For almost a hundred years the Masonic Service Association of North America has published the Short Talk Bulletins every month, discussing various symbols, lore, and Masonic historical figures and events, being the de facto "public face" of Masonry in North America. If Masonry in North America was a church, these would be the sermons. These have historically been sent out, printed and mailed. By subscribing to the Short Talk Bulletin Podcast, every month you will receive the current Short Talk Bulletin as a spoken audio file, and in addition will receive the growing collection of historical Short Talk Bulletins as they are produced. The vision of Anaba Publishing is to record all of the historical Short Talk Bulletins being spoken/delivered by various Masons around the country, preserve this ongoing legacy to speak to the world about the value of Masonry, and in so doing provide real and tangible support to further the goals of the MSANA: disaster relief, educational publications and masonic information. Membership in the Short Talk Bulletin Online Audio Library equals direct support for the MSANA. All content used with permission of the MSANA. Join the Library and donate here: https://gumroad.com/l/STBOAL
Secrecy V5N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by the Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in January 1927. Written almost 100 years ago, these words ring as true and relevant today as they did then, and we, who are drinking from wells we did not dig would be wise, indeed, […]
2/5/2024 • 12 minutes, 34 seconds
Freemasonry And Civil Law V32N11
Brethren this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is an abstract from a much larger volume by Bro Alphonse Cerza, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Freemasonry is a supporter of civil law, government, and justice. But seldom does it turn to the law for relief. Here we find […]
2/1/2024 • 20 minutes, 31 seconds
The Ruffians V5N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Rev Dr Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in September 1927. The story of the Ruffians is familiar to every Master Mason, and a grim reminder that evil men, acting from low and selfish motives, sometimes do throw the race of mankind into darkness […]
1/29/2024 • 12 minutes, 59 seconds
The Hiramic Legend V67N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro George S. Graffen, PDGM – Scotland, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. The Master Mason degree is called the Sublime Degree, and for good reason. I recently participated in a third degree as Senior […]
1/25/2024 • 9 minutes, 9 seconds
Our Masonic Responsibilities V59N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro H. Dwight McCallister, PGM – NC, and was first published in March 1981. Every man who comes into Masonry comes of his own free will and accord; he is not invited to become a member, and he must knock upon the door. Our […]
1/22/2024 • 18 minutes
Stones Of Evil V75N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Dr. Bro John W. Boucher, Cypress #295, Naples FL, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar #14, Bath ME. In 1996, several members of a church destroyed a garden dedicated to a brother. This is that story. Enjoy, and do […]
1/18/2024 • 10 minutes, 3 seconds
The Lodge Secretary V32N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy of the golden pen, and pays homage to these most important brothers in our Lodges. Think of your own Secretary, and how much he does. Maybe you are the Secretary of your Lodge; maybe you are the brand-new Secretary who has […]
1/15/2024 • 19 minutes, 20 seconds
Masonic Opportunities V66N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in January 1988, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. On September 11, 1987, at the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia PA, Lt Gen Robert D. Springer USAF was made a Mason at sight by RW Carl Stenberg, […]
1/11/2024 • 10 minutes, 31 seconds
Selecting A Line Officer V64N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Charles S. Anthony, PM – Paul Revere #321, St. Louis Park MN, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. We must agree that capable line appointments are one of the basic responsibilities accepted by lodge Masters, […]
1/8/2024 • 13 minutes, 2 seconds
Privileges And Pleasures Of Being A Mason V52N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode are the remarks of WBro Frederick H. Buck, PM – King Soloman’s Lodge #44, Shakopee MN, at a banquet held to honor his 70 years of Masonic service, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. With no further introduction necessary, […]
1/4/2024 • 7 minutes, 51 seconds
The Challenge Of Freemasonry V52N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is part of a manual for Masons, published by the Grand Lodge A.F. & A. M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. It is not easy to exemplify all of the tenets of our […]
1/1/2024 • 21 minutes, 29 seconds
The Holy Saints John V53N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1975 by Rev Bro Oscar Alan Gwyn, and was released on this Podcast previously. As this year finally draws to a close and we celebrate with our loved ones, let us again remember why these two particular Saints have come to mean so much to […]
12/28/2023 • 25 minutes, 23 seconds
Celebration Of Christmas V43N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Dr. Bro Joseph Blau, in remembrance of his father. May we all receive the gift of Immanu El, God with us, this season. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.
