Guest editorial: Rebuilding lodges, part 2

Rebuilding Lodges (part 2) by W. Bro. Ken Miller As you know, the decline in Masonry in the 1960's was not unique to our order. This sam...

Guest editorial: Rebuilding lodges

Rebuilding Lodges by Bro. Jeff Peace American Freemasonry began to decline back in 1963. Since that time the number of Masons in America ha...

More on Bro. Jeff Peace's upcoming Masonic lecture in Cleveland, Ohio

I received this notice from Bro. Jeff Peace today, who asked that I post it on Burning Taper. I’m really quite surprised by the number of em...

Wisconsin Masonic temple being renovated as community outreach center

The story of a restoration project of a formerly luxurious Masonic lodge building in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin not only gives us a glimpse into...

Mystery: Two dead in old Masonic building

Two construction workers renovating a 158-year old former Masonic lodge in Westfield, Indiana, were found dead last Friday. Investigators ar...

We're in an awful way: Another death at a Masonic hall party

[Sung to the tune of Cat Steven's Another Saturday Night ] Another Saturday night At the Masonic party Two more wounded, another dead. H...