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During WWI, the Masonic Ambulance Corps was a grassroots effort by Masonic volunteers who were passionate to serve their country.

The Masonic Homes of California evolved from a 19th century widows and orphans home into an innovative apparatus of care and relief.

For new CEO Terry Quigley, there’s a solid foundation—and amazing potential—at the Masonic Homes of California.

On a cross-country Masonic charity bike ride, a California Freemason leans on his fraternal support network.

The Masonic Homes of California are more than just retirement communities. Take a tour around the wide world of Masonic assistance.

Through Masonic Outreach Services, California Masons are able to deliver care and support to members throughout the state—and beyond.

A new exhibition by the Grand Lodge of California puts past master’s jewels under the spotlight.

For centuries, Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist have been the patron saints of Freemasonry. But why?

At Ye Olde Cup & Ball No. 880, California’s first affinity Masonic lodge, members are dedicated to mastering two crafts: Masonry and magic.

In Santa Cruz, a historic Masonic getaway prepares for its 100th anniversary while maintaining a unique ownership arrangement.

This June, the Masonic Homes of California celebrates its sesquicentennial—and reflects on its next chapter of life.

For 200 years, magician Richard Potter—once the most famous performer in America, and a Prince Hall Mason—has kept the public guessing.

When a once-in-a-lifetime storm dumped 100 inches of snow on the San Bernardino Mountains, local Masonic lodges stepped up to deliver crucial relief.

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

Round Table No. 876 performed 33 degrees last year. Only one of them was for a member of their own lodge.

Author and “manliness” expert Brett McKay explains how ritual helps us make sense of life’s progressions.

For families in crisis, MCYAF offers a chance to regroup, reset, and restart.

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

In Vancouver, a pair of lodges are reborn as mixed-use developments.

AMC comedy series Lodge 49 showrunner Jim Gavin explains his fraternal influences.

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

Examining the divisive issue of religion that’s unified the fraternity.

When fire threatened their community, members of Kern River Valley No. 827 turned to their greatest asset to provide Masonic relief.

At the Los Angeles Scottish Rite Temple, a Masonic landmark is a testament to a the artistic vision of Millard Sheets.

Shinji Hara, a member of Anaheim Masonic Lodge No. 207, is one of the most in-demand lowrider artists in the state.

A new, younger generation of Masons is increasingly rising through the leadership ranks of the fraternity.

When it comes to the venerable quiz show Jeopardy!, Freemasonry and other Masonic themes are well-trod territory.

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

Fraternal societies like the Freemasons were born out of ancient, operative trade guilds. They weren’t the only ones.

Grand Master Randy Brill explains what small-town Masonry can teach us all.

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.

Artist Emile Norman never became a household name. But his massive artwork remains a treasure of California Freemasonry in San Francisco.

At Freemasons’ Hall, inside the Grand Lodge of California temple in San Francisco, the past and future of Masonic lodge rooms collide.

A skateboarding Mason and installation artist at Yucca Valley No. 802 is shredding perceptions about Freemasonry.

There’s no missing the massive, Egyptian-inspired wall art known as the Raj Mahal, executed by Mason artist Raj Champieri, at Downey United No. 220.

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