12/25/2023 • 21 minutes, 21 seconds
Let_Us_Illuminate_The_Path V94N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Brian Murphy, PGM – MT, and was first published in December 2016. The winter solstice is a time when the days are shortest and the nights longest, and we sometimes encourage ourselves with memories of brighter, warmer days. Here we have an excellent […]
12/21/2023 • 7 minutes, 35 seconds
Involvement Is Essential V57N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro F. Lamar Pearson, Past Editor of the Masonic Messenger, the official publication of the GL of GA, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. What to do with the newly made Mason is a challenge that has faced […]
12/18/2023 • 14 minutes, 8 seconds
Mentorship Program V73N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro David R. Flight, PM – Governeur’s #500, NY, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, ME. Here we find an excellent discussion of a program meant to retain and involve members. How many brothers have you seen […]
12/14/2023 • 14 minutes, 5 seconds
Masonry And Scouting V75N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1997 by Bro W. A. Bainbridge of Baden Powell Lodge #381 in Wellington, NZ. Upon contacting the GL of NZ and then #381, it was determined that due to age and infirmity Bro Bainbridge wouldn’t be able to record this Short Talk. However, the Secretary […]
12/11/2023 • 13 minutes, 42 seconds
To Give Is To Receive V60N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Ill C. Fred Kleinknect, 33rd, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar $14, Bath ME. In this season of giving, we also find some of our membership alone, stuck in hospitals that care for the body, who would benefit from some care […]
12/7/2023 • 10 minutes, 55 seconds
Guardians At The Gates V2N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from December of 1924, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton of Freeport #23, Maine. Here we find a discussion of the importance of the committees who investigate new applicants as well as those who examine visiting Brethren, still timely and yet timeless. Enjoy, and […]
12/4/2023 • 15 minutes, 28 seconds
Rule And Guide V60N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is based on “The Master’s Carpet,” by Rabbi Bro Sheldon Gordon, Ionic Lodge #186, Duluth MN, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. Here we find an excellent discussion concerning the Great Light in Masonry, which should be the rule and […]
11/30/2023 • 14 minutes, 5 seconds
Innovations V18N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. “…You admit that it is not in the power of any man, or any body of men, to make innovations in the Body of Masonry…” Many Masters […]
11/27/2023 • 17 minutes, 24 seconds
V69N11_The_Ohio_Masons
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Edward J. Lewetag, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. In this season of Thanksgiving, here we find a story that should reflect well on our gentle Craft from all over the world, and should make […]
11/23/2023 • 11 minutes, 6 seconds
The Church And The Lodge V42N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev RW Bro Forrest Haggard, PGCh – KS, and first published in May 1964. Here we find an excellent discussion about the perceived disagreements between our gentle Craft and organized religion and how they ultimately agree. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these […]
11/20/2023 • 12 minutes, 50 seconds
Freemasonry And Religion ARE Compatible V67N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Forrest Haggard, PGCh – KS, and is brought to us by VWBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. For much of the history of our gentle Craft, there have been those who say that man cannot serve two masters, and thus […]
11/16/2023 • 11 minutes, 44 seconds
Albert Gallatin Mackey V14N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Of all the brothers who have gained renown in our gentle Craft, few have made such an impact as Bro Mackey, who really needs no further introduction. Enjoy, […]
11/13/2023 • 17 minutes, 46 seconds
The Doolittle Pictures V14N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. The pictures which illustrate the emblems of the three degrees, either on a chart on an easel or projected with slides are practically universal in American Freemasonry. […]
11/9/2023 • 17 minutes, 55 seconds
Inspiration V51N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Bro Conrad Hahn, PES – MSANA, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. These are remarks that Bro Hahn made at the Supreme Council 33rd AASR NMJ annual session in Detroit, MI in 1973, and really require […]
11/6/2023 • 10 minutes, 39 seconds
