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I haven't seen the wording of the Recommendation posted here, nor have I read it. But, from what I understand, all it recommends is a moratorium on "Table Lodges" until a Grand Lodge Committee can study them and make recommendations as to regulating them. A "Table Lodge" is a tyled lodge...

The point is that this is an entirely irregular practice. I'd like to hear what our brethren outside the U.S. think of it. What do you think our Scottish Rite brethren in Europe, who are members of our daughter Supreme Councils, think of this? tomasball, arguing in favor of this continuing...

Brother tomasball: You called it an "open session." But, there was nothing to indicate that it was an "open session." And, what is an "open session," anyway? I think you may have just created that term out of nothing. To many, it doesn't matter that the non-Masons saw or heard the "fluff" and...

On Monday, August 26th, the Scottish Rite Supreme Council 33°, Mother Council of the World, "convened in Council" and opened the Supreme Council on the Thirty-third Degree with non-Masons present. During the ritual opening, the Sovereign Grand Commander asked the Grand Tyler to attend to his...

Historically, new grand lodges have been created by a number of different methods: 1.) By a declaration of independence by an existing provincial grand lodge, which then became an independent grand lodge; 2.) By a convention of lodges where no provincial grand lodge existed, or where a...

Term of the Day: "Cognitive dissonance." Freemasons who are members of the Roman Catholic Church, often experience cognitive dissonance when they find themselves in a discussion like this one. On the one hand, their church declares them to be in a state of "grave sin" and are unable to...

After the FC Degree, I watched a Past Master of a Fort Worth lodge (in the big temple downtown) read the entire FC Lecture out of a code book one evening. He stood at the lectern and read the Lecture to the candidate. It was obvious that he was reading it. It was truly amazing. I almost couldn't...

Brother Lins: I hope you weren't referring to me when you said Brother Maloney was having an argument with someone. Of course, I guess it depends on what you mean by "argument." I previously made a comment that Brother Maloney either did not understand or took exception to. Since then, I have...

I too was saddened to learn that those who were running Job's Daughters at the time were unwilling to adopt the required background checks. They have worked for DeMolay and for Rainbow. I've often wondered why the JD's leadership was so stubborn on that matter. Oh well....

Brother Maloney: You asked: "And what is your point?" My point was simply to answer the question: "Why are Catholics excommunicated if they join Freemasonry?" (Sorry that got passed you. I thought it was obvious. I felt that rather than tell you what is in the mind of those that run the RC...

"Is Masonry a lifestyle or an organization?" Please.

When the current description of a "regulation" Past Master's apron was written, as it appears in Article 273 of our Grand Lodge Law, it specifically did not outlaw the Past Masters' aprons that were still in use. The pertinent part of the article reads: "In addition to using the Past Master's...

I have a question. This brother wrote to ask about Scottish Rite Clubs. How does telling him that there is a Shrine Club in Tomball even remotely answer his question?

It is indeed a good article. The primary source of the article is the Wikipedia article on the Scottish Rite. However, some of what appears in the article is pertinent only to the fifteen U.S. states under the Northern Supreme Council, headquartered in Lexington, Mass., whereas all other regular...

Brother Maloney: I just now saw your "challenge" to me to respond to your post of 2-25-2013. There seems to be quite of bit of anger in your posts, not that it matters, but I seem to have touched a nerve. BTW, its never smart to predict that someone won't respond to your post. It comes off as...

I know quite a bit about the Roman Catholic Church and its Canon Law. If the RC Church ever lifts the sanction against becoming a Freemason, then it probably means that we have allowed our fraternity to become something so bland and empty and meaningless that it is no longer much more than...

I've seen many Texas Past Masters wear any number of different Past Master aprons that they bought from a multitude of different regalia manufacturers. Further, I have searched Article 505, Masonic Disciplinary Violations, and it does not list the wearing of a non-standard Past Master apron as a...

The GL of Texas does not have visitation with any PHGL. We do "recognize" the PHGL of Texas, but again, our treaty with them does not include visitation. That is how the PHGL wanted the treaty worded when they first proposed it, and that is how it was approved. Since then, talks have been...

Nonsense. A pair of compasses at best, and then only a coincidence. (A square is 90 degrees.) If you believe that is a S&C, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

Donde estan los masones latinos??? Just about everywhere!