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Does your lodge or Masonic group invite Masonic speakers to speak as part of your Masonic education program? Now there’s a site for that! I have been invited to include my provide my profile to a new website called MasonicInstruction.com a site for booking Masonic speakers and scholars. The site created by R.W. Brother Robert […]

My latest article Masonry is a progressive science? Has been published on the Midnight Freemasons website! I hope you will take the time to read it. Recently I was listening to the new Scottish Rite podcast.  The installment was a piece entitled  The Purple of our Fraternity: Caring for our Material Culture Heather Calloway wrote […]

The Scottish Rite Southern Masonic Jurisdiction has produced a new weekly podcast entitled The  Scottish Rite Journal Podcast. A weekly show hosted by Illustrious Brother Bob Chase, 33° and features excerpts of the bodies magazine “The Scottish Rite Journal”.   The podcast will is produced in conjunction with  The Tyler’s Place Podcast the long-running Scottish […]

Recently, as many of you know, I said something (I’m still not sure what) got me placed in the well-populated Facebook jail recently.  Apparently, my absence was noticed by at least a couple of people. I would like to thank cartoonist Brother Brady McNulty for the cartoon of me after my parole from my recent “unfortunate […]

NOTE: I have written about this book in a recent article.   The author, Brother Robert Kalian, P.M is a friend of mine.  We both are members of the same lodge in Texas.  When I received the following news release today, I felt the need to share this brother’s work with you again.  This book […]

Washington, DC, January 10, 2019 –(PR.com)– It is the mission of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, SJ, to improve its members and enhance the communities in which they live by teaching and emulating the principles of Brotherly Love, Tolerance, Charity, and Truth, while actively embracing high social, moral, and spiritual values, including fellowship, compassion, and […]

Today my newest piece The 50 Year Member – Talkin’ Bout My Obligations was published on the Midnight Freemasons website. Here recently I have been reading arguments on many of the Masonic discussion boards on the various social media sites.  One of the posts I saw was some Brethren getting upset with other Brethren, mostly […]

Fellow Shriner and NASCAR driver David Ragan have been a longtime supporter of Shriners Hospitals for Children. Now, we are excited to announce that Ragan has generously donated a vehicle from his personal collection to benefit the health care system – a 2018 race-used No. 38 Shriners Hospitals for Children Ford Fusion NASCAR racecar.  World-renowned […]

The 1980’s rock super group Foreigner has decided to rewrite one of it’s biggest hits “I want to know what love is” to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children according to a post published by a Tampa Bay Television station. The video which will feature a church choir singing backup for the group will also feature several children […]

If you are anything like me, most of the people in your life tell you that “You are hard to buy for.” Especially when it comes to gift giving on birthdays, Father’s Day, or during the holiday season. Chances are, it’s because if you want something you go out and buy it for yourself because […]