David Bushnell, Father Of The Submarine V54N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar #14, Bath ME. While certainly a Revolutionary War patriot, David Bushnell was not a Mason. He did, however, exemplify the characteristics of an ideal Fellowcraft: acquiring useful knowledge and putting it […]
11/2/2023 • 12 minutes, 7 seconds
Sages Seers And Spooks V66N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Stuart Minor, PGM – MD, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. We are bombarded by information on a daily basis, but what of that is useful in the Fraternity? Here we find an excellent discussion, […]
10/30/2023 • 14 minutes, 32 seconds
Masonic Leadership V95N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Pat Hart and first published in July 2017. We may serve our gentle Craft in positions of leadership, from Deacons and Wardens through Masters and Grand Masters, over years and decades. We must never forget, however, that the true purpose of leadership is about […]
10/26/2023 • 8 minutes, 49 seconds
Tolerance V95N#
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by Bro Phil Pearce, Dallas #182 GA, originally published in the Rhode Island Freemason. We can all agree that Freemasonry exerts a positive influence on many lives, and not just those of its members. Tolerance, however, is a virtue noticeably absent […]
10/23/2023 • 10 minutes, 4 seconds
A Response To Critics Of Freemasonry V72N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was prepared by the Masonic Information Center, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, Master – United #8, Maine. Religious extremism in today’s world often begins with splinter groups, who maintain that their adherents must renounce all other beliefs. Freemasonry has come under attack because […]
10/19/2023 • 14 minutes, 4 seconds
Bringing Peace To A Troubled World V93N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was written and is brought to us by Bro S. Joseph Esshagian, PGO – CA. This Short Talk was originally presented to an assemblage of Masons of all faiths and persuasions, in Jerusalem, during a trip to Israel organized by the Grand Lodge of California. We can all agree that […]
10/16/2023 • 11 minutes, 31 seconds
Whatever Happened To The Written Word V56N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast was written by RW Thomas C. Warden, PGCH – MO, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. Scattered throughout the upper and western parts of the United States are immense patterns carved stone, made by long-dead inhabitants of the region. What do […]
10/12/2023 • 20 minutes, 19 seconds
The Enemy Within V16N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro David Asherman, Freeport #23, ME. Much ado has been made of attacks on Freemasonry by those from without, largely steeped in ignorance. Some of the most insidious, however, come from within. Here, we find […]
10/9/2023 • 17 minutes, 43 seconds
Three Distinct Knocks V40N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, first published in July 1962. Here we find an exploration of the symbolism behind that act which first brings candidates into the Light of Freemasonry. This is a topic that is rarely discussed outside of the ritual, yet one that has […]
10/5/2023 • 13 minutes, 8 seconds
To Polish And Adorn The Mind V98N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by RW Bro David Sandy, PGCh – MD. It has been said that technology is making us dumber and less able to retain information for any length of time. Here we find an explanation and a quite convincing case that Freemasonry […]
10/2/2023 • 10 minutes, 16 seconds
Three Chaplains V34N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in March 1956. This Bulletin illuminates no ritual, explains no allegories or symbols. It does, however, tell the tale of three Masonic chaplains along with incidents that illuminate the vital role these Lodge officers play in the […]
9/28/2023 • 15 minutes, 58 seconds
The Medicine Man And The Senior Deacon V96N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Jim Tresner, first published in July 2018. As many Lodges come out of summer darkness to resume active work, my role as Senior Deacon, as explained to me by RW Bro Harry Grinder (PDDGM 14th, ME), is the best seat in the house. This […]
9/25/2023 • 9 minutes, 5 seconds
The 47th Problem V8N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and is brought to us by Bro Phil Pearce from Dallas Lodge #182 GA. The ritual lauds this sublime mathematical expression, but the explanation of WHY Masons everywhere revere it, and what connection it has to Freemasonry and the […]
9/21/2023 • 17 minutes, 46 seconds
Our Public Schools V1N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April 1923, and is by an unknown author. As we settle into the rhythms of autumn, taking a look at one primary focus, Public Education, seems like a good idea. Here we find just that: an examination of the greatest public enterprise in this […]
9/18/2023 • 15 minutes, 12 seconds
