Monday, August 22, 2011, in Washington, D.C., saw the opening of the Supreme Council, 33°, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the USA, 210 years after it opened as the world’s first Supreme Council. The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry has grown to be the largest Masonic Rite anywhere, with Supreme Councils on every continent except Antarctica, and thirty-six of those Supreme Councils sent representatives to this biennial session.
James T. Tresner, II, 33°, Grand Cross
I didn’t realize it until Dr. Brent Morris, 33°, Grand Cross, Editor of the Journal told me, but this issue marks my 15th[…]
Bernard L. Blackwell, 33°
In the 55 years I have been a member of Scottish Rite, I have made many friends, met hundreds of wonderful people whom I would not[…]
Jeri E. Walker, Scottish Rite Journal Office
We are approaching the 100th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone that began the massive undertaking to build the House of the[…]
To those who have never had the luxury of attending Masonic Week, are not members of the York Rite, or are simply new to the Fraternity; this vast array of bodies can be extremely confusing and even intimidating. Since I fall in that middle group and know that my confusion is not unique, a synopsis of these bodies could perhaps be of some use to the “uninitiated.”