Tbh I am tightly wound on it, I just can’t fathom why one would opt to take an officer role or deliver a charge with no intention of learning it,...
I’m not suggesting we stop at memorising the work.
Well aware of this fact, my jurisdiction mandates the ritual to be memorised, with the exclusion of the chaplain who may may read portions of...
To clarify I don’t react to, comment on or correct bad delivery in the lodge as it isn’t my offical role to correct these brethren. While I agree...
Because of the reason quoted above? I can’t do everything. And officers have been in roles for years, I can stop it happening again but I can’t...
Honestly I couldn’t bear that for a year, I think there are plans to circumvent this happening but it’s not the right thing to do for a particular...
some parts are for designated officers so I wasn’t ever an option to fill a role for another officer, plus with the role I was in, that would have...
I’m making good progress. Apparently the version we do is longer than most, I’m up to the last couple of paragraphs and practice obsessively
Personally I take no issue with the Christian themes as it works for me but I don’t like the idea of excluding a mason from membership based on faith.
Yes,I am.
Gents, Forgive the crude title and following rambling post. At a recent meeting I found myself particularly frustrated with the lacklustre...
It was exactly one year between meetings for my lodge, TBH the master was looking to step away at the end of last year but as there is no suitable...
My limited understanding is that we got our ritual from the UK which holds the trinitarian requirement but they got their ritual from the NMJ...
Many jurisdictions around the world are this way, we (australia) inherited from the UK.. additionally we are initiated on the 18th and have the...
After 4 years of waiting I am tonight a candidate for the 18th degree, To top it off to make this happen there had to be a change in one chapters...
"Australia, far away from the chief centres of masonic life and learning" - C.W.L. 1926
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