The Golden Rule And Freemasonry V26N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and first published in December 1948. What a transformation this old world would witness, and how it would be filled with joy and thanksgiving if men would learn and practice and live by the golden rule. Is it too much to […]
9/14/2023 • 18 minutes, 24 seconds
Masonry’s Plan V76N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episodes was written by MW Bro James C. Callahan, PGM – CO, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. In the words of our brother George Washington, “So far as I am concerned, the great purpose of Freemasonry is to […]
9/11/2023 • 9 minutes, 21 seconds
St George And The Dragon V101N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by RW Bro Rich Van Doren, Past Grand Commander of the Knights Templar Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and lifetime member of Lake Harriet Lodge #277 of Minnesota. St. George has been known for centuries, but the often murky history […]
9/7/2023 • 14 minutes, 17 seconds
Work Work Work V58N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Ill Bro Alphonse Cerza, 33rd, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar #14, Bath ME. Work has always been an important concept and word to Americans and to Freemasons. Here we find an excellent discussion about work, what it means, […]
9/4/2023 • 15 minutes, 42 seconds
Brotherhood Of Man And Manhood Of A Brother V101N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by RW Bro David Sandy, PGCh – MD. The stresses of modern life, as well as the questionable role of masculinity in society leaves many brothers wondering what our role, as Masons, can still bring to our communities. Here, we find […]
8/31/2023 • 10 minutes, 19 seconds
Courage V95N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by RW Bro David Sandy – PM Mt. Moriah #116 MD and PGCh – MD. The Cardinal virtues of Freemasonry are temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice. Here we find an excellent discussion of the second of these, also known as courage. […]
8/28/2023 • 7 minutes, 53 seconds
The Altar V2N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in February 1924. As we are revisiting some central themes of the Craft written about by our esteemed brother, we find an excellent discussion of the Altar, which represents a center of focus in our Lodges, which […]
8/24/2023 • 15 minutes, 18 seconds
Some Masonic Poetry V82N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April 2004, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Rudyard Kipling and Robert Burns dominate Masonic Poetry. The following were chosen to introduce new readers and listeners to some Masonic poetry; not as well known, […]
8/21/2023 • 10 minutes, 35 seconds
The Letter G V5N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Was written by the Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in July 1927. Even a stranger, visiting a Masonic Lodge for the first time, will be struck by the Letter G, prominently displayed over the seat of the Worshipful Master. Here, as we visit the words of […]
8/17/2023 • 12 minutes, 23 seconds
A Layman Looks At Masonry V51N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episodes was an address by Mr. C. Leroy Miller, Editor of The Enterprise in Ponchatoula, LA, to the members of Pine Grove Lodge #288 in that city, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar #14, Bath ME. While Mr. Miller has obviously been favorably […]
8/14/2023 • 17 minutes, 6 seconds
The Lesser Lights V4N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February 1926m and is by an unknown author. Here, we consider one of the symbols of the Entered Apprentice degree that receives less fanfare than others, but is well worth considering, as indeed, all of the Craft’s symbols are, as this timeless wisdom has […]
8/10/2023 • 18 minutes, 35 seconds
Some Misconceptions About Freemasonry V36N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is by an unknown author, was first published in August 1958, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Lodge, Bath ME. This bulletin is meant to ease the minds of brethren who are troubled by some of the misconceptions that are presented by […]
8/7/2023 • 22 minutes, 25 seconds
The Holy Bible V2N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in March 1924. As we enjoy the golden days of summer, let us also reflect on the third Great Light, always opened when the Lodge is open, and closed when the Lodge is closed, representing the way […]
8/3/2023 • 14 minutes, 1 second
The Compasses V2N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, one of Masonry’s greatest voices. As we celebrate his birth, and also passing a half million Podcast episode downloads, it seems a good time to pay a visit to the Compasses which, almost always taken in company with the […]
7/31/2023 • 13 minutes, 52 seconds
