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Detroit Masonic Temple: From Grandeur to Ghetto
This article was originally published in Issue 3 of Masonic Magazine. By Stephen Dafoe The Poet’s Tears & The Masons’ Shame Robbie Burns is standing in Detroit’s Cass Park with his arms folded. The poet’s stance suggests that he might be contemplating his next literary work, except for the tears in his eyes. Looking northward [...]
Full StoryDetroit News Reports End to Olympia Concert Pact
In an article on the Detroit News website, Detroit News writer Jaclyn Trop has a report on what is now becoming a fading deal with the concert pact with Olympia Entertainment. The article is reproduced here as follows: Olympia Entertainment, part of Mike and Marian Ilitch’s billion-dollar entertainment and pizza empire, confirmed Tuesday it has [...]
Full StoryDetroit Free Press Reports Illitch To Bow Out from Temple.
An article on the Detroit Free Press website by Free Press Staff Writers MATT HELMS and BRIAN McCOLLUM claims that “Olympia Entertainment no longer manages [the] venue, which will remain open.” The article which contains input from Detroit No. 2 Worshipful Master Bisham Singh is reproduced here: Management at the Masonic Temple said the Detroit [...]
Full StoryBro. Luke Bruhns Interview on National Public Radio
Detroit Lodge No. 2 Brother Luke Bruhns appeared on the Craig Fahle Show. The show was broadcast on Detroit NPR station affiliate WDET 101.9 FM at 10am on 11-10-10. Bro. Bruhns addressed public concerns that the Detroit Masonic Temple was not in use, and defended it’s viability as not only a fraternal meeting place for [...]
Full StorySpecial Communication!
URGENT: All Brethren, there is an emergency meeting called for the Tuesday of June 8th, 2010. It is highly recommended from Worshipful Master Bisham Singh that all members of Detroit Lodge No. 2 meet at the Masonic Temple on our floor at 7:30 promptly. Lodge will open.
Full StoryDas Vergissmeinnicht
Das Vergissmeinnicht THE STORY BEHIND THIS BELOVED EMBLEM OF THE CRAFT IN GERMANY This being Memorial Day I was thinking about our last great war, World War II and our Brothers who fought. I was also mulling about the atmosphere that existed for Freemasons in Europe during those years leading up to the conflict. Here [...]
Full StoryMemorial Day
Happy Memorial Day to all our Brothers here in America and overseas. We should take a moment here to think about all the Brothers who have passed on during conflicts particularly those whom were members of this Lodge. We hope that you enjoy the holiday with your friends and families but never forget why we [...]
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Full StoryA New Website!
I would like to firstly thank Worshipful Brother Rob Romanczuk for the previous iteration of this website for Detroit Lodge. We used as much as we could from the old site and ported it to this one so your efforts helped a lot to get things started here. Up to this point the website has [...]
Full StoryAphorisms on Freemasonry
Selected aphorisms from The Book of the Lodge by George Oliver (1782-1867)
Full StoryMasonic Bodies
Links to local, state, and national level websites for the main Masonic branches.
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Links to Masonic Orders and further degrees in which membership is honorary or by invitation alone.
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