1 Month, 1 Mason – Bro. Brenlee Hippolyte
My name is Brenlee, and I’m a 25-year-old Master Mason in Lodge First United. 140 GLSA. My Masonic career started on the 3rd of May 2018, one of my most proud days too date. It wasn’t until I found out a late family member of mine was a Mason that I took the step to […]
Square & Compasses No. 93 October 2019
Our founding Fathers, when compiling our rituals were well aware that human nature changes not in its essentials and will remain much as it is in the future as it has done so in the past. They took the opportunity to insist that we should avoid certain subjects of discussion in the Lodge.
1 Month, 1 Mason – Bro. Chad Beyer
My journey in the craft began on the auspicious date of 4 July 2019. For much of my life, as someone passionate about both clinical medicine and medical research. I have striven to embrace my mental faculties while playing rugby, regular gym routines and mixed martial arts have aided in building up my physical faculties. […]
1 Month, 1 Mason – Bro. Denzil McVie
My name is Denzil McVie; I am a father and a proud Freemason. One of the traditions to become a Freemason is to know one and to ask to become one. Unfortunately for me, I did not know any. Fortunately for me, one of the worlds oldest fraternities has kept up with the times we […]
1 Month, 1 Mason – Bro. Denzil McVie
My name is Denzil McVie; I am a father and a proud Freemason. One of the traditions to become a Freemason is to know one and to ask to become one. Unfortunately for me, I did not know any. Fortunately for me, one of the worlds oldest fraternities has kept up with the times we […]
Square & Compasses No. 92 September 2019
As any initiated brother will attest, the experience of the ceremony is uniquely personal and it is almost impossible to present an exhaustive account of all the aspects that left an impression on me. It was, in certain respects, a bit overwhelming and bewildering (as it no doubt should be) and some elements are even […]
Square & Compasses No. 91 August 2019
Happiness is an ethereal concept and difficult to define. It is many things to many people. What we can define is unhappiness and this is something we all have a handle on. One of the most powerful stimulants of
unhappiness is a sense of being alone when confronting a crisis.
Square & Compasses No. 90 July 2019
A Freemason is only as good as his word. His reputation is based on the fact that the “metaphorical handshake” is his bond. It is not a “maybe”, to be considered only if he has time. If he commits to a course of action, it must be fulfilled if he is to remain credible
Square & Compasses No. 89 June 2019
We all rely on our Higher Being to guide and protect us during our daily lives; but can he TRUST us. Do we have the right to expect to be guided and protected whilst showing disrespect to the sacred obligation that we freely gave to him? While Freemasonry is a voluntary organisation; being a Freemason […]
Square & Compasses No. 88 May 2019
How often do we say the first thing that comes into our heads, only to find out later that we have not achieved what we truly wanted because it did not fit into the bigger picture? We all have a “Boss” and our ritual refers to ours in various ways. In one of those ways, […]