Masonic Ritual As An Educational Tool V60N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Aubrey L. Burbank, PGM – ME, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. What role does Masonic ritual play in education? Does education depend on the evolution of the ritual? These excellent questions are […]
7/27/2023 • 9 minutes, 51 seconds
The Square V2N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is somewhat celebrative for two reasons: first, we are celebrating the birth of Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, the author of this Short Talk and one of Masonry’s greatest voices; and second, we are celebrating that more than half a million Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episodes have […]
7/24/2023 • 13 minutes, 33 seconds
Jack The Ripper (From Hell) V79N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Jay Kinney, Mill Valley #356 – CA, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, ME. The many sensationalist efforts to tie the grisly murders of the 1880s to Freemasonry have been the cause of much concern to members […]
7/20/2023 • 9 minutes, 10 seconds
The 47th Problem V8N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and is brought to us by Bro Phil Pearce, Dallas #182, GA. Of all the symbols that appear in the work of the sublime degree, the 47th problem of Euclid is perhaps given less attention than the esteem in […]
7/17/2023 • 17 minutes, 46 seconds
The Blue Blanket V72N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Ian P. Watson, Member of the Lodge Of Journeyman Masons #8, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. The Blue Blanket is a Scottish Craft banner, about which several books have been written, most of which contain […]
7/13/2023 • 11 minutes, 11 seconds
We Work In Speculative Masonry V46N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February 1968, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star, Bath, Maine. The title of this Short Talk is expressed clearly to the candidate in the middle chamber lecture, with the dual purpose of distinguishing our […]
7/10/2023 • 14 minutes, 7 seconds
The 4th Of July V2N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in July 1924. The American revolution still stands, not only as the birth hour of our republic, but as the beginning of a new and great era in the history of humanity. Enjoy, and do […]
7/6/2023 • 13 minutes, 48 seconds
Stars Of Glory V20N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Daniel Margasa, Amity Mosaic Lodge, Danvers MA. This episode was written in the dark days of WWII, when the world needed a reason to keep fighting the dark powers of oppression, and here we […]
7/3/2023 • 19 minutes, 8 seconds
What Did You Expect? V41N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Elbert Beede, Editor Emeritus of the Oregon Freemason, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star, Bath, ME. Before any of us submitted our petitions, we had certain expectations of what Freemasonry might be for us. Similarly, does Freemasonry […]
6/29/2023 • 18 minutes, 35 seconds
The Wardens Columns V51N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in August 1973, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. Here we find a discussion of the practice of raising and lowering the Wardens’ Columns during open Lodge, a practice that is no […]
6/26/2023 • 13 minutes, 27 seconds
For The Good Of The Order V1N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Rev Dr Joseph Fort Newton, and is the substance of an address he gave to the Masonic Service Association’s annual conference. Why do we, as Masons, do what we do? The answer is rooted in the founding principles of the order: Brotherly Love, […]
6/22/2023 • 14 minutes, 3 seconds
The Mentor’s Gavel V95N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by RW Bro Michael Johnson, PGJD – KA, originally published in November 2017. Our Operative brethren used the common gavel to break off the rough corners of stones, making them more fit for the Builder’s use. We, as Free and Accepted […]
6/19/2023 • 8 minutes, 57 seconds
A Little Flag Waving V46N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Stewart M. L. Pollard, son of MW Bro Ralph J. Pollard, PGM – Maine, first published in July 1968. On this holiday in the U. S., Flag Day, we find an inspiring discussion of our uses in the Lodge which specifically can and do […]
6/15/2023 • 11 minutes, 46 seconds
Free Will And Accord V26N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in January of 1948. Here we find an interesting discussion of these two terms, familiar to all Masons, and why both are needed in affirming our desire for more Light. Enjoy, and do […]
6/13/2023 • 18 minutes, 26 seconds
The Gavel Of Authority V9N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. The common gavel is an instrument made use of by operative Masons to break off the corners of rough stones, the better to fit them for the builder’s use. […]
6/12/2023 • 19 minutes, 36 seconds
