"A Place of Darkness"
From the March/April 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Why Is The North Dark?"
From the May/June 2022 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Hiram's Promise: Beautifying The Temple In The 21st Century In Tucson"
From the January/February 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"A Student's Success"
From the January/February 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Revisiting The New Age: A Brief History of The Supreme Council's First Literary Magazine"
From the September/October 2021 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Eastern Star: Making God's Presence Visible On Earth In Honoring Biblical Heroines and Their Virtues"
From the January/February 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Masonic Light on Enoch and The Book of Enoch"
From the January/February 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The 100th Anniversary of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Cornerstone Laying and The Scottish Rite"
From the January/February 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Geometry of Character: Considerations on The Moral Elements of Operative Masonry"
From the January/February 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Confessions of a Masonic Chaplain"
From the November/December 2022 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Who Was Hiram Abif?"
From the July/August 2014 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Goethe Collection at The House of the Temple"
From the November/December 2021 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Aspects of Blue Lodge Symbolism: Their Pertinence To Masonic Life"
From the November/December 2017 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"What One Man Can Do"
From the November/December 2016 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Chanukah: Festive, Jewish, Masonic"
From the November/December 2021 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Albert Pike Death Hoax"
From the May/June 2020 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"Wing to Wing: The Story of the Library Newsletter"
From the November/December 2022 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
"The Lion’s Paw Masonic Promotion of 1944"
From the November/December 2022 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be... Read more...
Anniversary of the Death of Jacque DeMolay
Today, March 18th marks the 709th anniversary of the death of Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the... Read more...
Speaking at MWPHGL of New York's Adelphic-Union Lodge 14 on Tuesday, March 28th
by Christopher HodappOn Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 I'll have the honor of speaking in New York City at Adelphic-Union Lodge... Read more...
Blue Friars 79th Consistory WILL Take Place Today 2/10/23
Our late Friars Rex Hutchens (left) and Alain Bernheim (center) seen here with Grand Abbott Arturo De Hoyos (right) several years... Read more...
James Rumsey, Texas Grand Junior Warden, Suspended
by Christopher HodappUPDATED: This post was updated at 9:37 PM 1/30/2023 The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge AF&AM of Texas,... Read more...
Arizona PGM Jeff Carlton Killed in Traffic Accident
by Christopher HodappArizona's Masonic family has received more tragic news this weekend. Grand Master Jim H. Baker has reported that Past... Read more...
Members to Grand Master: The Eyes of Texas Masons Are Upon You
by Christopher HodappNOTE: The original version of this story contained editorializing on my part as to the speculated motives for... Read more...
UPDATED: Celebration of Life For Illus. Rex Hutchens 33° January 22, 2023
by Christopher HodappThe Grand Master of Arizona has officially announced that a Celebration of Life for Rex Hutchens will be... Read more...
Confirmed: Grand Master of Cuba Defects to the U.S.
Grand Master Francisco Javier Alfonso Vidal (Facebook)by Christopher HodappI received a message from a Brother in Texas last week alerting me... Read more...
Grand Master of Cuba "Abandons His Mission" and "Escapes To Mexico"
by Christopher HodappThe Grand Lodge of Cuba announced yesterday that Grand Master Francisco Javier Alfonso Vidal did not return to... Read more...
UPDATED 1/6/2023: Illus. Dr. Rex R. Hutchens Passes Away; Celebration of Life Announced
by Christopher HodappFreemasonry has lost another of our legendary giants. Word has come today that Illus. Rex R. Hutchens, 33°,... Read more...
Masonic Week Feb 8-12, 2023
by Christopher HodappThe website for making reservations for the 2023 AMD Masonic Week is up and running. This year's festivities... Read more...
Oregon Lodge Has New Mural
by Christopher HodappThe Freemasons of Washington Lodge 46 in Portland, Oregon dedicated a stunning outdoor mural at the Washington Masonic Center... Read more...
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I'm certain they meant absinthe.
by Christopher HodappMy deepest fraternal apologies for the long silence on this site. We've had road trips, medical issues, family challenges,... Read more...
Grand Lodges of England and Scotland Issue Statements and Directives Over Queen's Mourning Period
by Christopher HodappFollowing the death of Her Majesty The Queen, the United Grand Lodge of England has issued a statement... Read more...
Queen Elizabeth II: Requiescat In Pace
by Christopher HodappI was in the midst of composing a message tonight about the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth... Read more...
Freemasons At Work in the Quarries
In 1898, English Masons conferred the first known Master Mason degree to be held in 'Solomon's Quarry' (Zedekiah’s Cave) below the Temple... Read more...
Pennsylvania Grand Master Reacts to Fox Nation's Freemason Program
by Christopher HodappThe Right Worshipful Grand Master of Pennsylvania, Jeffrey M. Wonderling, has posted a message on Facebook following the... Read more...
Fox Nation Network Premieres 'Freemasons - A Society of Secrets'
by Christopher HodappThe Fox Nation streaming service today premiered a new 30-minute program, Freemasons: A Society of Secrets, featuring Fox... Read more...