He was a 33rd degree Mason with Arizona Lodge #2. He also belonged to the Valley of Phoenix Scottish Rite. Jack was predeceased by his beloved wife Mimi and son Paul. He is survived by son David ...

Rusty is very active in the Masonic fraternity. In September of 2017 he was bestowed the 33rd degree by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite. In 2007, Rusty was installed as District Deputy ...

James Smith (Jim) passed away on Friday morning, January 31st. He was born in Independence, Missouri to Bruce and Dorothy Grace Smith in 1934, joining his three older sisters. A four-year-old brother ...

Of the thousands of people who come to the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple each year, far fewer ever get to a ...

Wake up early in the morning and take a holy bath before starting puja rituals. Devotees should place a wooden plank and place an idol of Lord Vishnu and light a diya (earthen lamp) with desi ghee ...

The most significant aspect of the Kumbh Mela is its bathing ritual, specifically the Shahi Snan (Royal Bath) or Amrit Snan, as it has been recently rebranded to, performed at the Triveni Sangam—the ...

Gary Mason began his journalism career in British Columbia in 1981, working as a summer intern for Canadian Press. One of his first assignments was covering the last days of the province's ...

Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters. He has covered the presidencies of Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden and the presidential campaigns of Biden, Trump, Obama ...

After the customary greetings, the penitent crosses himself: "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." The priest urges the penitent to have confidence in God.

Before discussing these rites it is important to note that different sources disagree on exactly what constitutes a rite and exactly how many there are. A rite represents an ecclesiastical ...