Red V4N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is by an unknown author, first published in September 1926. This is an interesting historical perspective, a snapshot of the mind of American Masonry still recovering from World War I, and concerned about the rise of communism. It is a timely message, and yet one we of today […]
6/8/2023 • 13 minutes, 20 seconds
As A Man Thinketh V39N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in July 1961. Here we find an examination of ideas in the book of the same title, written by James Allen. How in his own thought world, each man holds the key to every condition, good or bad, that enters his life, and that by […]
6/5/2023 • 15 minutes, 5 seconds
Ritual Education V92N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Richard C. Freedman and RW Bro Glen K. Rueben, both of the GL of NY, and is brought to us by RW Bro Tim Martel, PDDGM 14th, Maine. Our ritual is a catalyst for Masonic thought, philosophy, and the understanding of Masonic history. […]
6/1/2023 • 8 minutes, 34 seconds
Thoughts On Memorial Day V55N5
Brethren, as has become traditional on this day of remembrance, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Fordham Tabor, and first published in May of 1977. On this day in towns and cities across the land we pause to remember and give tribute to those that have given the ultimate sacrifice […]
5/29/2023 • 12 minutes, 46 seconds
Alas My Brother V70N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Ray Burgess, PGM – LA, who feels like an old friend on this Memorial Day Weekend. The Worshipful Master, holding the evergreen, says, “This Evergreen, which once marked the temporary resting place of the illustrious dead, is an emblem of our faith in […]
5/25/2023 • 8 minutes, 36 seconds
National Sojourners V94N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is an updated version of one originally published in 1989, taking into consideration the advances in programming and membership over the last quarter century. Most Masons have heard the term “Sojourning Mason”. But did you know there is actually a recognized organization called National Sojourners? Began in the […]
5/22/2023 • 10 minutes, 15 seconds
Reading With Masonic Perspective V94N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl A. Krauss, PGM – SK, and first published in January 2016. If we have a Masonic background, we often come across passages in literature that are quite differently illuminated. Huckleberry Finn for example, written by Mark Twain, a Mason, takes on entirely […]
5/18/2023 • 7 minutes, 55 seconds
Circle Getting Too Small V94N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Raymond J. Hartman, PM – Lodge #106, Williamsport, PA, and first published in March 2016. Many of the members of our gentle Craft are getting on in years. What is it going to take for the circle to expand again? Here we find an […]
5/15/2023 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Shaws Freemasonry V80N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Robert L.D. Cooper, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. William Shaw is arguably the father of modern Freemasonry. Here we find an excellent discussion about him, and why we owe him the great debt that […]
5/11/2023 • 9 minutes, 30 seconds
Windlass And Rope V20N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and first published in May 1942. Civilizations come into being, exist, and are buried. In many lands are the ruins of ancient cities, one atop another. Dig, and the last to die comes to light. Dig further, and an older one […]
5/8/2023 • 18 minutes, 51 seconds
Where Have All The Past Masters Gone? V93N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Edward Potter, and is brought to us by RW Bro Pete Cutler, PDDGM 14th, Maine. We wonder, in our progression to the East, how all the details are taken care of: ritual; business meetings; funerals… A recent Past Master wondered how his year passed […]
5/4/2023 • 8 minutes, 17 seconds
Gold In Them Thar Words V93N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Vern Wertz, PGM – OR, and was first published in April 2015. “Gold! Gold!” the cry has echoed across the ages. But how does it relate to Freemasonry? Here we find an excellent discussion of the gold there is to find in our […]
5/1/2023 • 10 minutes, 47 seconds
Lumber And Ashlars V92N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro William Beecher, PGM – WI, and first published in August 2014. As any builder knows, there are different qualities of different wood and stone that one might choose. This is also true of our Fraternity, and here we find an excellent discussion of […]
4/27/2023 • 8 minutes, 17 seconds
Freedoms We Don’t Use V93N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev RW Bro David Ritchie, PGCh – WI, and is brought to us by Bro Erick Weiss, Freeport #23, Maine. After a trip abroad, a question was asked about whether Americans really had that much freedom. The response: We have freedoms we don’t even use! […]
