At our April Stated Communications, I invited a guest speaker for the Masonic Education portion of the meeting. Fortunately, I was able to get Bro. John Nagy, an old friend and Brother from the Tampa Bay area. Our paths haven't crossed in a while, but John recently wrote a new Masonic book entitled, "BUILDING HIRAM" (ISBN: 978-0-9793070-3-4) which is based on his research of Masonic symbolism. John has always had an inquisitive mind which has led him to ask a lot of questions about the meaning of Freemasonry. From this, he wrote his book as a series of catechisms explaining the meaning of our degrees and symbols.
In our monthly meeting, he read one of the catechisms which explained the 3-5-7 stairway in the Fellowcraft degree. It was very interesting and the Craft seemed to enjoy it.
Bro. Nagy is a good man and Mason who likes to ask the questions few people want to. I just hope his work is not misconstrued by the powers that be in the fraternity and he is not prohibited from continuing his research. Such work is very important, particularly now as young men join the fraternity and are looking for answers to the many questions they have regarding Freemasonry.
As I have said on numerous occasions, Masonic Education is extremely important to the vitality of the Lodge and the earmark of a successful one.
Until next time.
All the Best,
Tim Bryce, PM, MPS, MMBBFMN
timb001@phmainstreet.com
Dunedin Lodge No. 192 F.& A.M.
http:/www.dunedin192.org/
Dunedin, FL, USA
"For the Good of the Order"
Interesting post Tim
ReplyDeleteI agree about Masonic education being a factor in a Lodge's vitality. I've created a contributor to me blog named "Masonic Ed" for that very purpose.