Magdalo Lodge No. 79

Embodying the spirit of Filipino volunteerism that bloomed in thisstormy year, Efren Peñaflorida Jr. was named CNN Hero of the Year, theinternational news network announced on Sunday (Manila time). TheCavite City native pioneered a brand of mobile education, or the "pushcart classroom," for urban poor youth.

Peñaflorida,fondly called "Kuya F," was named 2009 CNN Hero of the Year. In hisacceptance speech, he said: "Each person has a hidden hero within, youjust have to loo...

WE'VE CONFUSED OUR PRIORITIES

Bro. Patrick O'Neill

Possibly the greatest danger to Freemasonry today is confusion — confusion of what it is, and what it is not. Without a clear-cut understanding of what Freemasonry is we find ourselves involved in extraneous matters. These diversions lure us away from Masonry's proper place.

After much study, Brother C. C. Hunt suggested that "Freema...