4/24/2023 • 7 minutes, 33 seconds
Untempered Mortar V91N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Douglas Reese, PM – Temperance Lodge, Smithfield MS, and is brought to us by RW Tim Martel, PDDGM 14th, Maine. “…That which unites the whole into one common mass…” is a phrase we are familiar with concerning the use of the Trowel. But […]
4/19/2023 • 9 minutes, 10 seconds
That Other Guy Named Albert V93N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Arturo de Hoyos, and was first published in July 2015. If one were to ask about a famous Scottish Rite brother named Albert… one might certainly suggest Albert Pike, a most towering figure. But we cannot afford to forget that other Albert, who, in […]
4/17/2023 • 9 minutes, 37 seconds
Covering Of A Lodge V27N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Freeport #23, Maine. “…No less than the clouded canopy or starry-decked heaven, where all good Masons hope at last to arrive…” Is recognized by all Masons as the description of the Covering […]
4/13/2023 • 18 minutes, 12 seconds
Easter Lillies And Acacia V7N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in April 1929. Spring brings us to Easter Day, the festival of memory and hope. It is as if the seasons of the soul are in accord with the seasons of the year. Here we find […]
4/9/2023 • 13 minutes, 42 seconds
The Spirit Of Masonry V1N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast Episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in May 1923. Outside of the home and house of God, there is nothing more beautiful than the Spirit of Masonry. Gentle, gracious, and wise, it’s mission is to form mankind into a great, redemptive brotherhood, […]
4/6/2023 • 26 minutes, 30 seconds
Masonic Awareness In The Lodge V83N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in September 2005, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. The MSA has undertaken the task of preparing a Masonic public awareness program, and this episode is an extract from that program. Enjoy, and do share this […]
4/3/2023 • 11 minutes, 13 seconds
Masonic Charity V75N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Br. J. M. Hamil, Quator Coronati #2076, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, United #8, Maine. Freemasonry is founded upon the three core values of Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth. The second of these we can more specifically under the larger topic […]
3/30/2023 • 10 minutes, 9 seconds
An Erring Brother V4N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in October 1926. Next to the word ‘Mother”, no word in our language has more meaning and music in it than the word ‘Brother’. Because we are human, sometimes we forget, and need reminding about the […]
3/27/2023 • 12 minutes, 25 seconds
Masonic Etiquette V76N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Nelson, PGM – AZ, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick Maine. We may remember that Masonic Etiquette is nothing more than common politeness and manners, and is not concerned with specific duties we perform in […]
3/23/2023 • 11 minutes, 26 seconds
The Short Talk Bulletin V16N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and first published in December 1938. This bulletin represents the conclusion of the first 16 years of STBs, and celebrates itself as the 192nd such Bulletin. What was begun as an experiment in short, digestible, sugar coated bits of Freemasonry has […]
3/20/2023 • 8 minutes, 22 seconds
Baphomet Revisited V71N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Bro Thomas E. Ware, PhD, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Here we find an excellent, if controversial, exploration of the idea that faith without understanding leads to division, not unity. Enjoy, and do share […]
3/16/2023 • 12 minutes, 44 seconds
Hierarchy Of Needs And Masonic Membership V90N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Kevin B. Todd, PGM – OH, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Freeport #23, ME. Masonry is like a large rock in the middle of a river. It sits, unmoving, while the water flows around and sometime over it. Here […]
3/13/2023 • 12 minutes, 29 seconds
Investing In Freemasonry V79N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Richard H. Curtiss, PM – Good Samaritan Lodge, Reading MA and Editor – Northern Light, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. If shares of Freemasonry were offered today, would you buy into it? Would you consider […]
3/8/2023 • 9 minutes, 18 seconds
Preserving Our Heritage V74N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Ralph B. Duncan, PDDGM 11th – MA, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, ME. The American Heritage Dictionary defines “Heritage” as some idea or material thing that can be inherited or passed down from preceding generations. […]
