Brethren and friends, Autumn is nearly upon us. Personally, this marks my favorite time of year – the heat (eventually) lets up, the holidays begin in earnest, and the world as a whole seems to take on a slightly more relaxed demeanor. It is also the point when the year...
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” ~ Bro. Samuel Clements, aka, Mark Twain “The dumbing down of American is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites (now down...
Greetings, Brethren and guests! First, please allow me to open with a small apology for putting this article out a month behind schedule – June was quite the month for me (as it seems it was for many of us,) and served as a personal reminder of something I’ve heard...
Greetings, brethren! As some of you may know, May is Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In the spirit of this, and to both celebrate as well as shed some light on what may be a lesser-known corner of Masonic history, I’m going to take this time to highlight some important...
Greetings, Brethren! A happy April to you, along with the many days of observance and remembrance it brings. I’d like to open this month’s address with an amusing conversation I had recently: I was showing this year’s challenge coin to a friend of mine – the one that lists the...
Greetings, brethren. Hard to believe we’re a quarter of the way through the year already – not that anyone is counting, especially the Worshipful Master (we never do anything like that). In the blink of an eye, spring will be upon us. While in practical terms, spring in the great...
On Moving, Growth, and the Future of the Lodge Greetings, Brethren! We find ourselves in the month of February, notable for, among other events, the Lunar New Year (happy Year of the Tiger!), Black History Month, 2/2/22, Valentine’s Day, and, of course, one of my personal favorite holidays, Feb. 15th...
Greetings, brethren, and welcome to 2022 (hopefully not pronounced “Twenty-Twenty, II”). We at last find ourselves in the New Year – a time of beginnings and endings, comings and goings, meetings and partings. Indeed, the very month we find ourselves in was originally named for Janus (or Ianus, pronounced ee-yan-oos,)...
Dear Brethren, Last month we Initiated Brothers Chad Mcmurray and Matt Dugan. Congratulations to you! It is an honor and a privilege to call you my Brothers. I am looking forward to the rest of your journey both as Masons and as upstanding citizens. I hope you get out of...
Hello Brethren, It is only the second month of the year and we are off to a busy start. We have quite a few events planned for this year, and we will need your help and support. I ask that you be present and involved in what is going on...