Max Heindel 
Freemasonry and Catholicism 
An Exposition of the Cosmic Facts Underlying These Two Great Institutions as Determined by Occult Investigation (Easy to Read Layout)

*** This edition has a beautiful layout with a font size designed to make it easy to read ***i We do not aim to reconcile Freemasonry and Catholicism, however, for though they are both designed to further the emancipation of the soul, their methods are different, and the attributes of the soul fostered by one method will indeed be very different from the quality of the soul nurtured in the other School. Therefore, the strife must continue until the battle for the souls of men has been lost and won. The issue is not, however, the persistence of the Masonic or Catholic institutions; but the outcome will determine the nature of the training humanity will receive in the remaining Periods of our evolution. We shall endeavor to show the cosmic root of both of these institutions, the purpose of each and the training which each will inaugurate, if successful; also the nature of the soul quality which may be expected to result from each method.