Dividing Our Precious Time
How should we as Freemasons divide our most precious commodity- our time? This article by Brother Curt Lynn Lowe, 32... Read more...
The Purple of our Fraternity: Caring for our Material Culture
In this article from the May/June 2014 Scottish Rite Journal, author Heather Calloway discusses how degree conferral has changed over... Read more...
Is Freemasonry Esoteric or Not?
Is Freemasonry Esoteric or not? Grand Archivist Arturor de Hoyos, 33° Grand Cross discusses the idea in this essay originally... Read more...
A Night Out With Robert Burns
The bard of Scotland and the author of "Auld Lang Syne" has been the subject of many bizarre tales, including... Read more...
January 2019: The Secret Plot To Kill George Washington
Authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch discuss their new book about a real plot to kill Brother Washington. Also, Lt... Read more...
SPECIAL HOLIDAY MESSAGE: Grand Commander Seale
SGC Seale reflects on 2018 andlooks ahead to 2019. Read more...
December 2018: James Cash Penney
A 33rd Degree retail giant, a further look at the sphinx and a presentation of a new Admiral Pike artifact! Read more...
November 2018: Scottish Rite International!
Visitors to the House of the Temple come from all over the world! Listen as we chat with men from... Read more...
October 2018: Riddles and More Rock & Roll
Can you answer the riddle of the Sphinx? Mark Oldknow discusses the symbol of the sphinx and what it means... Read more...
SPECIAL EDITION: Hurricane Michael
The panhandle of Florida has been devastated by the deadly Hurricane Michael. We talk withe Sam Fischer, secretary of the... Read more...
Quick Cut: Is there a "Masonic Holy Grail"?
Fresh back from a trip to the Grand Lodge of Sweden, Grand Archivist Arturo de Hoyos discusses new research and... Read more...
September 2018: Rock & Rolling with the pomegranate?
Part 1 of an interview with Stan Perkins, son of Carl Perkins, fore-father of rock & Roll and Scottish Rite... Read more...
August 2018: Stories outta Tennessee
A visitor to the House of the Temple ends up in tears, Art de Hoyos dishes on the most important... Read more...
Quick Cut: Exclusive Interview with the Creators of Lodge 49
Lodge 49 is the surprise hit of the summer on AMC. Teh show is all about a down and out... Read more...
July 2018: Two Brothers Connected by history, by Masonry and by a rope!
Hear how two Scottish Rite Brothers were connected during World War II, learn about the 5th vow of service and... Read more...
Tyler's Place Special: The Declaration of Independence
This special podcast is a full reading of the Declaration of Independence, with a special introduction by Supreme Council Grand... Read more...
June 2018: Stars & Stripes & Invisible Masons
Learn a little more about Brotehr John Philip Sousa, find out about the invisible lodge and learn more about your... Read more...
May 2018: Masons in interesting places!
Did you know there is a Masonic lodge tied to the lore and legend of the OK Corral shootout? How... Read more...
Piers A. Vaughan Announced As 2019 Blue Friar
The Society of Blue Friars was founded in 1932 for the express purpose of recognizing outstanding Masonic authors. Authors like... Read more...
GL of Utah Suspends Recognition of Prince Hall North Carolina
NOTE: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED FEBRUARY 5, 2019 Oh, the troubles that arise when grand lodges dabble in foreign lands. The... Read more...
2019 UCLA International Conference on Freemasonry 3/2
Each year, UCLA hosts an academic conference about Freemasonry, centered around a general theme for the program, and chaired by... Read more...
2019 Mid-Atlantic Esotericon in Virginia: 6/15
This summer, Virginia Freemasons will be hosting the inaugural 2019 Mid-Atlantic Esotericon on Saturday, June 15th, 2019, from 9:00 am... Read more...
Masonic Week in Arlington, VA: 2/21-24
The website for making reservations for the 2019 AMD Masonic Week has been up and running for a while now,... Read more...
"Public Servants Wanted: Joiners and Theists Need Not Apply"
Something sinister must be going on hereWith some noteworthy exceptions like the Morgan period, membership in long-established fraternal groups really... Read more...
Dr. William Moore's 2018 Sandkey Lecture Now Online
The Grand Lodge of AF&AM of Canada in the Province of Ontario has a unique relationship with the part of... Read more...
The Boys
There's a wonderful poem written by Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr. (not the Supreme Court Justice) from back at the beginning... Read more...
Rock Band Foreigner Teams Up With Shriners Hospitals
The band Foreigner which formed back in 1976 has been a longstanding contributor to supporting and promoting Shriners Hospitals. Led... Read more...
Merry Christmas
It's a slow week for Masonic news, so I thought I'd resurrect a Christmas holiday diversion from a few years... Read more...
Could You Phrase that As a Question?
On Monday evening's episode of the enormously popular American television game show Jeopardy!, the 'Double Jeopardy' round featured a question... Read more...
Staring into Freemasonry's Future
Alice and I are on the road for the next two weeks, so I have limited web access and opportunities... Read more...
English Press Never Fails To Disappoint
Even with Brexit and the political fate of Prime Minister Teresa May dominating the news cycle in England this weekend,... Read more...
UGLE and Female Freemasonry
Anytime the subject of women and Freemasonry pokes its head up, I'm well aware that the brickbats and hand grenades... Read more...
'Death-Metal' Band GHOST Members Allege Masonic Conspiracy in Legal Fight
Former members of the Swedish 'death-metal' band Ghost are suing their lead singer and frontman, business manager, primary studio musician,... Read more...
The Ideals of a Freemason
I encountered one of the most moving descriptions of the ideals of a Freemason today on the Grand Lodge of... Read more...
Freemasonry in the Age of Woke
There's a disappointingly superficial piece on the Washington Post website today by feature writer Sadie Dingfelder about the George Washington... Read more...
Florida Eagle Scout Restores Masonic Lodge Sign
If you think the public doesn't pay attention to how our Masonic halls look on the outside, think again. We read... Read more...
