New Masons
There’s a new guard coming into Freemasonry at the moment, and while it’s only a trickle compared to the legions of the past, it is indicative of how many young people are looking for something more – something bigger than they are, and something that provides them values and ethics without cramming dogma down their throats. Hopefully I can do my part to bring freemasonry into the 21st century – make use of technology and media to give the brotherhood the visibility and public recognition that it has been lacking in the last century. The core of the craft is timeless, and I don’t believe it needs to be “modernized” to appeal to a younger or broader crowd at all – but that doesn’t mean that Freemasonry doesn’t need to re-examine it’s methods and public image in light of the new millennium. I think in small ways various individuals or lodges are making some changes, but the move forward into technology (for example) is being confused with the old fears of revisionists, and I believe this confusion is holding us back. Freemasonry is a wonderful institution and has a tremendous amount more to offer the current generations than most people realize – even current Masons in some cases.
That said, I will be “raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason” at the same lodge meeting when I will be celebrating my first masonic birthday, so I’m going to have a fun night 
Third monday in may I am raised to the third – and looking forward to it very much!
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