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.

Saturday, November 30, 2019

‘Steiner bookstore holiday sale’

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      The Rudolf Steiner Bookstore is offering a sale for the holiday season. All books are marked down 15 percent, and certain titles ha...

‘UCLA’s Esotericism and Masonic Connections’

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      Next April will see the ninth annual International Conference on Freemasonry at UCLA, this time with the theme “Hidden Meanings: E...
Friday, November 29, 2019

‘My new favorite thing in Freemasonry’

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      You know John Keats died too young in Italy in 1821, and you know P.B. Shelley died too young in Italy in 1822, but did you know th...
Thursday, November 28, 2019

‘Lecture: Freemasonry in the Spanish Antilles’

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      The next lecture at the Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library will bring back to the lectern Bro. Jorge Romeu. From the pub...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

‘2020 Prestonian Lecturer’

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      And the envelope please… Magpie file photo The Prestonian Lecture for 2020 will be “A System of Morality: Aristotle and the M...

‘John Acaster, R.I.P.’

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      There are times when news of someone’s death makes you gasp loudly in disbelief and dismay, and that was the case for me today upon l...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

‘Wellness services planned for New Rochelle’

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      MW Bro. William M. Sardone, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York, released a brief statement today on the subject of the acqui...
Monday, November 25, 2019

‘Bankruptcy court approves Grand Lodge college purchase’

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      Courtesy WCBS/Channel 2 Today a New York bankruptcy court approved Grand Lodge’s $32 million purchase at auction of the defunct C...
Sunday, November 24, 2019

‘Grand Lodge acquiring defunct college property’

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      UPDATED INFO HERE . Courtesy Bloomberg News With a winning bid of $32 million, the Grand Lodge of New York prevailed da...
Saturday, November 23, 2019

‘Congratulations to one in a million’

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      On Thursday, the inimitable, irrepressible, and inspiring Jim Hogg was honored in the United Grand Lodge of England, where he was m...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

‘Speakers Bureau is a go’

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      Illinois Lodge of Research announced Saturday the launch of a speakers bureau. More than 60(!) Masons have said they would travel ...
Monday, November 18, 2019

‘The Working Tool for the holiday season’

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      Straight from the publicity: The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association is proud to offer for the 2019 holiday s...
Sunday, November 17, 2019

‘Great day planned for MMRS’

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      It’s that time of year for elections and installations of officers, and Maryland Masonic Research Society will meet for its annual m...

‘Lecture: Origins of Masonry’

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      On Tuesday, December 3, Hancock-Dirigo-Adelphi Lodge 23 will host a brother from Holland Lodge 8 to present a lecture. From the p...

‘Tuesday: 1919 time capsule opened’

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      Last month, a time capsule installed a century ago inside the cornerstone of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital at the Ma...

‘See the original “Garibaldi” degree!’

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      Okay, so you attended Garibaldi Lodge two weeks ago to witness the amazing 18th century French Rite ceremony of initiation, and were ...
Saturday, November 2, 2019

'Masonic Week registration is open'

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      To get started, click here . Remember, the Masonic Society dinner-meeting on Friday night costs only $55 per person. A sirloin entr...
Friday, October 25, 2019

‘Garibaldi Lodge’s EAº in November’

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      Bust of MW Giuseppe Garibaldi by RW Anthony Cuonzo, presented to MW Vincent Libone in 2010. Garibaldi Lodge 542 in the Tenth Manh...
Monday, October 14, 2019

‘Masonic school named National Historic Place’

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      In a press release from last Monday, the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced the addition of a landm...
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Saturday, October 12, 2019

‘Freemasonry in Latin American revolution’

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      Pelham Lodge 712 in the Bronx has an interesting lecture scheduled for Tuesday night. Please RSVP to the Junior Warden here . The lod...
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