Wednesday, June 17, 2026

The Keeper of the Treasure Chest: A Conversation with Julia Wells

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  There is a quiet hum to the Grand Lodge of Iowa Library and Museum. It is the kind of stillness that only exists in places built to hold m...
Monday, June 8, 2026

Cataract Lodge Supports Literacy Through Bikes for Books

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  Cataract Lodge #2 has proudly supported Bancroft Public School for many years in a variety of ways, including a reading incentive program ...
Monday, June 1, 2026

The Building That Protects Our Treasures

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  This is the story of the marble building in Cedar Rapids that was carefully designed to protect the treasures of our Masonic past. A Tre...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Announcement: Letters from a Freemason Has Launched on Substack

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  Announcement: Letters from a Freemason Has Launched on Substack After years of writing and reflection here on the blog, I’ve opened a new...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Tolerance Tuesday-The Compass Within: Self-Tolerance and Growth

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  “The Ashlar and the Ego: We shape ourselves not to erase what’s rough, but to reveal what’s true.” I n our pursuit of moral and spiritual ...
Monday, May 4, 2026

May: The Trowel, Building with Brotherly Love

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  The Trowel, Building with Brotherly Love A Lesson in Brick and Mortar One summer, my father asked me to help him on a job he was working. ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Tolerance Tuesday-Raising the Next Generation of Tolerant Leaders

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  “Tools of the craft. Seeds of the future.” The Compass and the Child In Freemasonry, we speak often of building, a temple not made with ha...