Halcyon's boxing ring site of 2008 Cleveland Golden Glove preliminary rounds

Our brothers at Halcyon Lodge in Cleveland, Ohio have done a great job restoring the Halcyon Masonic Temple. Included in their remodeling is...

Masonic 'Jesters' to testify about illegal drugs, child prostitution?

"Even the incessant negativity of Ms. Frost is valuable, because it gets people looking at Freemasonry, and when they see that we are n...

'Change is good but anarchy is not'

My long-time respect for Bro. Greg Stewart, a California Mason and the publisher of the Masonic blog Masonic Traveler and the excellent Mas...

D.C. Freemasons promote civic duty in Washington's public schools

The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia, in partnership with the Bill of Rights Institute (BORI), is sponsor...

Freemason-Wiccan to give talk on Masonic symbolism

Back in the early days of Freemasonry, British lodges often met in taverns, or in rooms above taverns. In those days you could enjoy the dri...

Empty bowls, baseball dugouts, and biscuits & gravy

In the comments section of previous articles here on The Taper , as well as on his own blog , Masonic Traveler has been talking about how lo...

Invitation to a Georgia lodge

As is typical, a few Burning Taper readers took offense at a recent article . No matter where I shine the Light of Inquiry in the wide worl...