressive and unconstitutional practices'

At this moment, Frank Haas' lawsuit against Charlie Montgomery, Charles Coleman and the Grand Lodge of West Virginia is the top story ...

Prince Hall Masons intervisit with mainstream Maryland brothers

A Masonic event of historic importance occurred recently in Hagerstown, Maryland. Friendship Lodge No. 84 recently hosted a visit from membe...

Freemasonry as 'Fight Club'

An excellent new Masonic-themed blog called 3 Ruffians , operated by the Illustrious Order of the Three Ruffians, attracted my attention tod...

Witness ID's Jester sex-tourists as 'Masons'

In her recent article about the ongoing case involving underage sex-for-hire "fishing" trips by members of the Masonic-related Ro...

Hip L.A. Masons trashed in anti-Masonic video

By now, you've probably seen the Los Angeles Times article about the "hip" Freemasons from North Hollywood Lodge No. 542, El...

'Walk right in -- I see you've travelled some'

Worshipful Brother Theron Dunn, a California Freemason and well-known Masonic blogger and forum participant as well as co-publisher of Lodge...

We've confused our priorities

This article originally appeared recently in Bro. Tim Bryce's column . It was written by Bro. Patrick O'Neill of Colorado. His messa...

World conference of Masonic grand lodges to be held

From a press release from Grand Lodge of Free And Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia: April 25, 2008 — For the first time ever, th...