I was recently asked which of the two rites of freemasonry common to the American experience I preferred. I gave my response to which the questioner suggested I convert it into a blog post. I don’t see value in contrasting the two common rites of American masonry for the following reasons: because the York Rite [...]

Freemasonry: No Secrets. Just Answers.

Aside from the legalistic reasons given to us in our ritual, why is it “…To the Greeks, therefore, and not to the Romans, we are indebted for what is great, judicious, and distinct in architecture.” The three primary cities of Greece during the classical era were – and interestingly correspond to the Pillars of the Lodge; Athens [...]

As presented at the home coming Visitation of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Utah, 2011. I’ve always found it intriguing, in our Initiation we make a promise in front of G*d, to all Freemasons, and the whole of the Created universe not to [...]

This is the transcript of the educational given at Progress Lodge #22, on October 3, 2011. Presented here for those who missed it. Brothers, tonight we are taking an adventure. And like all adventures, we start at the beginning. And the beginning of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is 1801 in Charleston, South Carolina. In [...]