W. Bro. Dafoe steps up to the plate yet again to clearly subtly articulate one of the many challenges facing the fraternity. The lesson is veiled in allegory and illustrated with burgers, but I think you'll get the point.

A couple weeks ago I purchased last year’s back issues of Masonic Magazine.

They just came in this morning. I’m sitting here just like a kid with a new toy, but I don’t have time to read them just yet. I’ll be interested in seeing the progression from the first issue to the fourth, and how the magazine has matured.

The publisher, Stephen Dafoe, is a Masonic scholar I admire very much, and he’s the reason I really started seeking out my own path in Masonry. Almost three years after first being introduced to his work at thelodgeroom.com, I find I differ with his opinion on a few issues. But without his guidance and the work that he did in educating new masons online, I wouldn’t have even had the chance to form these opinions until much later in my masonic career.

I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about the differences in men regarding their practice of Freemasony. When I first entered the Craft, I spent a lot of time researching what Freemasonry offered, and what I could offer the fraternity in return. My initial researches uncovered several distinct categories of Masons.

• You have the social Masons, interested primarily in that sense of comraderie found within the lodge (or after the lodge, as so often is the case).
• There are the ritualistic Masons, for whom letter perfect adherence to the ritual is the focus of their attention.
• There are the historic enthusiasts, who focus so much on our origins and our past accomplishments that they weaken their necks looking backwards into our past.

This is a great tool for those that would like to keep their mental math skills sharp.

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A brother from The Three Pillars has decided he’s going to start a Wiki, and I’m giving him a hand.

We’re on wikipages right now, but who knows where it will end up.