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, July 30, 2023

‘A rainbow over the moon lodge’

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     Michael LaRocco Another fine festive board tonight at New York’s last remaining moon lodge. Warren Lodge 32 did it again: the annual ou...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

‘Tisha B’Av feels closer to home this year’

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     chabad.org Tisha B’Av, arriving Wednesday at sunset, is a Jewish observance that may be of interest to Freemasons in a counterintuitive...
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Friday, July 21, 2023

‘Prophet motive?’

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     New York City’s Azim Grotto, the local band of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, will host its next Ceremonia...
Monday, July 17, 2023

‘CWLR invades Gettysburg’

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     Most of the brethren present July 8 at Good Samaritan Lodge 336 in Gettysburg. Before too much time passes and I forget what happened, ...
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Saturday, July 15, 2023

‘Advances in Masonic learning’

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     An advancement in Masonic knowledge is being introduced by the Masonic University of New York, where learning soon will be understood i...
Friday, July 14, 2023

‘The new Grand Chaplain’

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     Fratline The Magpie Mason congratulates RW Bro. Shlomo Bar-Ayal of Abravanel Lodge 1116 on being appointed Grand Chaplain in Grand Lod...
Thursday, July 13, 2023

‘Oscar to speak at MMRS’

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    Oscar Alleyne The Maryland Masonic Research Society will host Oscar Alleyne next month on the occasion of its festive board. From the pu...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

‘Templar pipes by Pipa Croci’

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     Pipa Croci I intended to post this weeks ago, while all the pipes were available for sale, but I forgot. Now, only two are still obtain...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

‘Masonic University returns Saturday’

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     Masonic University of New York will return Saturday morning with a new curriculum in the Masonic Development Course, and it’ll be remot...
Saturday, July 8, 2023

‘In the field with CWLR’

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     “This is what the research lodge is about: getting into the battlefields, seeing the monuments; and getting together with old friends, ...
Monday, July 3, 2023

‘Shouldn’t we be part of this?’

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     Freemasonry often participates in civic parades, thanks to our presence in the culture throughout history. I marched in one myself in A...
Sunday, July 2, 2023

‘Grotto puts Mann in charge’

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     MOVPER photo Grottoes International, the recently renamed empire of fezzed Freemasons, has concluded its 133rd Supreme Council Session—...
Saturday, July 1, 2023

‘Three papers, two degrees, one ingathering’

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    The Allied Masonic Degrees of New York will host its Downstate Ingathering on the 29th of this month. Register here . Remember: Particip...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

‘The ALR concludes another year’

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    Bill Sardone photo I hereby wrap up the Magpie month of June with an update from The American Lodge of Research. We met last night for o...
Saturday, June 24, 2023

‘A St. John’s Day salvaged’

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     And that’s the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury in the background too. James Anderson was a Presbyterian minister. I’d had big pla...

‘In the pages of the summer ESM magazine’

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     ESM magazine Speaking of White Plains Lodge (see post below), the Immediate Past Master has an article published in the new issue of Th...

‘Haight speech at White Plains Lodge!’

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     At the George Washington Birthday Parade in Alexandria, Virginia four months ago. That’s Andrew at left. W. Bro. Andrew Haight was inst...
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