Manly Honor: Part II — The Decline of Traditonal Honor in the West, Ancient Greece to the Romantic Period

Author: Brett McKay, Lodge Veritas #556, Norman Oklahoma Click Here for PDF Version Welcome back to our series on manly honor. In my last post, I explained the classic definition of honor: having a reputation worthy of respect and admiration in a group of equal peers. This reputation consists of both horizontal honor (your acceptance as a full member of the group), [...]

GL Speakers Bureau

Final call to be placed on the GL of NJ Speakers bureau – First draft goes out to DDGMs on Friday. Brethren, In an effort to provide resources to Worshipful Masters and Lodges that better enable them to hold meaningful and quality educational communications, the Grand Master and Elected Line are promoting the idea of creating a Grand Lodge Speakers Bureau. [...]

Manly Honor: Part 1 – What Is Honor?

Manly Honor: Part I — What Is Honor? Author: Brett McKay, Lodge Veritas #556, Norman Oklahoma Click Here to Download PDF Printable Article Across cultures and time, honor and manliness have been inextricably tied together. In many cases, they were synonymous. Honor lost was manhood lost. Because honor was such a central aspect of a man’s masculine identity, men would [...]