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Michael Ramos: Mason on two continents and new lodge development manager.

One lodge is rethinking what it means to protect and serve.

Member restoration is an important new program. Learn more about it.

A new sister lodge program pairs rural lodges with big-city siblings.

Newly installed Grand Master of California John E. Trauner opens up about leadership lessons, learning from history, and heeding the advice of his greatest hero—his dad.

The results are in: Help recognize this year’s recipients of the Lodge Communication Awards! See the full list of winners and view samples of their efforts. These brothers are truly raising the bar for the quality of lodge communications throughout the Golden State.

How do you tell a life story, set new goals, and define your legacy—all on a single lapel pin?

Reviewing the 40-year-old Masonic-inspired board game “BUILD.” Can Freemasonry stand up to the Monopoly treatment?

Masonic wall charts and floor cloths were once banned as too revealing. Now, they’re central parts of modern lodges.

For members of San Francisco’s Logos Lodge No. 861, creativity permeates all aspects of lodge life.

Musician Nate Smith of Table Mountain Masonic Lodge No. 124 in Paradise, California, turns loss into inspiration—and a fresh start.

A stunning new exhibition explores the symbolism behind hand-crafted Masonic folk art.

Masonic wall charts and floor cloths were once banned as too revealing. Now, they’re central parts of modern lodges.

How today’s makers are keeping the Masonic artistic tradition alive—with some twists.

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.

Once a year, the Temecula Catalina Island Lodge heads for the hills.

Meet the South Bay Mason who’s built a community on two wheels.

How a gift from one Mason to another launched a fellowship of camping enthusiasts.

A little slice of nature is transforming care at the Masonic Homes’ campuses.

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

Befitting an occasion as significant as its centennial anniversary, DeMolay International’s Northern California Jurisdiction marked the day by dedicating a commemorative bench and time capsule at the Masonic Homes —and then dumping buckets of water on one another.

Befitting an occasion as significant as its centennial anniversary, DeMolay International’s Northern California Jurisdiction marked the day by dedicating a commemorative bench and time capsule at the Masonic Homes —and then dumping buckets of water on one another.

In fact, nearly a century, Masons of California have celebrated Public Schools Month through a series of in-school events that include student performances, speeches highlighting the importance of public education, and check presentations. As the organization’s 99th Public Schools Month this April just concluded, the results of that investment continue to impress.

Help support the Masonic Homes of California when you purchase one of Grand Master Stuart A. Wright’s polo shirts — net proceeds will benefit the Masonic Homes of California.

Grand Master Wright has issued the proclamations below for 2019.

Similar to masculine Masonry, these feminine and mixed orders use Masonic ritual and symbolism as tools in the search for truth.

Women have been practicing Freemasonry for centuries.
Meet four women who are leading and building feminine
and mixed lodges today.

Women have been practicing Freemasonry for centuries.
Meet four women who are leading and building feminine
and mixed lodges today.

Women have been practicing Freemasonry for centuries.
Meet four women who are leading and building feminine
and mixed lodges today.

Women have been practicing Freemasonry for centuries.
Meet four women who are leading and building feminine
and mixed lodges today.

With Freemasonry expanding to new jurisdictions, it can be tricky to remember what one can – and can’t – share. How does one navigate conversations?

While the women’s movement offered women more political power, Eastern Star
broadened opportunities for women across the country.

Whether you need independent living or skilled nursing and memory care, the Masonic Homes provides a safe place to call home for our Masonic family.