by Christopher HodappWhen Joe Morrow, former two time Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, completely resigned from the fraternity ’for personal reasons’ back on September th, the silence as to why he really did so left a wide open field for speculation. Over the weekend, the Scottish...

   by Christopher HodappUPDATED : PM November, : The Minneapolis Valley of the Scottish Rite has posted a tribute to Illustrious Brother Neddermeyer . It is posted below.UPDATED : PM November, : RW Brother Neil’s obituary appeared in the November rd, issue of the Minnesota...

   by Christopher Hodapp Updated Saturday, : am,Nov., The trouble with owning a publicly visible building is that, occasionally, it’s image pops up in the damndest places. It seems the local Democratic Party in Alexandria used an image of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial...

   by Christopher HodappThe very first Masonic Con New York is coming to the magnificent New York Masonic Hall on the weekend of January , . Built around the theme Freemasonry in the st Century: Self and Society, this premiere Masonic Con will showcase experts discussing the urgency of Masonic...

   by Christopher HodappA young Indiana filmmaker joined the Masons at Broad Ripple Lodge in Indianapolis, where he quickly became very active and was appointed to the Senior Steward’s chair. Within a year of his degrees, he also signed on with Lodge Vitruvian , one of just a few ’Observant...

   by Christopher HodappTHIS ought to play out predictably. With lots of noise and gnashing of teeth.MW Donald W. Cowart photo , Grand Master of the Grand Lodge F amp;AM of Florida has just issued an official decree on October th forbidding all Masons in his jurisdiction from sharing any critical...

   nbsp; by Christopher HodappA really good, effective interview on local TV news yesterday with MW Andre H. Faria, Jr., Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. They’re rededicating the cornerstone of the East Providence, RI Masonic Temple and Grand Lodge headquarters on its th...

   Seems like East Coast Masons have been infected off and on by various and sundry ill winds off the Atlantic ever since when COVID whacked us all. Grand Lodges in New Jersey, DC and South Carolina, along with the Prince Hall GL in Massachusetts all had long, tough, knock down, drag out fights...

   by Christopher HodappThe Masonic Service Association of North America has officially issued Disaster Relief Appeals for the grand lodges of Florida, North, and South Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene two weeks ago. MSA Administrator Craig Davis, PGM, has posted the following information...

   The mile path of Hurricane Helene Image: New York Times by Christopher HodappSUPDATE TUESDAY, OCTOBER, : Over the last several days, the Masonic Service Association has issued separate Disaster Appeals on behalf of the grand lodges in Florida, North, and South Carolina. CLICK HERE to see...

   Illustration by Logan Guo for Slateby Christopher HodappThere’s been no dearth of reports over the last few years about what many sociologists and psychologists are calling an ’epidemic of loneliness’ among men under or so. Several emails this weekend alerted me to an article on...

   by Christopher HodappThe Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, RW D. Joseph J. Morrow, resigned unexpectedly on Wednesday, according to a message circulated to lodge secretaries and posted on their website. According to messages on Redditt, GM Morrow is currently traveling...

   Photo: Indiana Landmarksby Christopher HodappOn Tuesday, October th, Indiana Landmarks will be presenting a program, Understanding Masonic Temples, featuring guest speaker Will D. Moore, author of the book Masonic Temples: Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture and Masculine Archetypes.Last...

   by Christopher HodappThe th Esotericism In Freemasonry Conference will be held the weekend of September at Occidental Lodge in the Ballard Masonic Center in Seattle, Washington, featuring a lineup of some of the top contemporary writers and researchers in Western esotericism,...

   Article and photos by Christopher HodappOn Saturday, September th, the San Antonio Texas Philharmonic Orchestra and the San Antonio Valley of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite SJ announced the formation of a new c partnership to preserve and modernize the city’s beautiful downtown...

   Photo: Janesville News Reportby Christopher HodappShots were fired at the Masonic Center in Janesville, Wisconsin at about : AM on the morning of Sunday August th. Bullets were found by police after they struck multiple windows. No injuries were reported, and no suspects have been named at...

   by Christopher HodappThe California Masonic Symposium is hosted annually by the Grand Lodge of California. This year’s event will be held next Wednesday, August th and will feature presentations on some of the most mysterious and esoteric Masonic related rites and organizations...

   Mario Urquà a left and the Grand Masonic Temple of Cuba right Image Collage Facebook Mario Urquà a CiberCubaby Christopher HodappMario Alberto Urquà a Carre o, the embattled Grand Master of the Gran Logio de Cuba Grand Lodge of Cuba , has resigned following months of...

   by Christopher HodappThe George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association in Alexandria, Virginia has just announced the appointment this week of Matthew Szramoski as its new Executive Director, effective immediately. He replaces Karl V. Hopkins who was appointed following the retirement...

   by Christopher HodappUPDATED , : PM: An earlier version of this story gave an incorrect date of this event. It is scheduled for Thursday, August nd, at : PM. My apologies for the error. CHThe Masonic Renewal Committee of the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America...

   by Christopher HodappThere’s still time to sign up and attend the Kansas Masonic Con this coming weekend, Friday Sunday, July , , at Rosedale Lodge in Mission, Kansas near Kansas City .Speakers will include:Chad Thomas Freemasonry: Form vs Function Jon Ruark Stoic Resilience...

   by Christopher HodappIt’s Bastille Day today, so I think it’s appropriate to post this story. Macoy Publishing has announced the pre sale of Brother Christopher Ruli’s newest book, Brother Lafayette: the Marquis de Lafayette’s Masonic Travels in America Macoy, , . now...

   ByChristopher HodappGrand View Systems, creators of one of the most popular membership management systems designed especially for Masonic organizations, has just been acquired by a joint partnership of grand lodges in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, California, and North Carolina.From the press...

   by Christopher HodappEach year, the Missouri Lodge of Research hosts an important speaker for their Fall Truman Breakfast, named for PGM Harry S Truman of Missouri, who was instrumental in founding this educational special purpose lodge almost a century ago.This year’s speaker will be Oklahoma Past...

   by Christopher HodappIf you’ve been reading Freemasonry Today, the official magazine of the United Grand Lodge of England, over the last couple of years, you’ve doubtless noticed an increasing number of articles highlighting female Freemasonry and reporting on cooperative...