Within the Lodge room, we learn of three hammers, namely the common gavel, the maul, and the gavel held by the Worshipful Master. Each has…
Author: Rob Hanson
Welcome to the door of Freemasonry. You have been approved for membership in our fraternity, and we look forward to greeting you. As you know,…
At the end of 1934 Burton Court Lodge sponsored the petition of a new Lodge. The idea of this new lodge was the conception of…
From the booklet, More Light on Freemasonry Distributed by the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick Before the development of modern surveying it was a difficult…
The young men seeking admission and being accepted into our lodges today are not joining the Craft simply to discover the ‘quaint and curious stuff’…
The Festive Board is the Masonic name for the dining which follows the Lodge meeting. The Director of Ceremonies acts as the Master of Ceremonies.…
One of our Master’s Charities is the masonic Charitable Trust. They have a release a video summarising their first year.
With the advent of WW2 in September 1939 the Government issued a directive to prevent large numbers of casualties from bombing attacks, gatherings of people…
Every good History begins with a legend and Nisi Dominus has one! It is said that Nell Gwyn used her considerable charms to persuade King…
by Roger M. Firestone, 32 KCCH This article originally appeared in the October 1988 issue of THE ROYAL ARCH MASON MAGAZINE In Masonry, we are exposed to…
My Brethren of the Mystic Tie, Who through life continually vie, In Honour, Justice, Mercy; To give, to aid, to teach, to love, As doth…
Stepping Stones, an initiative of Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys helps to reduce severe child poverty by breaking the link between poverty and…
by William R. Punt, PGM “In preparing for these brief comments on the Philosophy of Freemasonry, I asked myself, ‘Just how does a person go about…
by Bro. Carl H. Claudy THE MASTER MASON – AUGUST 1925 The question, “Why do men wish to become Freemasons?” is of little importance. But…
The great poet William Blake once wrote, in his Auguries of Innocence “To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in…
In just 3 months, our lodge web site has had nearly 6000 visitors, we have over 600 Facebook followers, and just passed 900 Twitter followers.…
Here is a compilation of interesting articles from other Masonic websites. The Rituals of Freemasonry Part 1 The Rituals of Freemasonry Part 1 When is…
By W. Bro. Jason Whitehorn, MPS When a man becomes a Mason, he learns the importance of the rough and perfect ashlar and how it…
THE CRAFTSMAN – 1866 The Masons of the York Rite have only the terms “high twelve” and “low twelve” to designate particular Masonic times, that…
This article was written by the late George Peter, Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of NY. Originally authored in the 80’s and reprinted in…