Masonic question who is your mother

An Internet presence allows potential members to research the group and decide if it is something they are interested in. The lodge was built that way to keep it low key, but also to provide a revenue stream, Hardt said. Masonry is a spiritual journey, Hardt said, but as long as a member believes in a higher power, he is welcome.

Just as younger people are searching for a place to belong, they are also seeking the intangible, Hardt said. I think Freemasonry can be part of the answer. We do not see it as a religion, though. Throughout history, Freemasonry, because of its secretive symbols and rituals, has been looked upon warily by some religions, including the Roman Catholic faith. The Catholic Church still bans its members from being Masons, but thousands of Roman Catholic men belong anyway.

But Masons, McCarthy and Hardt say, are mostly about the betterment of the individual and the charity work they do, which should make them compatible with religions.

About men are members of the Farmington lodge, Hardt said, but many of them no longer live in the area. An average of 15 men attend each lodge meeting, but Hardt would prefer that number to be closer to Freemason or Mason : A man who belongs to a fraternity of men Freemasonry that is bound together by oaths, based on the medieval stonemason craft guilds.

The group practices brotherly love, mutual assistance, equality, secrecy and trust between each other. Any man who believes in a higher power and comes to the fraternity of his own free will can be a Mason. Been interested in seeing what the masons are about. If any Mason is in the Denver area and would like to sponser me Unfortunately masonic numbers are dwindling. From a high of nearly 4 million in the US in the s, the number is down to around 1. The problem is that the baby boomers were busy with families and work, and didn't really have time or interest in masonry.

Then came the 'ME' generations of the 60s, 70s, and 80s that were concerned with wealth and self-gratification. That time period was hard for a lot of charities and community service groups. With the government going farther and farther in debt, and the likelihood that my generation will never collect social security or medicare, a lot of people have turned back toward service groups to help provide the 'safety net' for the underprivileged.

Unfortunately, masonry does not and will not recruit because our fundamental belief is that a man needs to come of his own choice. It hurts us in a way because we are not as visible in the communities any more and it's hard when you need volunteers but have to wait on them to show up. I think it's getting better though. Society is becoming more in tune with helping others and hopefully more service organizations will gain members.

I think all of us masons would be happy if folks joined 'any' service organization to help others. It doesn't have to be masonry, but we would love to have anyone that is interested. The important thing is that our world is hurting and we can't count on 'somebody else' to take care of us anymore. We need to love each other, comfort those who need it and make sure that the underprivileged know somebody cares about them and wants to help.

Originally posted by Masonic Light Originally posted by screamo May i assume as someone who is not a mason that the term "mother" and "grandmother" is not really referring to ones mom or grandma but rather a hidden way of asking what lodge they Actually Masonic Light, "my mother never told me her age" Massachusetts is the only Jurisdiction that the Blue Lodges do not have any numbers.

From what I understand over a couple years here there was a big arguement over who was Lodge 1 for a couple years or so. They finally had a Solomon like decision and decided that Massachusetts would not number their Lodges. I recently attended the Wardens retreat here in So. Ben Davis February 18, Is Rizal part of Masonry? Did Rizal join Freemasonry? What is the highest Freemason degree? Why do Masons ask how old is your mother? Is it rude to ask someone if they are a Mason?

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