The Magpie Mason

The Magpie Mason is an obscure journalist in the Craft who writes, with occasional flashes of superficial cleverness, about Freemasonry’s current events and history; literature and art; philosophy and pipe smoking. He is Worshipful Master of The American Lodge of Research in New York; is a Past Master of New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786; and also is at labor in Virginia’s Civil War Lodge of Research 1865. He is a past president of the lamented Masonic Society as well.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

‘Consecrating the stone’

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     The Magpie got scooped by the Dummies blog ! Fair enough. I’ve been a negligent blogger in recent weeks. It’s rare that Freemasonr...
Saturday, October 9, 2010

‘Mozart in Mo-town’

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     The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will return to the Community Theatre in Morristown next week to perform a Mozart program in its new...
Thursday, October 7, 2010

‘History to take home’

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     Product endorsement is not the goal here, but since this involves St. John’s Lodge No. 1, Antient York Masons, in New York City, I tho...

‘Heroes: Mortals and Myths’

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     There is no obvious connection here to Masonic ritual and symbol, unless you really do a background check on a certain artificer we kn...
Monday, October 4, 2010

‘The Magic Flute as poetry’

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     Wednesday, December 1 is the night when the 92nd Street Y will host poet J.D. McClatchy for an evening of readings from his new Engli...

‘Old No. 2 at 250’

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     Independent Royal Arch Lodge No. 2 in New York City will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a Black Tie dinner-dance later this mont...
Thursday, September 30, 2010

‘Allied Lodge’s lecture series’

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     W. Bro. Hans Momplaisir, Master of Allied Lodge No. 1170, has announced the curriculum of the lodge’s lecture series for 2010-11. All...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

‘Sunday in the park with Germans’

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     Additional reasons why the Grand Lodge of New York is the center of the Masonic universe in the greater metropolitan area: Civil War...
Monday, September 27, 2010

‘Euclid and Atlas-Pythagoras’

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     Bro. Steve Burkle will speak at Atlas-Pythagoras Lodge No. 10 in Westfield, New Jersey on Friday, October 15 in the Worshipful Master’...
Saturday, September 25, 2010

‘Knowing the difference’

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     The Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library at the Grand Lodge of New York will host an ambitious program on the evening of Mo...
Monday, September 20, 2010

‘Oh thank heavens!’

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Congratulations to Bro. Dean Kennedy and Bro. David Naughton-Shires on their newly completed website for Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 . ...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

‘Civil War Lodge of Research in NYC’

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     The fall meeting of Civil War Lodge of Research No. 1865 will take place Saturday, October 2 at 10 a.m. in the Renaissance Room of Ma...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

‘One World’s two concerts’

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     In another instance of the Magpie Mason wishing he could be in two places simultaneously to enjoy a concert and a lecture, tomorrow o...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

‘Which nobody can deny’

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     Thursday, September 2 was the occasion of the Public Apron Presentation Ceremony honoring RW William J. Thomas, Grand Treasurer of the...
Monday, September 6, 2010

‘Astronomical!’

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     From the Master of Compact Lodge No. 402: Dear Brother, You and your Masonic friends are cordially and fraternally invited to atte...
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Saturday, September 4, 2010

‘Never too early’

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     And from our Never Too Early to Plan Ahead Department.... In April of next year, the Magpie Mason will be the guest lecturer at Myth...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

‘The Magpie Has Landed’

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     (With apologies to Ill. Jake !) Magpie readers, as this edition of The Magpie Mason goes to press, I am not at my computer, but ac...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

‘The Book of the Words & Esoterika’

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     If you need a gift idea for the Scottish Rite Freemason who has everything, might I suggest a gorgeous edition of indispensable AASR...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

‘Rose Circle and Rose Cross’

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     The details are being worked out still, but please know that next February the Rose Circle Research Foundation will host another of...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

‘ALR Transactions available now’

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     The 2008-09 Book of Transactions of American Lodge of Research will be mailed to members soon. Non-members can purchase copies thro...
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