Recent content by Alhambran

That sounds mostly right - renounce membership, or at least withdraw your membership. The waiting part seems a bit unusual, but perhaps it was some sort of penance applied? It also depends on $$, as one poster here noted - a wealthy Masonic Catholic was given a dispensation by the local...

Regarding other groups mentioned in this thread.... UK's version of the Knights of Columbus: Knights of St. Columba - www.ksc.org.uk Ireland's version... Knights of St. Columbanus - www.knightsofstcolumbanus.ie Order of Alhambra: www.orderalhambra.org

The KCs make no pretense as being a modern incarnation of any of the Crusading orders. There are some symbolic words alluding to the "knights of old" (or words to that effect), but the KCs are merely a fraternity, despite what some KC 4th Degree members believe.

I am not a Mason (struggling with the decision to join), but I would say that this is common in most every society or fraternity. My church men's group has about 300 members, but 50-60 show up for the meeting (where a meal and assorted beverages are provided), and of that 50-60 number, perhaps...

Nobility per se is not a requirement to get into SMOM. There are different classes of membership (off the top of my head): Knights of Justice Knights of Grace Knights of Magisterial Grace Knights of Obedience with Professed vows. Only one of those classes of SMOM require nobility (I forget...

Just to add further clarification, "Allah" is Arabic for "Yahweh" - the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and God the Father of the Christian Trinity.

To answer your question, not meant as a condemnation, not to insult anyone... It is also not my intent to get into any debate about right or wrongness of Catholic objections to Freemasonry. Aside from the well-known historical/political issues, real or perceived, the Catholic theological...

No, but the Knights of St. Columba are modelled after the Knights of Columbus - even the silhouette of their emblem is the same as the Knights of Columbus. The actual similarities at the council and ritual level, may end at the emblem. I can't say for sure. I'm aware of the Knights of St...

The rank-and-file SMOM members do not get SMOM passports - that is for the leadership and select elite and "working members" in the organization. I would estimate that 10% (and that's being very generous) of SMOM members have SMOM passports.

Ideally a cleric (priest or deacon) as the chaplain would be present at meetings, but just as with any officer who might not be available, its common not to have the chaplain present - I've been to KC meetings where the chaplain has often been absent. If we waited for when he could be...