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We have done lodges of instruction where we practice the ritual as part of the lodge educational program on regular meeting nights. We are doing the same thing with degree rehearsals.

Not that I am aware of. I know that a horse with two riders was, but never seen the skull and crossed bones.

The $300 is for each dinner, not the year....

We spend on average about $300 for our dinners. We have a caterer and have begun doing our meals in the form of an agape. We are leaning towards Observant Masonry and this is one of the things we are doing to enhance our experience.

Most of the shots are from inside the GL building in Manhattan.

Indeed I can, but as others have said that is not the important part. The work is the most important to me.

BINGO! Each man finds something within Freemasonry. That something can be similar to, but not identical to the next man because it a personal thing. Much like Religion, which is a personal relation ship between the man, and his comprehension of the teachings of his Religion. However, in my...

On a very broad sense, I can get behind that line of thinking. However, applying the compasses, there must be a limit to keep within due bounds. Too broad a definition, and one can easily deduce that any activity could be considered a Religion. The topic is a good one, but it is often one...

The issue is that Freemasonry lacks the most fundamental characteristic, there is no worship involved in the Fraternity. Holding a prayer at the opening of and closing of lodge is no different than a town hall or corporate board meeting. Freemasonry is neither a religion nor a substitute for...

That is a personal opinion, we as an institution would not have an accounting of such things.

It was actually a Fellowcraft club.

It will depend on how your lodge schedules degrees. In the past at my lodge, we have given 6 weeks for the EA study and then 4 weeks for the FC study. This allowed us to do 2 sets of degrees per year, 2 EA, 2 FC and 2 MM. These were minimums and were pretty flexible. We are moving to doing...

Whenever I hear statements like this, it always makes me cringe. The degrees are not a race to be won, but rather a journey to be enjoyed. Of course it is always nice to take all 3 degrees in your home lodge, but sometimes that pesky thing called life butts in and disrupts even the best laid...

As has been indicated, not all jurisdictions use this. Here in NY, my lodge does use it, but only as part of a particular event that we do. The meaning behind it is similar to what you have stated, but goes a little further. It is used to represent something and you might be surprised what...

Not according to their history page. http://aw22.org/history.html My understanding is that the Provincial Grand Lodges of NY, NJ and PA were all related to the Grand Lodge of England before the split, however I could be mistaken.

Alexandria-Washington is an awesome lodge. George Washington is listed as the first master under it's Virginia Charter, it had previously been under the Provincial Grand Lodge of Pa.

The three degrees of Masonry are the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft and Master Mason and are a series of initiations that teach specific lessons. Here in NY, after you take your first degree, you obtain the title of Brother which stays with you. You are known as an Entered Apprentice until...

Always remember that Freemasonry is journey to be enjoyed, not a race to be won. The quicker you attempt to rush to the end, the more you will miss. Congratulations and welcome to the fraternity, look well to the East my Brother.

In NYC, you need to stop at the Grand Lodge Building and take the tour. There is also the George Washington Memorial in Tappan/Woodgate (near Utica) depending on which part of Canada you are coming from. In DC you must stop at the George Washington Masonic Memorial in nearby Va. I visited...

Morals and Dogma will have you in the dark, especially if you have not joined the Scottish Rite yet. For the man interested in Masonry, Freemasons For Dummies by Chris Hodapp and The Complete Idiots Guide to Freemasonry by S. Brent Morris are two that are regularly suggested.