Category: Darin A. Lahners
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners As we continue to explore Dwight L. Smith’s seminal work, “Whither are We Traveling?”, we begin to explore his answers to the ten questions he posed for self-examination of the state of Ancient Craft Freemasonry in 1963. The questions he asked are as important and relevant now…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners As we continue to explore Dwight L. Smith’s seminal work, “Whither are We Traveling?”, we begin to explore his answers to the ten questions he posed for self-examination of the state of Ancient Craft Freemasonry in 1963. The questions he asked are as important and relevant now…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners As we continue to explore Dwight L. Smith’s seminal work, “Whither are We Traveling?”, we begin to explore his answers to the ten questions he posed for self-examination of the state of Ancient Craft Freemasonry in 1963. The questions he asked are as important and relevant now…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners As we continue to explore Dwight L. Smith’s seminal work, “Whither are We Traveling?”, we begin to explore his answers to the ten questions he posed for self-examination of the state of Ancient Craft Freemasonry in 1963. The questions he asked are as important and relevant now…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners On November 28, 2021; I celebrated my Ten Year anniversary of being raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. Thinking I was being clever, I posted on Social Media a post with the above picture and the caption: “Celebrating my ten year anniversary today…those who know,…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners Saint Joseph #970’s newest Master Mason, Tommy Justison, with the Author One of the most beautiful things about Freemasonry is the mystic tie that unites us. I recently found myself scrambling to find a lodge putting on a Third Degree for a candidate, Tommy Justison, who was…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners In September and October, Freemason Lodges across Illinois started to receive anti-Masonic literature like that above. This literature was deposited by a person or persons who not only have no idea what Freemasonry is or does, but that also decided to reuse arguments from Leo Taxil’s hoax…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners Editor’s Note: Given today is Halloween, I thought I would rerun my article from earlier this year documenting the Paranormal Investigation that took place at my Mother Lodge St. Joseph #970 earlier this year. I think that when dealing with all things paranormal, it’s okay to have…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners I am a fan of the Emmy award-winning Apple + TV show, Ted Lasso. The title character, Ted Lasso (Jason Sudekis), is a former Division II College Football coach hired to coach a Premier League Football team, AFC Richmond. Ted moves along with his trusty side-kick Coach…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners Newly Initiated Noble Darin Lahners I recently joined the Shriners (aka Shriners International formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. In all honesty, up until about a month ago, joining the Shrine was the furthest thing from my mind. This changed when…