The Burning Taper

Last year W. Bro. Tim Bryce was ordered by the then-Grand Master of Florida to remove several excellent Masonic websites he was running from...

Merry Christmas from Mary and the Widow's Son, and from these Chipmunk wannabes.

This article first appeared on SacredFems.com on November 30. Maybe the chill of winter won't bother you on December 22 if you particip...

I'm not a fan of urban hip-hop music, nor of professional wrestling, so it's no surprise I'm only slightly familiar with rapper ...

Last Tuesday, for the first time since the last election night 12 months ago, I attended a Masonic lodge meeting. I went to the Stated Commu...

In Masonic lodges, an opened "Volume of Sacred Law" always rests upon the Holy Altar when a lodge is at labor. In the United State...

The Vatican has upheld Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz's decision 10 years ago that membership in Call to Action, a Catholic group founded i...

Science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein often mentioned the "Crazy Years" in his stories when writing about alternative timeline...

I found an amusing little conspiracy theory article recently that might have a kernel of truth among the wacky theories. Which one do you t...

Wiki Wars are nothing new. They've become commonplace, especially in the political arena, and politicians and their supporters are const...

Maybe he's the pagan Pan, maybe he's the universal scapegoat, maybe he's that mysterious creature Masons ride, or maybe he's...

My postings to The Burning Taper have been scant lately. I've had business and personal issues to deal with, and frankly, lately my int...

By now you've probably heard about the stage-rage of Michael Richards, the comedian who rose to fame by playing Jerry Seinfeld's wac...

A Wisconsin newspaper's investigation put a damper on a bunch of old bastards' fun this week by provoking police into throwing cold ...

Recently I've been called to task via emails for being "negative" about Freemasonry here on the Burning Taper lately. There ha...

You've seen National Treasure , the fictional movie that says the Freemasons collected vast treasures to protect them for the people of ...

Now that Election Day is over and done, and you're celebrating or bemoaning the win or loss of your favorite corrupt official, kick back...

A couple of items of Masonic news caught my attention today: The clubhouse of the Shrine Club of Huntsville, Alabama, has been seized by nat...

Recognizing Prince Hall Masonry: To Be or Not To Be? by W. Bro. Tim Bryce, PM, MPS I guess it is time for me to finally weigh in on the subj...

Bro. David Cooksey, Grand Secretary of the United Grand Lodge of America, moments ago finished up an eye-opening interview with David Person...

The royal son of the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England converted to Catholicism in 2001. This weekend Lord Nicholas Windsor ...