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, March 31, 2022

‘The Art of Enlightenment’

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    And, speaking of film (see post below), if you happen to find yourself in Paris next Friday, maybe enjoy a screening of a Masonic-themed...
Monday, March 28, 2022

‘Ben Franklin gets the Burns treatment’

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     Benjamin Franklin, revered Freemason, Founding Father, inventor, natural philosopher, statesman, entrepreneur, and more, is the subject...
Sunday, March 27, 2022

‘Bob Cooper on early catechisms’

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     Robert L.D. Cooper I’ve been slacking this month, so I’m late with the news of Bob Cooper’s recent visit to New Jersey. He made a few s...
Saturday, March 26, 2022

‘Gentlemen of the White Apron’

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     My close personal friend Michael Halleran, former executive editor of The Journal of the Masonic Society , will make a long awaited ret...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

‘The ALR next week’

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    The American Lodge of Research will meet again next Tuesday at Masonic Hall. That’s March 29 at 7 p.m. in the Colonial Room on the tenth...

‘Washington inauguration re-enactment’

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    George Washington will be inaugurated again—and, really, what would you give to have him back in the presidency right now?—next month in...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

‘National Grotto Day 2022’

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     Another National Grotto Day is done, and Azim in New York City is ten Prophets richer, having put that many through the ceremonial at M...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022

‘Sankey Lecture next month’

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     Ontario Freemasonry has the kind of relationship with Brock University that I wish grand lodges in the United States would cultivate wi...
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...
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