Every week, The Friendship Files features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she talks ...

Masonic secrecy is not a way of hiding anything at all. It is the wrapping, and not what it contains, that is key. Secrecy is a way of enveloping bonds of fellowship in solemnity and sacredness.

The Freemasons say they are simply a fraternity that aims to make good men better and to support each other.Because they are essentially secret, however, groups such as the Freemasons can stir all ...

Freemasons describe their brotherhood as the oldest and the largest fraternal order in the world. Their mission is to “engage and inspire good men, who believe in a supreme being, to live ...

A Masonic lodge is where local freemasons meet and work. More than the location, the lodge itself is its members and their united actions to promote Masonic values and enjoy each other's company.

Search Encyclopaedia Britannica for the word Freemasons and an unusual though not entirely unexpected result pops up: the entry for scapegoats. The secretive organization that once counted George ...

The Provo Masonic Temple officially opens it doors to the community once a year, but the Freemasons of Utah County strive to improve themselves daily, believing their individual efforts make a ...

A local paediatric clinic has been able to spread a unique kind of TLC, all down to a fmaily connection with local Freemasons ...