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Spring 2024: Brick by Brick How a lodge-building boom is changing the face of Freemasonry in California. Read Flipbook X … Read more

Submit a Story to California Freemason

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California Masonry is as varied as it is historic. Our members are, after all, sky-diving risk management reps. They’re mystery … Read more

The Craft Meets the Carafe for a Coffee-Expert Mason

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A member of multiple Bay Area Masonic lodges shows off his serious coffee skills and explains his connection to the craft.

Donor Profile: Reuben Zari

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How a family’s love of Masonry inspired Reuben Zari of Atwater Larchmont Tila Pass No. 614 to give back to the California Masonic Foundation.

Donor Profile: William Lavoie

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A Southern California Mason reflects on his approach to philanthropy, and why giving back can help create the world you want.

Donor Profile: Ernest Salcido Jr.

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A driver at the Masonic Homes talks about joining the fraternity and giving back.

Donor Profile: Dennis Yen

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A sometimes-magician with Ye Olde Cup & Ball Lodge No. 880 on the thrill of performing and the joy of giving back.

Did Banksy Visit a Sonoma County Masonic Lodge?

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Could a piece of stencil art at Windsor No. 181 be a genuine Banksy?

Donor Profile: Hercules Valdez

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A former priest on what his world travels have taught him and how Masonic relief ties it all together.

Donor Profile: Mike Tagulao

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How a Filipino culture of generosity has transformed California Mason Mike Tagulao’s approach to philanthropy and relief.

At the California Masonic Memorial Temple, a Community Treasure

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For 64 years, the California Masonic Memorial Temple in San Francisco has been the home of the Masons of California. But it’s so much more.

Donor Profile: CMMT Board Chairman Mark Pressey

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California Masonic Memorial Temple chairman Mark Pressey has a special connection with the home of California Masonry.

Donor Profile: Patrick Muldoon

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A bridge-building Bay Area Mason reflects on the importance of charity, giving back, and offering Masonic relief.

For 2022, Masons4Mitts Returns with a Focus on More than the Mitt

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Masons4Mitts returns for another season with the support of the Masons of California and the California Masonic Foundation.

Donor Profile: Antonio Cimarra

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An aviation expert, this SoCal Mason has seen Masonic relief up close. That’s why now, he makes a point of giving back.

Donor Profile: Scott Spiegel

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A Southern California Mason explains why giving back is part of his family tradition.

Donor Profile: Roland Ghazal

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Why a California Mason and financial planner is planning for his own death.

A Masonic Mystery—in Miniature

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This miniature, golden metal altar—found in the Henry W. Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry—is undeniably cool. As for what, precisely, it’s for? That’s less clear.

Heritage Found

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How the craft showed a child of immigrants his roots.

Donor Profile: Edward Page

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A Southern California Mason honors his mother-in-law through the Masonic Homes.

Donor Profile: Cesar Aguirre

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A 20-something on Masonry in California compared to his native Peru.

The Deconstructed Lodge

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What will a Masonic lodge look like in the future? The answer is already here—and it probably won’t be in a lodge.

Donor Profile: Jared Yoshiki

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A Sacramento insider on why when it comes to Masonic philanthropy, all politics is local.

99 Steps to a Better Future

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A compendium of tips and advice for working with the youth orders.

Donor Profile: Romeo Escober

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Why a first-time donor summoned his father’s memory in giving to the DWB Relief Fund.

Afterburn

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California Masons have banded together in crisis before—perhaps never more so than in the wake of the megafires of 2017 and 2018; At a firefighters’ lodge in Maryland, members are driven to serve in more ways than one

Donor Profile: David Coss

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The Paso Robles fire prevention specialist and CalFire firefighter on battling wildfires and a global pandemic—at the same time.

Donor Profile: Fares Khoury

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The nonprofit American Advocacy Group executive on why charity is part of his Masonic DNA.

The Architect of Fantasy

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Whether he’s designing digital monsters for Hollywood films or founding a new Masonic lodge, VFX expert Bryan Godwin knows the secret’s in sweating the details.

Giving It as Good as You Get

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Bill Prentiss learned an important lesson in business: The greatest gift is in paying it forward.

Who I Am

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For one 21st Century Club donor, a strong connection to the material culture of Freemasonry has resonated throughout his Masonic experience.

Guiding Principles

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The president of the DeMolay Foundation, a Masons and Pace Setter donor, reflects on how the order prepared him for his role as a global CFO.

Acorn to Oak

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Celebrating 50 years of the California Masonic Foundation – and our most generous year in the fraternity’s 168-year history!

Chairman of the Board’s Message

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Past Grand Master John Heisner shares his vision for how our Foundation will make an indelible impact.

Coming Together to Give Back

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While their generous donations will make a lasting impact for California Masonic charities, Pace Setter lodges find that the impacts of their gifts are also close to home.

An Eye Towards The Future

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Pace Setter individual donors are motivated by a variety of factors. At the heart of them is charity and brotherhood.