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.

Thursday, July 1, 2021

‘Masonic Week 2022’

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     I know it’s still early, but in case you haven’t heard: Masonic Week 2022 is a “go.” We are scheduled and booked to resume our regular,...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

‘The ALR resumes its labors’

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     The American Lodge of Research meets in the Colonial Room on the tenth floor of Masonic Hall, but is free to meet anywhere in the State...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

‘Philly temple on TV’

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     UPDATE: August 11, 2022–This episode of Movers & Makers has been nominated for an Emmy Award. Watch it here . Courtesy GL of Penn...
Monday, June 28, 2021

‘Project Lyre goes live’

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     I think this is something like three years in the making, but one California Mason’s goal to return music to ritual work advanced one b...
Saturday, June 26, 2021

‘Congratulations are in order’

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     Tremendous news broke earlier today. Bro. Oscar Alleyne, the Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of New York, the F...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

‘Bailey’s boycott’

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     Cameron M. Bailey The Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of Washington published a personal statement Sunday ...
Sunday, June 20, 2021

‘You can’t spell MASONS without SONS’

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      In the trestleboard from New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786 this month is an interesting item concerning the Mast...
Saturday, June 5, 2021

‘My Dinner with Andre’

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    It has been decades since I last watched it, so there’s a lot more to get out of it now. Try it. Louis Malle seats you in a booth at Caf...
Friday, June 4, 2021

‘Amity publishes The Acacia Book’

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      Courtesy Amity The brethren behind Amity , the mobile app that helps sojourning Freemasons wherever dispersed about the face of the ea...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021

‘Those are different Veiled Prophets!’

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      Princeton University Ellie Kemper Amid the flotsam of “news media” this morning is the non-story of how a fairly obscure and innocuous...

‘Don’t be like Joey Ramone!’

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      I never imagined these words could pass my lips, but, for this one time, in this unique context, never to be repeated: Don’t be like J...
Sunday, May 30, 2021

‘CoinWeek tries again for Masonic angle’

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      Courtesy PCGS Obverse and reverse of a 1950 Franklin half dollar (proof, deep cameo). CoinWeek , an online periodical for numismatists...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

‘A St. John’s Lodge Bible’

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      So you know about the famous Bible owned by St. John’s Lodge 1 in Manhattan—that employed for George Washington’s first presidential i...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

‘New Grotto in Jersey’

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      Courtesy Simba Grotto Congratulations are in order to Monarch Mark, Chief Justice Donald, and Master of Ceremonies Craig—Esteemed Prop...
Monday, May 17, 2021

‘Our first meeting back’

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      Publicity Lodge 1000 met tonight for the first time since March of last year. A short one, just for our elections. If you’re looking f...
Sunday, May 16, 2021

‘Book launch: Freemasonry on the Frontier’

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      At last, the fruits of the research that went into the Freemasonry on the Frontier conference will be published soon. It’s remarkable ...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

‘BBC video today is latest publicity win’

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      A three-minute video from the BBC today is the latest in a number of recent positive portrayals of Freemasonry in British news media f...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

‘Pennsylvania Lodge of Research’

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      Pennsylvania Lodge of Research will meet next month in Conshohocken for its Installation of Officers and to hear Moises present a pape...
Sunday, May 9, 2021

‘A look at the Philly Temple’

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      The executive director of the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia will be available Saturday for an online talk on what it’s like to manage...
Friday, May 7, 2021

‘Three held in thwarted lodge attack plot’

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      French authorities arrested six today, having prevented their alleged plot to attack a Masonic lodge in eastern Moselle , according to...
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