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Masonry and the Importance of Words
Word selection is an acquired skill. The challenge for each person is to find words that can be medicine to others.
Word selection is an acquired skill. The challenge for each person is to find words that can be medicine to others.
Not My Ring
I wear the Fourteenth Degree ring every day, but it is not my ring. It belonged to someone else who gave it to me, and I will pass it to my son.
I wear the Fourteenth Degree ring every day, but it is not my ring. It belonged to someone else who gave it to me, and I will pass it to my son.
Rebuilding the Temple Today
Matthew T. Szramoski, 33°, Director of Development
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2023 Scottish Rite Journal.
Both the Scottish Rite and York Rites present prominently the narrative of the rebuilding of King Solomon’s Temple. “[T]he building of the temple should be forwarded”—thus Rex R. Hutchens, 33°, GC, describes the zeal of Zerubbabel and his followers to rebuild the Temple as they return from Babylonian captivity (16°, “Prince of Jerusalem” chapter, A Bridge to Light, fourth edition, p. [...]
Matthew T. Szramoski, 33°, Director of Development
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2023 Scottish Rite Journal.
Both the Scottish Rite and York Rites present prominently the narrative of the rebuilding of King Solomon’s Temple. “[T]he building of the temple should be forwarded”—thus Rex R. Hutchens, 33°, GC, describes the zeal of Zerubbabel and his followers to rebuild the Temple as they return from Babylonian captivity (16°, “Prince of Jerusalem” chapter, A Bridge to Light, fourth edition, p. [...]
The 100th Anniversary of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Cornerstone Laying and the Scottish Rite
By B. Chris Ruli, 32°, KCCH, Archivist and Historian, Valley of Washington, D.C., and Shawn E. Eyer, 32°, KCCH, Dir. of Education and Special Projects, George Washington Masonic National Memorial
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2023 Scottish Rite Journal.
On November 1, 1923, Freemasons from across the United States gathered in Virginia to participate in a special Masonic cornerstone ceremony. They assembled in the heart of Alexandria, a city located three miles south of Washington, D.C., on [...]
By B. Chris Ruli, 32°, KCCH, Archivist and Historian, Valley of Washington, D.C., and Shawn E. Eyer, 32°, KCCH, Dir. of Education and Special Projects, George Washington Masonic National Memorial
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2023 Scottish Rite Journal.
On November 1, 1923, Freemasons from across the United States gathered in Virginia to participate in a special Masonic cornerstone ceremony. They assembled in the heart of Alexandria, a city located three miles south of Washington, D.C., on [...]
Statement of Unity Signing Brightens a September Day
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2022 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Mark Dreisonstok, Managing Editor, The Scottish Rite Journal
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is for Brethren to dwell together in unity!”—Psalm 133: 1, as quoted in “Freemasonry—A “Center of Union,” from the Statement of Unity Signing Ceremony program
The late Anglican Archbishop, Desmond Tutu, in a discussion about the importance of Unity, drew upon a text called The Testament of Cardinal Mercier when he said: “In order [...]
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2022 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Mark Dreisonstok, Managing Editor, The Scottish Rite Journal
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is for Brethren to dwell together in unity!”—Psalm 133: 1, as quoted in “Freemasonry—A “Center of Union,” from the Statement of Unity Signing Ceremony program
The late Anglican Archbishop, Desmond Tutu, in a discussion about the importance of Unity, drew upon a text called The Testament of Cardinal Mercier when he said: “In order [...]
From the Pages to a Podcast
The Weekly Scottish Rite Journal Podcast Returns
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2022 Scottish Rite Journal.
Matt Bowers, E.A. | Host, Scottish Rite Journal Podcast
Photo: Matt Bowers, Scottish Rite Journal Podcast host
After two years of pandemic-induced solitude, we are all back to work and out and about. We are seeing people we know and meeting for the first time those whom we maybe only know through text, email, or Zoom. How wonderful it is to be [...]
