"Albert Pike’s Prodigal Lost Words: The Porch and the Middle Chamber"
From the November/December 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
“The Deeper Meaning of Thanksgiving”
From the November 1977 issue of The New Age Magazine, predecessor to The Scottish Rite Journal.Make sure to like and... Read more...
“Hero’s Journey” in Our Masonic Experience Part 1: What is the Hero’s Journey?”
From the November/December 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Dotage and Underage: The Quandary of Age Limitations in Freemasonry"
From the November/December 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
“The Anchor of Society: The Supreme Council’s 2023 Biennial Session”
From the November/December 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Cultural Differences Are Masonic Strengths"
From the March/April 2018 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Strange Story of Captain Sylvanus Hatch- The Oldest Freemason In The World"
From the September/October 2014 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Old Dues Cards and Petitions Tell Our Masonic Life"
From the September/October 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"That Other Guy Named Albert"
From the March/April 2015 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Masonic Themes of Science Fiction Writer Robert A. Heinlein"
From the September/October 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Br. Irving Berlin- A Patriotic and Holiday Musical Icon"
From the September/October 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal.Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be found... Read more...
"Not My Ring"
From the September/October 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Behind the New Podcast on DeMolay Founder Frank S. Land"
From the September/October 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Masonic Family Man"
From the July/August 2019 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Labor and Refreshment- 1956"
From the August 1956 issue of The New Age Magazine, predecessor to The Scottish Rite Journal.Make sure to like and... Read more...
"Vinnie Ream: Renowned Sculptor and Friend of Albert Pike"
From the September/October 2018 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Older Than All Dogmas, Deeper Than All Creeds: Joseph Fort Newton's The Religion of Freemasonry"
From the July/August 2021 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"A 14° Mason Who Made a Difference: President James A. Garfield"
From the July/August 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
Anti-Masonic Vandalism: Freemasons' Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland Damaged
by Christopher HodappHistoric Freemasons Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland was damaged last Tuesday when one or more unknown vandals smashed... Read more...
Grand Priory of America (CBCS) Tries To Halt Texas Educational Lecture
by Christopher HodappUPDATED - Wednesday, November 29, 3:55PM: An earlier version of this post wrongly identified Bryan Leroy Hill as... Read more...
Arizona Anti-Mason Posts Videos of Degree Rituals Taken Surreptitiously
by Christopher HodappFollowing the statement last week from the Vatican reaffirming the Church's longstanding prohibition of Masonic membership for Catholics,... Read more...
November 25: Tri-State Degree Exemplification in Dayton, Ohio
by Christopher HodappThis coming Saturday, November 25th, all Master Masons are invited to join the Grand Lodge Officers of Ohio,... Read more...
UPDATE: VENUE CHANGE FOR CONNECTICUT EVENT NOVEMBER 29th!
by Christopher HodappUPDATE: THE VENUE FOR MY CONNECTICUT SPEAKING EVENT HAS BEEN CHANGED!I'll be speaking next Wednesday, November 29th at... Read more...
Vatican Reaffirms Ban On Masonic Membership: Catholic Masons Shrug
by Christopher Hodapp(This story has been slightly updated 11/16/23 12:56PM to include an excerpt from the Vatican News explaining the... Read more...
'Dinner With A Civil War Soldier' in Gettysburg Next Sunday
by Christopher HodappIf you are anywhere near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania next weekend, consider attending historic Good Samaritan Lodge 336 on Sunday night... Read more...
December 15-17: Masons To Celebrate Boston Tea Party's 250th Anniversary in Grand Style!
by Christopher Hodapp(From the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Facebook page. As an old ad guy, I have to say I... Read more...
Ancient & Accepted Rite for England and Wales Drops Trinitarian Christian Requirement
by Christopher HodappThe Supreme Council 33° of the Ancient and Accepted Rite for England and Wales (what American Masons know as... Read more...
Attorney for Accused Murderer of Texas Mason May Claim Client's "Mental Incompetence"
by Christopher HodappThe suspect arrested in the murder of a Freemason outside of the Masonic Hall in McAllen, Texas last... Read more...
Masonic Hall in Staffordshire, England Set Ablaze on 'Bonfire Night'
by Christopher HodappThe Hanley Masonic Hall in Snow Hill, Stoke-On-Trent, in the province of Staffordshire, England was set ablaze Sunday... Read more...
George Washington Made A Mason 271 Years Ago Today
by Christopher HodappA post on the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Facebook page reminds us that Sunday is the 271st... Read more...
Accused Chattanooga Masonic Hall Attacker Faces Federal Charges
by Christopher HodappKadum Harwood (photo above), the suspected arsonist who attacked the Chattanooga (Tennessee) Masonic Center in September has now... Read more...
Masons In Movies: 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
by Christopher HodappI haven't seen Martin Scorsese's newest film, Killers of the Flower Moon, but Reddit and the Intertubz lit up... Read more...
November 25th: Tri-State Degree Exemplification in Dayton, Ohio
by Christopher HodappOn Saturday, November 25th, all Master Masons are invited to join the Grand Lodge Officers of Ohio, Michigan,... Read more...
NEW BOOK: 'Freemasonry From the 1st to the 33rd Degree' (1875) translated by Kamel Oussayef
by Christopher HodappIllus. Kamel Oussayef 33° has just released a new book through the Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction as part... Read more...
Speaking Saturday at Ohio's Goose & Gridiron Lodge 1717 in Dayton
by Christopher HodappJust a reminder that I'll be speaking this Saturday, October 28th at the Goose and Gridiron Lodge 1717... Read more...
Why Gen-Z Probably Isn't Interested in Freemasonry and Why We Need To Care
by Christopher HodappBrother Darin Lahners over at the Midnight Freemason blog has written an important essay this week that was... Read more...
