tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post5657032452253967657..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Confirmed: Grand Master of Cuba Defects to the U.S.Christopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-43029420377664502952023-02-26T23:09:54.851-05:002023-02-26T23:09:54.851-05:00I am a Canadian Mason living in Mexico. I belong t...I am a Canadian Mason living in Mexico. I belong to an English speaking Lodge and publish a monthly educational newsletter from that Lodge. At a Zoom meeting a few months back with Canadian brethren a paper was done about Cuban Masonry. In that Canadians can travel there (directly) they were encouraging guys to go and to take items of regalia with them for the Masons in Cuba.<br /><br />I then got a write-up with beautiful photos on one guy's trip which just today I was putting into my newsletter for March. When I got it done I had a couple of pages to fill and I thought I would go to your web site to see what was new (giving you full credit of course Chris for anything I use) and I ran into this piece. <br />I took a couple of hours to think about everything and must admit that when I served as Secretary/Treasurer of my Lodge in Canada (for 14 years) I would advise any Brother travelling to check the Regularity of any Lodge they were planning to visit and actually thought at the time (from 1995 to 2009) that ALL Lodges in Cuba were clandestine... and still do!<br /><br />I have decided to put out the nice piece out in March and April (too long for one newsletter) and watch carefully how this proceeds.<br /><br />Thank you for your coverage on these subjects Chris.Bro. Francis Drydennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-17315122555213198362023-01-12T03:50:31.120-05:002023-01-12T03:50:31.120-05:00The last substantial news out of Cuba was about co...The last substantial news out of Cuba was about conflicts with the government about the grand lodge building, which is an imposing part of the Havana skyline. Apparently part of the building was or is occupied by government offices. The survival of Masonry in Cuba has certainly been a phenomena. Bro. Paul Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435030965629467739noreply@blogger.com