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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin Lahners Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Abraham Stoker was born near Dublin, Ireland on November 8, 1847. He graduated from Trinity College with honors…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin Lahners At the opening of our lodges in Illinois, there is the following exchange: WM: “Brother Junior Deacon, The first great care of Masons when convened?” Junior Deacon: “To see that the lodge is tiled.” WM: “You will perform that duty and inform the Tyler that I am about…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin Lahners Freemasonry does very little to no talent development. For an organization that claims to take good men and make them better, that’s a pretty damning statement. However, I stand by it. In Business, talent development refers to the organizational processes designed to attract, develop, motivate, and retain productive,…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners I recently on an episode of the Meet, Act, and Part podcast, which I host along with fellow Midnight Freemasons, Greg Knott, Bill Hosler, and Todd E. Creason, gave a shout out to a woman that I had gone on one date with. I told her about…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners Worshipful Brother Robert Smalls was born on April 5, 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina to Lydia Polite, a woman who was enslaved to Henry McKee, who was most likely Robert’s father. He grew up in Beaufort, in the fields. As Robert was favored over other slaves, his…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners A first degree tracing board not unlike the one used by Dr. Travis Taylor It saddens me when I watch a television program and Freemasonry is painted in a negative light, especially in cases where our gentle craft is linked to false theories or concepts. Recently…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners Yesterday, August 15, 2020, was Masonic Visibility and Pride Day here in Illinois. The event was sponsored by the Grand Lodge of Illinois and Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois. The Grand Lodges asked that all Brethren help them “celebrate by wearing clothing (e.g. t-shirts, polo shirts,…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners I was sitting at my desk in the AITS building on the south end of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s research park when I received either a text or instant message from fellow Midnight Freemason contributor Greg Knott. Greg worked at the Main Library at that point,…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WM Darin A. Lahners Freemasons have been and will continue to be a target for conspiracy theorists because we are as they say, a secret society. As a freemason, and an avid follower of conspiracy theories, I guess I fall into the category of a hypocrite. For me, reading about and…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners My first installation at St. Joseph #970, before I became a Grumpy Past Master The very first article I wrote for the Midnight Freemasons blog was entitled “What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Worshipful Master’s Edition which can be found here: http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2017/06/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting.html. I talked about my fears…