Do you remember the moment the sword of the accolade touched your head and shoulders as you heard the words that christened you a Templar Knight or Dame? It was a moment I will never forget. But have you asked yourself what actual, real-world authority was vested in that act? The answer is simple. It was the fons honorum (Latin), or the fount of honour. A fons honorum is a person, who, by virtue of their official position, has the exclusive right of conferring legitimate titles of nobility and orders of chivalry such as knighthood on other persons. In the case of the Sovereign…
I am a Templar Knight – for real. It is my calling from God. I am also an Aquanaut – for real. It too is my calling from God. Therefore, you can take my word for this: it is MUCH more difficult to swing my Templar sword under the ocean than it is on the shore! You may think that this bit of Templar knowledge is of dubious importance. But I can assure you, it is not. I am also a NASA engineer and scientist. These too are my calling from God. From this experience, I can tell you that…
The title of this Battlefield Report is from the very successful tagline of a SciFi movie from the 1970s. The statement actually describes a scientific principle. Any sound requires a medium of propagation – such as air. In the absence of that medium – like in the near-perfect vacuum of space – no sound can move from its origin to an ear that can hear it. A Templar Priory is like that. In the absence of a medium of propagation, all the members hear is silence. Silence in any Priory virtually guarantees stagnation and decline. The medium of propagation in…
We are excited to announce The Temple Church Real Templars Seminar Series – real Templars sharing their intriguing stories, fascinating experience, and inside knowledge on interesting and diverse topics that are sure to capture your attention and pique your curiosity. We will offer the 2024 quarterly free seminars on the second Thursday of June, August, and November at 7:00 PM with a targeted duration of 1 hour, to include a short intro of the speaker, their presentation, and a post-seminar Q&A session. And you can attend these live presentations from the comfort and convenience of your home – or no…
This week’s Templar Battlefield Report is a brief video of the Prior’s presentation recorded at the 20 April Business Meeting during the Convent and Investiture weekend in Ocala. I encourage you to view the short, informative 14-minute clip. It describes a clear and concise road map for The Temple Church that I intend to travel with you for the next two years as it is my privilege to serve you as Prior VII. I pray to our GOD that it will be an exciting, productive, and absorbing journey for you, characterized by ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT leading to SUSTAINABILITY of our Templar…
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Eph 6:12 In this first Prior’s Report to be submitted by me to the Priory each week for the next two years in a series of 104 reports, I wanted to be sure and clearly articulate the spirit of my time as your servant leader. I wish to establish this theme as a battlefield, for that is what it really is. As our forefathers spent their lives…