How cool is this? Author Brad Meltzer has teamed up with the Masonic Geocaching Society (I didn’t even know such a thing existed!) to create a GPS treasure hunt as part of the release of Melter’s new novel, The Book of Lies. Read the store here.
So what is geocaching? It’s a pastime in which enthusiasts [...]
Well, after a few bad Masonic news posts in a row, I thought it was about time to highlight some of the great stuff going on in the Fraternity. Here’s a sampling of our tenets in action:
King Solomon Lodge No. 60 recognizes the outstanding academic achievements of ten high school students with scholarships. Story here.
Idaho [...]
Robert Chandler
Calling him a “Walter Mitty” character, an English court nonetheless declined to jail 69-year-old Robert John Chandler for his having stolen some fifteen thousand pounds from Colne Masonic Lodge where he was a member. Get the full story here.
And in a correction to a post from the other day, we can remove “allegedly” [...]
Well, this is sad news (and I apologize for having two downer posts in a row!) but it must be reported. After over a hundred years, the venerable Masonic Home run by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire is closing for lack of funds and occupancy. This is especially unfortunate because the Grand [...]
Here’s a cool new feature of the Masonic Regalia Lodge: Followers of this site on Twitter will receive notices of new posts to the site automatically. The Twitter username is masonicguy. And while you are at the site, you can check out the latest tweets in the sidebar to the right. [...]
Sigh. Well, here’s one danger of assuming that every Brother is a “true and trusty friend.” Every now and again, a bad apple gets in. As the Northampton Chronicle reports, here is an unfortunate case in which a Freemason– a Lodge Secretary, no less — has allegedly used his position of trust to fleece his [...]