Journals

The Scottish Rite Journal (ISSN 1076-8572) is published bimonthly by the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Southern Jurisdiction, United States of America, 1733 Sixteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20009-3103.

Subscription Information

Domestic, $15 for 1 year; $40 for 3 years

Foreign, $37 for 1 year; $115 for 3 years (domestic checks only)

Masonic widows, $2.50 for 1 year.

 

Individual copies are available:

Current issue, $3 each
Back issues (if available, please specify month and year), $3 each.

You can subscribe to the Scottish Rite Journal via our online store or you may subscribe by mail using the address above.

Submission Information

Articles in regard to Masonry in general or Scottish Rite in particular are invited. Whenever possible, relevant photographs illustrating the article (length: 1,000 to 1,500 words), the author’s brief biography (100 words or less), and a close, formal portrait should accompany each submission. See examples in any issue. Also, articles should be typed, double-spaced, and accompanied by a disk record in PC or MAC format or via e-mail to Ill. Brent Morris, 33°, Grand Cross, Managing Editor, to: bmorris@scottishrite.org.

All articles are subject to editing and, when published, become the property of the Supreme Council, 33°. No compensation is allowed for any articles, photographs, or other materials submitted or published.

Please direct all communications to:

The Scottish Rite Journal
1733 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009-3103
Tel. 202-777-3152
Fax 202-464-0487

 

Bro. Roger Himmel holding a dragon plush toy; "Bro. Roger Himmel, 32°, The Mason who Fathered a Dragon"
July-August 2020

In this magazine:

  • A Legacy of Philanthropy
  • Master Craftsman Is Now Online!
  • Valley of Gulfport Serving Its Community
  • Three Dots in a Triangle: A Venerable Masonic Mark

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May-June 2020 Scottish Rite Journal Cover - Building Solomon’s Temple - Glass stereopticon slide, depicting the building of King Solomon’s Temple
May-June 2020

In this magazine:

  • Unearthing the “Molten Sea”: Relocation Leads to Rediscovery;
  • The Masonic Traveler: Hawaii Celebrates a Traveling King;
  • Bible Study for Freemasons: The Building of King Solomon’s Temple;
  • Passing the Tools of Leadership: 2020 Scottish Rite Workshop;

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A Real Craftsman: Bro. Norman F. Nichols, 32°, and the Woodworkers Club of Houston recently delivered 200 hand-made wooden toys to Houston’s Scottish Rite Temple for distribution to local children.
March-April 2020

In this magazine:

  • RiteCare Childhood Language Centers of California Help Children towards Success;
  • Bible Study For Freemasons: Psalm 133;
  • U.S. History and Masonry Come Alive in Colonial Williamsburg

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January-February 2020 Scottish Rite Journal Cover – Photo of Albert Pike Bust at the House of the Temple, "Albert Pike Bust Dedicated to Ill. William J. Mollere, 33°"
January/February 2020

In this magazine:

  • 2019 Biennial Session Sermon: Uselessness & the Task of Asking, “What Are You Doing Here?”;
  • The Craft Supporting the Crafts;
  • KidTalk Celebration 2019;
  • A Tale of Two Brothers

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Cover of the November-December 2019 Scottish Rite Journal featuring a portrait of SGC James D. Cole, 33°
November-December 2019

In this magazine:

  • 2020 Scottish Rite Workshops;
  • A Masonic Time Machine Via Traveling;
  • Freemasonry: 10 Signs You’re Doing It Wrong;
  • 2019 Biennial Session of the Supreme Council, 33°, S.J.

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Cover of the September-October 2019 Scottish Rite Journal, with the subtitle "Passing the Tools of Leadership;" In the foreground, Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33°, PSGC, (r.) prepares to re-obligate Ill. James D. Cole, 33°, SGC (l.). In the background are (l.) Ill. Melvin Bazemore, 33°, SGC PHA NJ USA, and (r.) Ill. David Glattly, 33°, SGC NMJ USA.
September-October 2019

In this magazine:

  • Freemasonry and the 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing;
  • Scottish Rite Spotlight: James “Jim” Lackey, 33°;
  • West Virginia Leadership Conference;
  • Chips from the Quarry: “The All-Seeing Eye”

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Cover of the July-August 2019 Scottish Rite Journal – Text: "A Common Bond, and Uncommon Time, and an Unlikely Gift" Photo: A ceremonial sword presented to Brig Gen Albert Pike, CSA by Benjamin B. French.
July-August 2019

In this magazine:

  • Albert Pike’s Sword: A Symbol of Masonic Bonds;
  • Time, Timetables, and the 24-Inch Gauge;
  • The Masonic Family Man;
  • The Three Rings of Lessing: A Representation of the Masonic Ideal of Tolerance

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Cover of the May-June 2019 Scottish Rite Journal – "The Mason behind Memorial Day" with a photograph of Major General John A. Logan's statue in Logan Circle, NW, Washington, DC
May-June 2019

In this magazine:

  • The Mason behind Memorial Day;
  • A Busy First Year at the Gulf Coast Masonic Center;
  • Looking Sharp! Masonic Straight Razors;
  • 1924 Kimball Organ of the St. Louis Scottish Rite Cathedral

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Setting the Stage in Santa Fe—Detail of the Cathedral Setting for the 28°, Knight Commander of the Temple
March-April 2019

In the magazine:

  • Staging the Santa Fe Scottish Rite;
  • The Story of Two Master Craftsmen;
  • Thoughts Inspired by the 31°, Inspector Inquisitor;
  • The [Masonic] Podcast Explosion!

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Scottish Rite for Children Opens in Frisco, TX – Photograph of Scottish Rite center and group image from grand opening event
January-February 2019

In the magazine: 

  • Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center opens in Frisco, TX;
  • We offer a successful recipe for planning a Robert Burns night in your Valley;
  • Valley of Deadwood, SD celebrates its quasquicentennial;
  • A member traces his ancestry and discovers his “Masonic Roots Run Deep;”
  • and much more!

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