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by Christopher Hodapp Fox5 TV in Washington, D.C. is reporting late Friday night that the bronze statue of Albert Pike in Judiciary Square has just been toppled and burned. Between 80 and 100 people... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Joint unity statement from New York grand lodges by Christopher Hodapp In the wake of nationwide demonstrations, protests and rioting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, several... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

How is living in groundhog day going on Day 243? John plots how to set up semi-legal distilling . . . for hand sanitizer Harlan finally found time to catch up on popular television from 10 years ago Scotty explores more alternatives to Lodge alcohol prohibition Who's sporting a man-bun now? We...

by Christopher Hodapp "If you make a mistake, do it sharply." These were the wise words of Sir Knight George D. Kivett, Jr., who is known far beyond the boundaries of Indiana for his long career as... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

It's Quarantine Day 40 - most of us are still here Toilet paper deliveries are now made by armored mail carriers How is work-from-home working out now? "Trump Checks" (que: Bruce cringing) are a'coming! Harlan goes to Lodge alone Jeff joins us: he survived the toilet paper heist "Hey Bruce...

by Christopher Hodapp On June 9th, 2020, the Grand Lodge of Missouri and the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri issued the following joint statement:The State of Missouri is... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Welcome to the After Lockdown Podcast! Day 12 of the quarantine and more confusion about what episode we're on The end of the world is here and we're all sheltering in place with the toilet paper our Brethren have thrown at us over the years Bruce finally gets to live his dream . . . and it's...

by Christopher Hodapp The Masonic temple of Wright Lodge No. 483 in Wright City, Oklahoma was destroyed Thursday night by fire. According to a message from the Grand Secretary of Oklahoma, Bobby L.... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Seemingly unrelated to the U.S. protests over the past week, an incendiary bomb was found outside of a Masonic lodge in Penryn, Cornwall, England early Tuesday mor ning.... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Authorities guarding the area around Boston's Masonic Templeby Christopher Hodapp A string of reports are coming in about several Masonic buildings suffering damage or vandalism this week. Some are... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Welcome to Episode 230-something! Fr. Tony Silvia returns after a few years to hang out with us again Harlan discovers that Father Tony isn't the Father Tony from Security Now What is the Rite of Memphis-Misraim - and who's working it these days? Fr. Silvia delivers some explanation on modern...

by Christopher Hodapp There have been unprecedented protests and violence in the nation's capitol and throughout the country over the last week in connection with the death of George Floyd at the... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

We're still going after the abrupt segue in Episode 238 After Lodge Jason and Sir John are still with us - hours later John starts explaining why he lives up North and never in Florida Cars, motorcycles, the weather, and alcohol How John managed to sneak past Lodge security to crash our degree...

by Christopher Hodapp Alice and I went downtown today to check the condition of the Indianapolis Masonic Temple after several nights of mayhem and vandalism came too close to it for comfort. We... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Masonic statues of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington in Philadelphia were vandalized this weekend during protests and violence related to the death of George Floyd in... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Bill Hosler over on the On The Square blog is reporting today that 'Shriners Hospitals for Children' has just announced that they are uniformly rebranding their network of 22... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp The Grand Lodge of Japan F&AM has just suspended recognition with the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM of Oklahoma for conducting Masonic activities within... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp UPDATE 5/21/20 at 6:25PM: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW INFORMATION. DRIVER WAS NOT ARRESTED AND CLAIMED IT WAS ACCIDENTAL. The Salt Lake City Masonic Temple was... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

We're crashing El Dorado Studios . . . and John is in town!!! John crashes our annual Master Mason Degree Harlan finally finished the big carpentry project Details from the weekend's chinnigans Bruce takes medical advice from Jason over medical professionals and misses an outing Will this show...

by Christopher Hodapp Masons around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown by helping their local communities any way they can. Some lodges have hosted blood drives or assisted... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...