World Masonic Knowledge
In 2011 and 2013, the Grand Lodge of California’s Institute for Masonic Studies held International Conferences in conjunction with the […]
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Masonic Poems
The Old Master’s Wages
I met a dear old man today, who wore a Masonic pin, It was old and faded like the man,
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Mission Lodge History: 1937
In 1937 , Bro. Daniel D. Smith was installed as Master. WB “Dan” (as he was known) receives special mention
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Fool, Dotage, Libertine, and Profane
Masonically, a fool is a mature man without good common sense. Legally, he is of age, mentally, he is deficient.
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The Winding Staircase
Oliver Day Street defined the central theme of the Second Degree as: “In the winding stairs, an architectural feature of
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Lesser Lights
This symbolic use of the three lesser lights is very old, found in the earliest lectures of the eighteenth century.
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Banquet Night
"Once in so often," King Solomon said, Watching his quarrymen drill the stone, "We will curb our garlic and wine
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Beyond Obligation, True Tales of Masonic Outreach
Beyond Obligation, True Tales of Masonic Outreach A Son’s Promise On a Sunday afternoon in Corona, 10 members of Temescal
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The Letter "G"
The Letter “G” is a symbol of geometry and, also, of deity. The letter “G” reminds us that our every
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Freemasonry in Maine
On March 20, 1762, the Right Worshipful Jeremy Gridley, Provincial Grand Master for North America, issued his deputation to Brother