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The Luminosity of Souls: November 2013
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The Luminosity of Souls. Look carefully around you and recognize the luminosity of souls. Sit beside those who draw you to that." Rumi. Saturday, November 30, 2013. Well, nothing, I suppose, if you're satisfied with being the status quo and letting minimum standards dictate your level of performance. But what is our real purpose in doing anything? I've never heard of anyone striving for mediocrity. Where is the potency in that? I’m reminded of a passage from the Ancient Charge at Raising:. To teach other...
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The Luminosity of Souls: August 2014
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The Luminosity of Souls. Look carefully around you and recognize the luminosity of souls. Sit beside those who draw you to that." Rumi. Sunday, August 24, 2014. Maybe You're Doing It Wrong. What makes up the “free” in Freemasonry? Is it a physical freedom? Doubtful. As Bro. Julian Rees points out in his book,. The Stairway of Freemasonry. But if Freemasons have such limited freedoms, then what’s the point we’re missing? Are we doing it wrong? Do it right.”. Sunday, August 3, 2014. The Good in the Bad.
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The Point Within a Circle: April 2012
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The Point Within a Circle. Masonic Light for the Quarries of the 54th District. Thursday, April 19, 2012. Better Than I Deserve. Better Than I Deserve. One of the duties of the Office of District Deputy Grand Master is the presentation of 50 Year Service Emblems. I consider it the highest honor to be able to present those pins and personally thank my Masonic elders for being part of the continuum of Freemasonry. Better than I deserve. Society speaks of entitlements. As soon as that Brother finished speak...
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The Point Within a Circle: April 2013
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The Point Within a Circle. Masonic Light for the Quarries of the 54th District. Tuesday, April 16, 2013. 8220;Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.” ― Virgil Kraft. There really are a lot of things that I like about the winter. I love the look of new-fallen snow and the way it clings to barren branches; the way I’m forced to squint as the sun lights it up and appears to be coming from everywhere at the same time. Spring is finally here, however. Though a rodent from the 52. For starte...
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The Point Within a Circle: May 2012
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The Point Within a Circle. Masonic Light for the Quarries of the 54th District. Friday, May 11, 2012. Companions On My Journey. Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing. There is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make any sense. Rumi, Tr. Coleman Barks. My hope has always been that you leave either inspired, challenged, invigorated, called to action or some combination of those.
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The Point Within a Circle: February 2012
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The Point Within a Circle. Masonic Light for the Quarries of the 54th District. Saturday, February 18, 2012. Managing the Trestleboard: Work Is Worship. My remarks for the evening follow. Managing the Trestleboard: Work Is Worship. Nothing will work unless you do. This year, Grand Master Jay W. Smith has put plans upon our Trestleboard that, if properly carried out, will both strengthen the foundation of our Fraternity as well as add to the grand edifice that Freemasonry rightly is to the world. To stren...
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The Point Within a Circle: The Nine Lives of a Masonic Lodge
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The Point Within a Circle. Masonic Light for the Quarries of the 54th District. Sunday, October 19, 2014. The Nine Lives of a Masonic Lodge. Or We have a Warrant, now what? Standard Lodge No. 3579 (totally fake name) is now a constituted to work as a Subordinate Lodge. There is much to be done, but with hardly a dollar in the bank, they can’t do much more than gurgle, coo, and put their toes in their mouths. Fortunately they have a lot of siblings in the District who will help. Or Let’s get growing.
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The Point Within a Circle: April 2014
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The Point Within a Circle. Masonic Light for the Quarries of the 54th District. Sunday, April 6, 2014. I can be cynical sometimes. My guess is that none of you who knows me personally just gasped at that revelation. In my own defense, my cynicism is born from the fact that it can sometimes make people laugh, and I enjoy making people laugh. Again, no one gasped. The problem is that just as a good attitude can be contagious, so can a bad one. It will never work. How do you fix it? What’s the point? Ironic...
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The Point Within a Circle: April 2011
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The Point Within a Circle. Masonic Light for the Quarries of the 54th District. Thursday, April 14, 2011. On March 8th, I made my Official Visit to Penn Brotherhood Lodge No. 635. The Worshipful Master, Brother Art Lindsay, and all the officers were in fine form. We awarded four 50 Year Service Pins and it was great to hear those men speak about what Freemasonry has done for their lives. My address is below. What is it about honor and recognition that motivates men to take such risks? Why on earth would ...
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The Luminosity of Souls: We Could Be Heroes
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The Luminosity of Souls. Look carefully around you and recognize the luminosity of souls. Sit beside those who draw you to that." Rumi. Sunday, June 29, 2014. We Could Be Heroes. Michael A. Halloran, in his book The Better Angels of Our Nature. The Volume of the Sacred Law tells us that a man once spoke to Jesus about the great commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. “But Teacher,” the man asked, “who is my neighbor? 8217;” (Luke 10:30-36, NIV). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
