Better
to sit with one Good Man who consistently takes action to Better
himself than a room filled with those men who consistently demonstrate
that wearing a ring is thought good enough.
-------------- MASONIC EDUCATION--------------
-------------- PROOF --------------
If your Overall Experience within the Society has not Trained you to
Demand Proof of what is Claimed, you Slept through the Lessons.
-------------- BENT --------------
There
are some Brothers so bent upon Believing a Deliberately Fabricated
definition made up by a group of men some 300 years ago that they will
consciously close their minds to an Actual definition used several
centuries before.
"...that Religion in which all Men agree... ...that is, to be good Men and true, or Men of Honour and Honesty..." -- Bro. Anderson
-------------- BLINDED --------------
Brothers Blinded by Light make for very Dangerous Traveling Companions.
-------------- COACH'S CHALLENGE --------------
Ashlar
Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone.
Common Ashlar
"Rough ashlar, a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common ashlar." [1913 Webster]
So here's the question: Based upon the above definition, when you take your Common Gavel and you hammer-dress your rough ashlar, what is it then called?
When
a Brother makes every Effort to Attack you for your Beliefs, it's a
Sure Sign that he was never Worthy of Wearing the Title of "Brother".
(I've had this occur a few times, and would have never expected it from members placed so high within the organization.)
-------------- NURTURE! --------------
When you continuously fail to nurture a man, it is delusional to think
that inviting him back for more of the same shall do anything more than
annoy him and eventually entrench him in resentments.
What must you do to change this experience for those you invite back?
-------------- THE WHOLE --------------
The whole of what Freemasonry offers is not about making better masons,
better Freemasons, or better members.
It is about showing men what is
required to improve themselves, and by extension their world.
Once
shown, it matters not where they do this.
How do you honor those members who go out and practice our principles as his own?
-------------- PROGRAM RATES --------------
If
only three Amended their ways, three Did Not, and there are nine that
are still Wandering Aimlessly, does that mean this Program has an 80%
Failure Rate?
-------------- PSA --------------
PSA for the Day...
im·peach
- verb: impeach; 3rd person present: impeaches; past tense: impeached;
past participle: impeached; gerund or present participle: impeaching
1. call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice).
Similar: challenge; question; call into question; cast doubt on; raise doubts about
Opposite: confirm
British: charge with treason or another crime against the state.
US: charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.
Origin
- late Middle English (also in the sense ‘hinder, prevent’; earlier as
empeche ): from Old French empecher ‘impede’, from late Latin impedicare
‘catch, entangle’ (based on pedica ‘a fetter’, from pes, ped- ‘foot’).
Compare with impede.
The offered definitions, from online sources, are not correct, However, the etymology is spot on!
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impeach (v.)
formerly
also empeach, late 14c., empechen, "to impede, hinder, prevent;" early
15c., "cause to be stuck, run (a ship) aground," also "prevent (from
doing something)," from Anglo-French empecher, Old French empeechier "to
hinder, stop, impede; capture, trap, ensnare" (12c., Modern French
empêcher), from Late Latin impedicare "to fetter, catch, entangle," from
assimilated form of in- "into, in" (from PIE root *en "in") + Latin
pedica "a shackle, fetter," from pes (genitive pedis) "foot" (from PIE
root *ped- "foot").
In
law, at first in a broad sense, "to accuse, bring charges against" from
late 14c.; more specifically, of the king or the House of Commons, "to
bring formal accusation of treason or other high crime against
(someone)" from mid-15c. The sense of "accuse a public officer of
misconduct" had emerged from this by 1560s. The sense shift is perhaps
via Medieval Latin confusion of impedicare with Latin impetere "attack,
accuse" (see impetus), which is from the Latin verb petere "aim for,
rush at" (from PIE root *pet- "to rush, to fly").
The
Middle English verb apechen, probably from an Anglo-French variant of
the source of impeach, was used from early 14c. in the sense "to accuse
(someone), to charge (someone with an offense)." Related: Impeached;
impeaching.
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It's not about justice. It's about sabotage.
-------------- PRACTICE! --------------
Freemasonry Closes The Door to Profanity But Only When It is Practiced
What profane ways do you still practice?
-------------- MEANINGS --------------
FILED UNDER: Understanding what was stated, and also implied, by Bro. Anderson
A
Mason is Obliged*, by his Tenure**, to Obey the Moral Law; and, if he
Rightly Understands the Art***, shall never be**** a Stupid Atheist***** or
Irreligious****** Libertine*******.
AS IN...
A
Mason is Bound, by his Grasp, to Obey the Moral Law; and, if he Rightly
Understands Acting, shall never Authentically Portray a Stupid Atheist
or a Disrespectful free thinker not bound by accepted religious conventions.
* Bound
** Grasp
*** Acting
**** Authentically Portray
***** Someone who does not believe in a "Personal" God
******Disrespectful in regards to Religion
*******A free thinker not bound by accepted conventions
-------------- BOASTINGS --------------
Maybe
a Crazy Thought: Shouldn't a Society that Boasts of Bettering Good Men
Act that out through Programs Supporting that very End and not just give
it Lip Service?
-------------- DO THE MATURE THING --------------
When you find what I post objectionable, offensive or disgusting, just
"unfriend" me and move on. Don't stay connected thinking you're FB
connection gives you the right to assume, ridicule, condemn, harass, or
dismiss me. We're better off disconnected.
PS - If you stay connected and do so as a troll, you're dishonest and you elect to be disconnected soon thereafter.
-------------- BOOK REVIEW --------------
"I just finished it. What I think is that it is the most profound Masonic writing that I have had the privilege of reading to date. It brings everything in to perspective. It both simplifies the Craft, and makes it more meaningful at the same time. Thank you!." -- Bro. Chris Bonner
Ritual
Instructs Men to Divest themselves of Vices and Superfluities, not
Common Sense and Decency. Use Ritual to Build your Brothers up, not tear
them down.
-------------- VIEW --------------
How others choose to view you has more to do with them than it has to do with you. How you view yourself is all about you.
-------------- STATISTICS --------------
The
History Portrayed by Ritual tells us that 4 out of 5 Ruffians Amend
their Ways. Let's pray that this Occurs more Sooner than Later.
-------------- WORK --------------
Ergophile (ER-go-file) Noun
- A person who has a special love or desire for working.
Forms: ergophilous, ergophilia, ergophily
From Greek ergon 'work' + Greek philos ‘loving.’
Used in a sentence:
"Monday mornings can dampen the enthusiasm of even the most ardent of ergophiles!"
-------------- SNARES --------------
Take
Caution with those members whose hate is so Entrenched that they can't
see their own Duplicities or Accept their Hurtful Flaws. Learn how to
Avoid their Harmful Snares.
-------------- 80 PERCENT YOU CAN --------------
The 10 to 20% of your life that you cannot control should never convince
you to irresponsibly dismiss the other 80 to 90% that you can.
AMEN!
-------------- BASED UPON ACTIONS --------------
If you go by how many Brothers Act, you'll soon come to Believe that to be a Progressive Science, Freemasonry must Maintain its Status Quo, and you shall vigilantly Defend this Belief unto your Death.
If you can't Be a Good Mason, at least make an Effort to Act like One!
-------------- BOOK REVIEW --------------
"Brother Nagy, you continue to amaze with your uncommon look at our fraternity. Your latest work, "The Craft Unmasked" is deeply informative, and inspiring to those who have found themselves adrift upon an expansive sea of Masonic myth without a compass to guide them past that proverbial rock, and a hard place." "Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas" Bro. Josh Piece, PM Kelly Lodge 1131
