As an Entered Apprentice Mason, in Emulation Ritual, we are taught about the various tools of a Mason. The fisrts of which is the 24…
Author: Rob Hanson
“If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all…
by Bird H. Dolby, PGHP THE ROYAL ARCH MASON WINTER 1964 In the Winter 1963 issue of THE ROYAL ARCH MASON magazine there is…
The Fellowcraft is introduced to the wonders of his world of art and science through portals flanked by two massive pillars. Detailed description of these…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
by Dennis A. Coltart, P.M. Today, I will contemplate my presence here on earth and that my Creator has a purpose for my existence which may…
At the making of a Freemason, considerable pains are taken to impress the candidate with two things in particular, which are finally pin-pointed in the…
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’…
If you have read any of the Grand Lodge minutes from their Finance and General Purposes Committee meetings you will notice that the UGLE are currently…
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…