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, February 27, 2022

‘Relief for Ukraine’

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     Grand Lodge is ready now to accept funds to help, aid, and assist the people of Ukraine. The statement from Masonic Hall this afternoon...

‘Review: The Contemplative Lodge’

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      Through the kind offices of Michael Poll, editor in chief of The Journal of the Masonic Society , my review in the current issue of Ch...
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Friday, February 25, 2022

‘Lodge with No Name 10,000’

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     S. Khan photo The United Grand Lodge of England consecrated its 10,000th lodge Tuesday. It is a grand lodge that does not recycle lodge...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

‘Ukraine’

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     The website of the Grand Lodge of Ukraine is down, as probably all civilian communications in the country are defeated by Russian cyber...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

‘It was twenty years ago today’

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     Random House USA On this date in 2002, New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786 was constituted by Grand Master David A....
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

‘Washington Masonic bio is out’

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     On the day George Washington was born, the date was February 11, but today is Washington’s birthday because of the change in 1752 from ...
Sunday, February 20, 2022

‘The very cement and support of society’

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     It’s not often a lodge thinks to tender a formal statement of contemporary social importance. Of course that’s not easy to do. Governme...
Saturday, February 19, 2022

‘Masonic Week 2022’

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     I meant to post this a week ago, but it’s been busy and, frankly, social media renders Magpie coverage of Masonic Week redundant. I mea...
Friday, February 11, 2022

‘At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’

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     Moises Gomez photo Without yet being present, I’ll begin coverage of Masonic Week 2022 with word from the Grand Council of Allied Mason...
Thursday, February 10, 2022

‘Was there more to Morgan?’

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     This month’s online lecture from the Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library will offer an alternative understanding of one of ...
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

‘Key to Masonic theory’

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     Temperance, Prudence, Fortitude, Justice. What do Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, and you share in common? The Four Card...
Sunday, February 6, 2022

‘Rules for better living’

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     The Philosophical Research Society has published anew another Manly P. Hall text in its Signature Editions series. Practical Philosoph...
Thursday, February 3, 2022

‘Fraternal Review’s new editor’

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     Fraternal Review , the almost monthly periodical from Southern California Research Lodge, has a new interim editor in chief. Angel Mill...
Wednesday, February 2, 2022

‘Bro. Bloom’s anniversary’

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     Nineteen twenty-two was an axial year for English-language literature, and much of the credit belongs to James Joyce for his Ulysses , ...

‘Lodge of Amity update’

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     One silver lining in the ashen remains of the Zanesville Masonic Temple is the recovery of a time capsule secreted in the building’s s...
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