"The Cardinal Virtue of Prudence- Is Prudence Always Positive?"
From the May/June 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Which Is Rite for You? I’ll Take Both!"
From the May/June 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Potholes"- A Message From the Sovereign Grand Commander
From the May/June 2021 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
“Hiram of Tyre, the Unsung King: A Major Character in Masonic Lore”
From the March/April 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Gifts of Manly Palmer Hall: A Visit to the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles"
From the March/April 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"A Little Light"- A Message From the Sovereign Grand Commander
From the May/June 2022 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
“Ill. Harold Lloyd, 33°: ‘Master Comedian and Good Citizen'”
From the March/April 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
Supporting Br. Washington’s Vision for a "University in the Nation’s Capital: The Scottish Rite, SJ’s Long-standing Relationship with GWU"
From the March/April 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Stain vs Paint?"- A Message From the Sovereign Grand Commander
From the September/October 2022 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Mandate of Maundy Thursday"
From the March/April 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Temperance: The Misunderstood Cardinal Virtue"
From the March/April 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Difference in Caring For and About"
From the March/April 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Little Brown Bag"- A Message From the Sovereign Grand Commander
From the July/August 2022 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Masonry and the Importance of Words"
From the March/April 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
“Buried Plenty Shallow- The Story of Henry M Wheeler. Frontiersman, Doctor, & Grandmaster Mason”
From the September/October 2016 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Candles"- A Message From the Sovereign Grand Commander
From the March/April 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Sylvanus Griswold Morley: Archeologist, Spy, and Mason"
From the May/June 2020 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"A Brief History of the Supreme Council White House Visitations"
From the January/February 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
Antiques Road Show Features Navajo Masonic Carpet
by Christopher HodappThe long-running Antiques Road Show on PBS visited Akron, Ohio for this week's program, and a local Mason... Read more...
Act Fast! Beat Another Price Increase on Freemasons For Dummies!
by Christopher HodappHeads up, bargain hunters! He who hesitates is poor.About three weeks ago, I popped open a new case... Read more...
MAGI: Robert Cooper and Mark Tabbert Launch Masonic Book Review Podcast
by Christopher HodappMasonic authors and historians Mark Tabbert and Scotland's Robert Cooper have recently embarked on a new joint podcast, a... Read more...
Man Accused of Vandalising and Setting Fire To Chattanooga Masonic Hall Considers Plea Deal
Kadum Harwood's mugshot from Hamilton County (TN) Sheriff's Dept.by Christopher HodappKadum Harwood (age 29) was arrested last September in connection with... Read more...
Indiana University Annual Giving Day Raising Money For the Center For Fraternal Collections & Research
by Christopher HodappThree years ago, Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana opened the new Center for Fraternal Collections & Research (CFCR),... Read more...
Meet, Act & Part Podcast Interviews Indiana PGM Roger S. VanGorden
by Christopher HodappThe brethren from the Meet, Act & Part Podcast featured a long chat with Indiana Past Grand Master... Read more...
Speaking at New York's Pelham Lodge 712 on City Island, April 16
by Christopher HodappNext Tuesday night, April 16th, I'll be speaking at Pelham Lodge 712 on City Island in Bronx, New... Read more...
“MARS RESIDENTS VIEW ECLIPSE AT MASONIC LODGE!”
by Christopher HodappJust in case you came to this site wondering if all of us "High-Ranking 33rd Degree Knight Templar... Read more...
Guthrie Scottish Rite: Backdrop for new Ronald Reagan Movie
Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan (Photo: Rawhide Pictures)by Christopher HodappAn article appeared on the Oklahoman news site yesterday announcing that... Read more...
Grand Lodge of Cuba Votes To Expel Sitting Grand Master Mario Carreño
by Christopher HodappOn Sunday, the assembled brethren of the Gran Logio de Cuba de AL&AM (Grand Lodge of Cuba) voted... Read more...
F.O.B.s (Friends O' Brent) Meet Up in Central Indiana
by Christopher HodappWe Indiana Masons have the good fortune that author, editor, researcher, statistician, magician and Brother, Illus. S. Brent... Read more...
Guthrie, Oklahoma Scottish Rite Spring Reunion April 5-7
by Christopher HodappThe Guthrie, Oklahoma Valley of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite - SJ has one of the most magnificent... Read more...
One Score, Five Years and a Couple of Days Ago...
by Christopher HodappOn Thursday night, Worshipful Brother Nathan Brindle and I were given our commemorative 25-year pins by the Master,... Read more...
My Deepest Apologies: Is Red or White Wine Best with a Plate of Crow?
by Christopher HodappWhat is the proper bit of cutlery you’re supposed to use when eating crow – a fork, or... Read more...
AASR-NMJ Releases Results of Investigations Over Former SGC David A. Glattly
by Christopher HodappThe Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite - Northern Masonic Jurisdiction (NMJ) has just issued a... Read more...
The Story of Ireland's 'Lady Freemason' Coming To Television
Elizabeth St Leger Aldworth, Ireland's Lady Freemasonby Christopher HodappThe famous tale of Ireland's first 'Lady Freemason,' Elizabeth St Leger Aldworth,... Read more...
Intruder Fatally Shot After Breaking Into a St. Louis Masonic Hall
by Christopher HodappAn intruder was shot and killed in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning after breaking into a St.... Read more...
2024 Conference of Grand Master Masons of North America Opens in Seattle
by Christopher HodappThe Conference of Grand Master Masons of North America (more affectionately known as COGMNA) officially kicks off its... Read more...