http://masonicminute.com Masonic Thinking and Working Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:19:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en    As the SD is to the WM...as the JD is to the SW...as the SS is to the JW...each pillar officer in our Lodge has his "Right-Hand Man".    I never thought of this till I was setting-up my appointments for the officers in my Lodge.  I guess I never ... http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/09/27/the-right-hand-man/ Hey everybody, I know I haven't posted anything in a while but I was suddenly inspired by the public rantings of some stupid college kid, again.  With the recent (hilarious yet troubling) release of the video with that kid getting tased at that Kerry forum it has come time for ... http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/09/24/the-boogyman-is-in-a-secret-society/    Time, we are taught in the first degree, is an invaluable and irreplaceable resource.  Franklin tells us that it is the stuff that our lives are made of.  So it stands to reason that time cannot and should not be wasted.    In recent weeks, there has been a decline ... http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/09/18/on-time/    One of the principal steps on our winding staircase is Music.  Music of the heart, of the ear, of our lives.  While we are instructed to appreciate and learn music, many of us do not take the time to simply sit and listen.  We don't give ourselves the time ... http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/09/13/on-music/    Masonry, that progressive moral science, teaches us about our Craft in stages.  It is a journey that one takes to further light in and through our Craft.    Our personal development as Men is not dissimilar.  We go through life learning, teaching, re-learnig and hopefully thinking deeply along the way.  ... http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/09/12/on-self-perception/    Masons have always viewed death as a next step...a continuation of their journey.  We see the skull and cross-bones as a humbling and hopeful symbol of our physical demise, perhaps with a promise of something to come.    The Greeks (the ancients, leading into the classical period we know from ... http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/09/10/on-death/    I have heard from a few young men in my short time blogging.  Many of them are 'interested' in Masonry, but their interests are driven by many things...not the least of which is the stuff they get off of the internet.  You know who I am talking about.  They read, ... http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/09/04/a-message-to-the-dome/ VOTE BEFORE VIEWING RESULTS!!! ...and get a look at the Blog below. n{democracy:5} http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/08/30/quick-poll-3/    "Increase our dues."  Those three words are anathema to so many Masons.    The issue has been debated in Lodges around the world for many years.  The issue will not go away until a reasonable formula is established for setting Dues.  Later on in this blog, you will see my ... http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/08/30/dues-a-formula-for-freemasonry/ Now that I have your attention I would like to impart my own opinion on the whole Satanic-Masonic crap.  Since the fraternity has been in my family for at least six traceable generations from two continents I have heard the negative comments and commentary about the Freemasons from the time ... http://masonicminute.com/blog/2007/08/27/satanic-information-freemasons-can-use/