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Are Freemasons Expected to Give to a Particular Charity?

Are Freemasons Expected to Give to a Particular Charity?

One thing that people outside the Craft don’t often realize is just how much money Masons raise for charity every year. In 2019 alone, the United Grand Lodge of England announced that brothers within lodges across the UK raised in excess of…
What Actually Happens at a Masonic Lodge Meeting?

What Actually Happens at a Masonic Lodge Meeting?

If you’ve never attended a Masonic lodge meeting, you might have heard a whole host of elaborate stories about what happens when Freemasons get together. From animal sacrifices to naked dances, conspiracy theorists tend to have a lot of fun…
Are Freemasons Really ‘Secretive’?

Are Freemasons Really ‘Secretive’?

What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘Freemasonry?’ It’s long been a term that has harbored secretive connotations, with many in society alluding to Freemasonry’s alleged role in many somewhat questionable rituals and practices. But is this way…
International Freemasonic Order DELPHI

International Freemasonic Order DELPHI

The International Freemasonic Order Delphi was founded in 1926, and was restructured in 1996, under the name International Freemasonic Order Delphi. The first Mixed Lodge was founded in 1926, under the aegis of The International Mixed Freemasonic Order Le Droit…
Brother Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill: The UK’s Most Well-Known Freemason?

In a 2002 BBC poll, former British prime minister Winston Churchill was named as ‘the greatest ever Briton.’ He is an incredibly popular figure in the United Kingdom for his gallant leadership of the Allies during the Second World War…
Groups Affiliated with Freemasonry

Groups Affiliated with Freemasonry

In addition to the degrees of Freemasonry within the Blue Lodge (Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason) there are other Masonic organizations and groups that are affiliated with mainstream Freemasonry that you can join. Each of these groups teaches…
The role of women in the history of Freemasonry

What is the role of women in Freemasonry?

In a seemingly men-only organization, you might be surprised to hear that women Freemasons have been meeting for more than 100 years and have conducted various ceremonies, rituals, and initiations in the same way as their male counterparts. Women have…