Issue archive
for The After Life Issue

Freemasonry offers a framework to living a better life. That’s why it holds so many lessons for confronting death—and whatever comes next.

In rural Tuolumne County, a new effort to bring a pair of Gold Rush era Masonic cemeteries back to life.

Buried among the rocks and rubble of San Francisco’s Aquatic Park breakwater, a reminder of a long-lost Masonic graveyard.

It takes a special temperament to succeed as a mortician—and one, it turns out, that Freemasons are well suited to.

Meet three Masons with an intimate familiarity with death—and the other side.

The Masons moved out ages ago, but their aura remains at the Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

A psychologist from the Masonic Center for Youth and Families is an expert on near-death experiences—and what they tell us about grief.

To some, collecting Masonic artifacts, rings, aprons, and jewelry isn’t just a hobby. It’s a craze.

In San Diego, get to know a diversity-focused lodge where membership is an international Masonic melting pot.

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

Get to know California Freemason Eric de Jesus, a Master Mason and master of taekwondo.

The California Masonic Symposium returns to explore Masonry’s spiritual roots.

The 18th century Benicia Masonic Hall, the oldest Masonic lodge in California, gets a 21st century makeover.

Thanks to lodge volunteers, Masonic Outreach Services can be everywhere to provide support to those in need.

Grand Master Jeffery M. Wilkins on how Freemasonry connects to life, death, and the cycle of renewal.

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