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Spring 2026: Masonic Style

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Bradley Fafara, a member of Widows Sons № 869

The Styles and Fashions of Masonry

Meet the California Masons tailoring their own outstanding looks and shaking up what it means to be dressed for lodge.

A Closer Look at the Master’s Top Hat

A closer look at the Master’s top hat: A sign of status, a nod to the past, or just a clever way to block the sun?
An open collar with no tie at lodge would have invited side glances in years past, but today, polos prevail.

The Rise of the Masonic Polo

An open collar with no tie at lodge would have invited side glances in years past, but today, polos prevail.

Loyal Order of Lautaro

New Lautaro Lodge gives a lighthearted take on philosophical studies.
Nevada Lodge No. 13

Fun with Numbers

Lodges are assigned their number in order of their charter date. That doesn’t stop people from reading into them.

Of Togas and Tilers

A fraternity within a fraternity on college campuses across the country—and at the Acacia Fraternity house at UC Berkeley in particular.

Member Profile: KC Farrell

An illustrious ancestral connection discovered in the member profile of K.C. Farrell.
Masonic Outreach Services helps Masons reconnect

Finding Hope in Community

Helping lodges to reconnect and welcome back brothers, so that no Mason is forgotten.
Meet G. Michael Arnold of the Midnight Mission on building his community daily.

Donor Profile: G. Michael Arnold

Meet G. Michael Arnold of the Midnight Mission on building his community daily.
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Members of Palos Verdes No 883 celebrate the lodge′s charter ceremony on February 4 in Gardena. It is one of several new Masonic lodges to have gone up in California in recent years.

Meet the Builders of California’s Newest Masonic Lodges
California Prince Hall Grand Master David San Juan and Grand Lodge of California Grand Master G. Sean Metroka

For Two Grand Masters, an Opportunity to Build Bridges Between Masons
Prince Hall Freemasonry

Prince Hall: America’s Masonic Father Figure
Members of La France No. 885, the newest French-speaking lodge in California.

At La France No. 885, a Lodge of Bon Vivants

The Heroes of Masonry: They Wear Aprons, Not Capes
Mason of the Year Dennis Caoile of Widows Sons No. 869

The Exemplars: Meet the 2024 California Masons of the Year

Stephen Doan: The Mastermind
Grand Lodge of California Celebrates 175 Years

The Masons of California at 175: State of Evolution
Grand Lodge of California Timeline. Masonic history.

A Timeline of 175 Years of California Masonic History
Every day, Masonic lodges across California give back to their community in ways large and small. Taken together, they represent a massive, if overlooked, engine of community support and Masonic philanthropy.

The Massive, Invisible Impact of Everyday Masonic Charity
The San Francisco Masonic Board of Relief in the wake of the 1906 earthquake and fire. For more than a century, Masonic relief boards provided support to Masons from around the world.

How Masonic Relief Boards Provided Support for 100 Years
Masons want to give back. Now the Grand Lodge of California, through its Keystone Initiative, is working to help them do just that.

Whether in Lodge or at a Soup Kitchen, a Chance for Masons to Give Back
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Supporting Schools One Book at a Time
Supporting Schools One Book at a Time
East San Diego No. 561, 2025 Joe Jackson Award Recipient
East San Diego No. 561, 2025 Joe Jackson Award Recipient
Member Profile: The King Pin
Member Profile: The King Pin
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Winter 2025: Giving Back

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Fall 2025: Masonic San Francisco

Fall 2025

Summer 2025: The Performance

Summer 2025

Spring 2025: 175 Years

Spring 2025

Winter 2024: A Sense of Belonging

Winter 2024

Heroes of Masonry

Fall 2024

Prince Hall, Then and Now

Summer 2024

Brick by Brick

Spring 2024

Common Ground

Winter 2024

Transforming Relief

Fall 2023

The Magic Issue

Summer 2023

Revolutions

Spring 2023

Small Town Masonry

Winter 2023

The Temple Issue

Fall 2022

Southern Exposure

Summer 2022

The After Life Issue

Spring 2022

The Music Issue

Winter 2022

Bridge Builders

Fall 2021

The Filipino Issue

Summer 2021

The Drinks Issue

Spring 2021

Designing the Future

Winter 2021

The Noir Issue

September / October 2020

Dads & Daughters

July / August 2020

The Relief Issue

May / June 2020

A Beautiful Experiment

March / April 2020

2019 Annual Report

January / February 2020

Striking Gold

November / December 2019

Crafting Their Legacy

September / October 2019

The Outdoors Issue

July / August 2019

Women and Freemasonry

May / June 2019

100 Years of DeMolay

March / April 2019

2018 Annual Report

January / February 2019

Friendship

November / December 2018

Our Material Worlds

September / October 2018
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