In a series of lectures on Deism and the Religious Philosophy of Freemasonry minister and Past Grand Master Terry Tilton will show the development of religious thought which brought us to the Enlightenment and the Age of Natural Reason (with its discovery of reason and science to prove the existence of the First Cause for all of creation).  This led to a radical form of religious philosophy called deism which saw God as unmoving and unknowable.  This is not the…

Q&A session with the newly elected Grand Master of Minnesota.

Presented by WB Bradley Phelps Each day, I give my kids the same advice as they go off to school. When I first uttered the words, I didn't realize how important a routine it would become, or the lessons they would teach us together. Join us to explore important life lessons, and how students are destined to become teachers.

Presented by WB Shawn Carrick It appears that the ability to have open discussions of differing viewpoints is becoming more and more difficult in society. WB Shawn believes that one of the contributing factors to this is being able to understand Fact versus Truth. They would seem to be the same but watch as the differences are explained and allow you to contemplate them within yourself. About WB Shawn Carrick WB Shawn Carrick is a member and past Master of…

Presented by MWB Terry Tilton Christian armies captured Jerusalem from Muslim control in 1099 during the Crusades and groups of pilgrims from across Western Europe started visiting the Holy Land. Many of them, however, was robbed and killed while crossing through Muslim lands. Around 1118, a French knight named Hugues de Payens created a military order with eight relatives and acquaintances calling it the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon - known as the Knights Templar. Ostensibly…

Presented by WB Bradley Phelps Mentioned in the second National Treasure film, the Knights of the Golden Circle were a secret society around the time of the Civil War. The group is at the center of conspiracy and is said to have been behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Treasure hunters continue to seek caches of gold and silver that the group is said to have hidden across the US and Mexico. Who was this group, and what were they…

Presented by MWB Thomas L. Hauder There have been many books and articles written about the conflict between Freemasonry and the Roman Catholic Church and most Masons, and many Catholics are aware of the conflict. But how many actually have looked at the arguments from both sides? The purpose of this presentation is to take a look at the original documents and activities that started the conflict and what current Catholic thought is on the subject of Freemasonry. About MWB…

Presented by MWB Thomas L. Hauder There have been many books and articles written about the conflict between Freemasonry and the Roman Catholic Church and most Masons, and many Catholics are aware of the conflict. But how many actually have looked at the arguments from both sides? The purpose of this presentation is to take a look at the original documents and activities that started the conflict and what current Catholic thought is on the subject of Freemasonry. About MWB…