Retired police captain sentenced in Jester-prostitute probe

One of the three Masons who pleaded guilty to transporting prostitutes across state lines to service brothers at Royal Order of Jesters'...

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in

Last weekend I was driving home from the grocery store. As I approached an intersection, I noticed a fez-wearing Shriner standing in the roa...

Tornado kills Eastern Star sister in Arkansas

The powerful thunderstorms that had my son and me in my basement playing cards by candlelight Friday evening pummeled north Georgia as far s...

Gathering of 8,000 Drums

This Saturday, March 21, is the first day of spring. You are invited to celebrate the season by participating in The Gathering of 8,000 Drum...

Masonic brother shares hand-painted tracing board

Brother Emmanuel Dumigron from Mount Hermon Lodge No. 118 in Asheville, North Carolina recently completed this impressive hand-painted in wa...

Jennifer Emick's symbol dictionary now online

Our friend Jennifer Emick is no longer affiliated with About.com . Her exquisite collection of symbols is now hosted at SymbolDictionary.net...

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...