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From silent pictures to modern blockbusters, Freemasons have helped shape Hollywood for more than a century.

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Oscar Arguello finds fellowship through education and service.

Adding Up to Success

California Masons are helping families discover that math is everywhere.

Time Will Tell

Masonic pocket watches signal status and, at times, extend a lifeline

The Mason Who Built Hollywood

While movie stars captured the spotlight, Charles E. Toberman worked in the wings, creating the cultural

Coming Home

For veterans, every mission has a team. Civilian life should be no different.

Many Roads, One Craft

How two California lodges show that Freemasonry is enriched by the many paths that lead to

The Work of Beauty

Freemasonry’s third pillar is more than ornament—it’s what wisdom and strength look like in balance.
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Donor Profile: Toshiaki Saruwataki

Inspired by the Masonic Homes’ care for others, a Stockton Mason extends a lifetime of service

The Masonic Map

From Venice to the Valley, these Los Angeles streets honor Freemasons who helped shaped the Masonic

Then and Now of Masonic Los Angeles

Mapping Masonic LA’s past and present, tracing landmark temples, lodge-built institutions, transformed gathering places.
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Member Profile: Oscar Arguello

Oscar Arguello finds fellowship through education and service.

Adding Up to Success

California Masons are helping families discover that math is everywhere.

Time Will Tell

Masonic pocket watches signal status and, at times, extend a lifeline

The Mason Who Built Hollywood

While movie stars captured the spotlight, Charles E. Toberman worked in the wings, creating the cultural
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Fall 2026: Masonic Los Angeles

Fall 2026
Gold triangular emblem glows centered within concentric metal rings on an ornate bronze plaque, 'Sacred Ground' below.

Summer 2026: Sacred Ground

Summer 2026
Black top hat rests centered on bright orange background; hatband reads "MASONIC STYLE."

Spring 2026: Masonic Style

Spring 2026
Banner reads "GIVING BACK" over narrow street; volunteers serve food at a window while neighbors chat and children play.

Winter 2025: Giving Back

Winter 2025
Colorful paper city rises on a sunburst hill, with a bay and bridge below and Masonic and San Francisco signs.

Fall 2025: Masonic San Francisco

Fall 2025
Magazine cover showing illustrated panels: a man tying a bow tie, lit candles, and scenes from a Masonic lodge meeting.

Summer 2025: The Performance

Summer 2025
Golden sunburst emblem labeled "175 YEARS" on a blue decorative tile, with "1850" and "2025", California silhouette and flowers.

Spring 2025: 175 Years

Spring 2025
Wooden signboard proclaims "A SENSE OF BELONGING" with Masonic emblems and buttons, beside fields and a blue sky.

Winter 2024: A Sense of Belonging

Winter 2024
Hands tear open a shirt to reveal a red-and-yellow Masonic emblem on a comic-style California Freemason poster.

Fall 2024: Heroes of Masonry

Fall 2024
Stained-glass portrait of a powdered-wig man looking ahead, on a black-and-white checkerboard and starry decorative cover.

Summer 2024: Prince Hall, Then and Now

Summer 2024
Large hand places a golden scepter above LEGO Masonic figures in a red-white-blue ceremonial lodge hall.

Spring 2024: Brick by Brick

Spring 2024
Masonic lodge building: two people enter a lit doorway as cars and a truck wait on a snowy nighttime street.

Winter 2023: Common Ground

Winter 2023
Colorful California map showing small-town icons and landmarks with bold 'Small Town Masonry' title on blue.

Winter 2022: Small Town Masonry

Winter 2023
Magazine cover features a brick Masonic home set among sunlit green hills, with a collage of people and a modern building.

Fall 2023: Transforming Relief

Fall 2023
Freemason emblem sits centered on an ornate blue-and-gold magazine cover, surrounded by symbols, stars and angels.

Summer 2023: The Magic Issue

Summer 2023
Brass orrery rotates, small globe and planetary spheres orbiting above a circular astrolabe on a warm, blurred table.

Spring 2023: Revolutions

Spring 2023
Electric guitar being rapidly strummed — close-up of fretboard and blurred hand against a magazine cover.

Winter 2021: The Music Issue

Winter 2022
Temple façade bathed in pink light, tall columns looming as crowds ascend exterior steps outside at dusk.

Fall 2022: The Temple Issue

Fall 2022
Golden triangular emblem radiates sunlike beams against a star-speckled pale blue dome and ornate white-gold architecture.

Summer 2022: Southern Exposure

Summer 2022
Headline "After Life" centered beneath a winged hourglass, set on a distressed black-and-white Masonic poster.

Spring 2022: The After Life Issue

Spring 2022
Giant stone handshake being assembled by workers and scaffolding, helicopter lowering a medallion against a pastel sky.

Fall 2021: Bridge Builders

Fall 2021
Embroidered barong panel displays "Karangalan Pilipino" amid gold motifs on a California Freemason magazine cover.

Summer 2021: The Filipino Issue

Summer 2021
Cocktail glasses hold amber drinks with engraved ice cubes, orange peel and cherry on marble beside a bowl of nuts.

Spring 2021: The Drinks Issue

Spring 2021
Magazine cover: green-tinged Masonic hall with rows of robed members between tall columns under glowing concentric arches.

Winter 2020: Designing the Future

Winter 2020
Silhouetted man smokes in a doorway, casting compass-like geometric light across a grainy noir magazine cover.

September | October 2020: The Noir Issue

September / October 2020
Father guides daughter’s hands on an acoustic guitar, seated together on a bold, warm-toned, stylized magazine cover.

July | August: Dads & Daughters

July / August 2020
Small house sits sheltered within layered flame-like shapes against a dark magazine cover titled "California Freemason."

May | June 2020: The Relief Issue

May / June 2020
Young girl reading a red book amid a vintage collage of school photos, seals, and Freemason motifs on cream paper.

March | April 2020: A Beautiful Experiment

March / April 2020
Bold headline "THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT" in overlapping gradient letters radiates from a sunburst on a colorful magazine cover.

2019 Annual Report

January / February 2020
Large stylized GOLD lettering dominates a moonlit Masonic storefront scene with string lights and a full moon overhead.

November | December 2019: Striking Gold

November / December 2019
Embroidered Masonic sash lies spread, showing a painted crown and red fringe on wrinkled tan fabric.

September | October 2019: Crafting Their Legacy

September / October 2019
Solo hiker stands on a lakeside path, facing a distant sailboat and cliffs beneath a pastel sunset; camper parked nearby.

July | August 2019: The Outdoors Issue

July / August 2019
Title "Free Will and Accord" displayed in large ornate type, flanked by classical columns on a deep purple background.

May | June 2019: Women and Freemasonry

May / June 2019
Two tall candles being lit with wands over a podium labeled "100 Years of DeMolay," warm orange halo background.

March | April 2019: 100 Years of DeMolay

March / April 2019
Large stylized 50 formed by layered teal and green wireframe curves on dark background under California Freemason header.

2018 Annual Report

January / February 2019
Campfire glowing, embers rising between two tents in a pine forest under a starry night, with 'FRIENDSHIP' title above.

November | December 2018: Friendship

November / December 2018
Ceremonial book emits a glowing handshake projected across a golden background on a magazine cover.

September | October 2018: Our Material Worlds

September / October 2018
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