The Weekly Scottish Rite Journal Podcast Returns
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2022 Scottish Rite Journal.
Matt Bowers, E.A. | Host, Scottish Rite Journal Podcast
Photo: Matt Bowers, Scottish Rite Journal Podcast host
After two years of pandemic-induced solitude, we are all back to work and out and about. We are seeing people we know and meeting for the first time those whom we maybe only know through text, email, or Zoom. How wonderful it is to be [...]
Vested in Glory: The Path of the Initiate as Heroic Quest
This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 Scottish Rite Journal, as part of the Cornerstones of the Craft series.
Lucas M. Walsh, 32°, Valley of Spokane, Washington
I am a bibliophile, for my attention always has been attracted easily by great and rare tomes. It is with pleasure, then, that I review a book that is not very old but now out of print and thus inaccessible to many readers: Vested in Glory by Ill. Jim Tresner, 33°, [...]
This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 Scottish Rite Journal, as part of the Cornerstones of the Craft series.
Lucas M. Walsh, 32°, Valley of Spokane, Washington
I am a bibliophile, for my attention always has been attracted easily by great and rare tomes. It is with pleasure, then, that I review a book that is not very old but now out of print and thus inaccessible to many readers: Vested in Glory by Ill. Jim Tresner, 33°, [...]
Why Is the North Dark?
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2022 Scottish Rite Journal.
Ian Kirkpatrick, 32°, Valley of Knoxville, Tennessee
Why is the North dark? This question is usually one of the first questions a new member will ask when he begins his journey into the more obscure mysteries of the Craft and learns the Temple was “situated so far north of the ecliptic that neither the sun nor moon at meridian height could dart its rays into the north part of the [...]
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2022 Scottish Rite Journal.
Ian Kirkpatrick, 32°, Valley of Knoxville, Tennessee
Why is the North dark? This question is usually one of the first questions a new member will ask when he begins his journey into the more obscure mysteries of the Craft and learns the Temple was “situated so far north of the ecliptic that neither the sun nor moon at meridian height could dart its rays into the north part of the [...]
Visiting the World’s First Washington Monument
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2022 Scottish Rite Journal as part of The Masonic Traveler series.
John M. Bozeman, Ph.D
In the City of Frederick, Maryland, there is a thriving Masonic Temple, but the Masonic Traveler this month goes off the beaten path and up the mountain trail to Middletown in Maryland’s Washington County, the first U.S. county named after President George Washington, Master Mason. The nation’s first president and preeminent Freemason, of course, lived and attended lodge across the [...]
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2022 Scottish Rite Journal as part of The Masonic Traveler series.
John M. Bozeman, Ph.D
In the City of Frederick, Maryland, there is a thriving Masonic Temple, but the Masonic Traveler this month goes off the beaten path and up the mountain trail to Middletown in Maryland’s Washington County, the first U.S. county named after President George Washington, Master Mason. The nation’s first president and preeminent Freemason, of course, lived and attended lodge across the [...]
New Scholarship Honors Tar Heel SGIG Bill Brunk, 33°
This article originally appeared in the Jan./Feb. 2021 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Speed Hallman, 33°
Valley of Greensboro, North Carolina
In November, brethren in the Orient of North Carolina surprised retiring Sovereign Grand Inspector General William B. Brunk, 33°, with the creation of an endowed college scholarship named in his honor. Scottish Rite Masons from across the state gave generously to fund the scholarship through a short, secret, and wildly successful fund-raising campaign.
The William B. Brunk Scholarship was announced [...]
This article originally appeared in the Jan./Feb. 2021 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Speed Hallman, 33°
Valley of Greensboro, North Carolina
In November, brethren in the Orient of North Carolina surprised retiring Sovereign Grand Inspector General William B. Brunk, 33°, with the creation of an endowed college scholarship named in his honor. Scottish Rite Masons from across the state gave generously to fund the scholarship through a short, secret, and wildly successful fund-raising campaign.
The William B. Brunk Scholarship was announced [...]
