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The Trestle Board

Posted on 9 Jul 2020 by universalfreemasonry

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This article discusses the need for quality, not quantity, when it comes to Masonic membership.

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The Masonic Lesson of Subduing One’s Passions

Posted on 22 Jan 2019 by bpkcjgorr

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One of the primary lessons of Freemasonry is to learn to subdue your passions. On the surface, some might think this means to dampen and reduce your emotions – to become a kind of automaton. Quite the opposite is the case, however. As you… Continue Reading “The Masonic Lesson of Subduing One’s Passions”

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Was Victor Hugo a Freemason?

Posted on 26 Nov 2018 by universalfreemasonry

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Poet, politician, and playwright, Victor Marie Hugo [1802 – 1885] believed in the inherit beauty and worth of all mankind. He sought to lift the masses out of the darkness of ignorance and vanquish injustice by promoting the virtues of liberty, equality, and fraternity.… Continue Reading “Was Victor Hugo a Freemason?”

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August in Athens: Summer International Masonic Workshop in Greece

Posted on 14 Jul 2017 by karenakidd

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If the traveling Craftsman with an eye toward making an advancement in Masonic Knowledge was spoiled for choice with multiple conferences this past spring, another is coming in August. The third Summer International Masonic Workshop, scheduled from the 23rd to the 27th of August… Continue Reading “August in Athens: Summer International Masonic Workshop in Greece”

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