Tag: Benjamin Franklin
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How Are Freemasons Resolved?
How Are Freemasons Resolved? The final article in the 13 Virtues series focusing on Resolution.
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Resolving to Bring About Resolution
Resolving to Bring About Resolution – In this article, I will attempt to touch more heavily upon the second dictionary definition for the word Resolution in the hopes that I can help people understand the importance of it. The second definition being: the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter.
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Be A Resolute Freemason
The fourth principle in Benjamin Franklin’s Thirteen Virtues is that of Resolution. Good Brother Franklin defined it as, “Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.” It is to this end that I write this article, in which I attempt to focus our collective thoughts for the betterment of the Craft,…
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Order in All Things
Within this article, I’m going to expand Brother Franklin’s possible meaning to include something a little more directly relatable to our Freemason ideologies.
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The Order of Freemasonry
Freemasonry isn’t just about order but as a fraternal order it offers so much more.
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Benjamin Franklin’s Virtue of Order
The third in the 13 Virtues series, this article begins the discussion of Order.
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Silence Continued
For further discussion on Brother Benjamin Franklin‘s second virtue… This week I want to get into a little more detail—a bit more of the practical application of the science. Years ago, I was in a meeting hosted by a vice-president of marketing. A meeting called shortly after the V.P. had taken over the project and…
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Silence – Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Another in the Benjamin Franklin 13 Virtues series, Silence – Keep Your Mouth Shut opines on the benefit of silence when engaging with others.
Damascus Lodge #10 