3/6/2023 • 10 minutes, 22 seconds
Our Masonic Purpose V101N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by MW Bro Walter MacDougal, PM – Piscataquis #44 and PGM – Maine. This STB was originally published in June of 1965, and when MW MacDougal recorded this episode recently, he remarked that it sounded like the passionate speech of a […]
3/2/2023 • 14 minutes, 31 seconds
The Seven Liberal Arts And Sciences V22N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, first published in May 1944. I am feeling compelled to visit this excellent Short Talk because tonight I am participating in my first FC degree as SD. Many of us may remember these from the Winding Staircase lecture, which I am […]
2/27/2023 • 18 minutes, 28 seconds
Report ON The George Washington Memorial V95N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro George D. Seggers, Executive Secretary George Washington National Masonic Memorial, first published in February 2017. This episode means to highlight the 100th anniversary of the GWNMM, happening currently, the conference of Grand Masters, also happening currently, and the birthday of the Father of The […]
2/22/2023 • 10 minutes, 21 seconds
Origin Of The Knights Templar V78N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Stuart Minor, PGM – VA, and was first published in June 2000. Masons are familiar with the question, “Whence came you?” For the EA Mason, the answer is, “From the Lodge of the Holy Saints John at Jerusalem.” For the members of the […]
2/20/2023 • 11 minutes, 57 seconds
Praying In Lodge V77N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Gary Lessiur, Clarkston #492, Clarkston GA, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. There are several prayers said in Lodge that are part of our degrees and ceremonies, but are there any other reasons or […]
2/16/2023 • 14 minutes, 52 seconds
The Captain And His Lady V45N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Walter M. Calloway, and is brought to us by MW Ill Bro Claire Tusch, PGM – ME. Here we find the story of MW Bro Ralph J. Pollard, HPGM – ME, and his wife and muse Milwee. If ever there was a Masonic Valentines […]
2/13/2023 • 20 minutes, 15 seconds
The Regular Freemason V73N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Mikhail L. Broadski, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. As Freemasons, who are we? Not the Grand Lodge Officers, not the district officers, but the regular Freemasons…who are we? Here we find an excellent […]
2/9/2023 • 11 minutes, 29 seconds
From Craft To Tolerance V66N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro M. B. S. Higgam, PGS – UGLE, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Our gentle craft has undergone a most extraordinary evolution, resulting in the tolerance we experience today. Here we find an excellent […]
2/6/2023 • 12 minutes, 23 seconds
Charity V3N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February 1925, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Freeport #23, Maine. When the Romans continued to expand their territory, there came a need to replace the close ties with family. Here we find an excellent discussion […]
2/2/2023 • 30 minutes, 51 seconds
Relationship Between Lodges And Grand Lodge V69N1
Brethren, This Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro A. W. Wood, and is brought to us by MW Bro Richard Nadeau, PGM – Maine. The first Grand Lodge of Masons was formed at the Goose & Gridiron tavern in 1717. Here we find an excellent discussion of what followed, and how it […]
1/30/2023 • 13 minutes, 28 seconds
The Symbolism Of Stone V73N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Leon Zeldis, Editor – Israeli Freemason, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. A fundamental question, rarely asked, is why our ancient brethren who developed what we now know as Speculative Freemasonry, based their system on the […]
1/26/2023 • 10 minutes, 50 seconds
The Guns Of ’75 V3N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in July 1925. The battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill were definitive events in the formation of the United States. Here we find an excellent discussion about those times, and the dedication of the men and […]
1/23/2023 • 13 minutes, 5 seconds
The Morgan Affair V11N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in March1933, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. The Morgan Affair is perhaps the most romantic and dramatic episode in the modern history of the Craft, and one which all Freemasons may ponder for their own enlightenment. […]
1/19/2023 • 22 minutes, 21 seconds
Forever Conceal And Never Reveal V73N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Eugene L. Goldman, first published in February 1995. What are the secrets of Freemasonry? What are those things that we have all promised to forever conceal and never reveal? What is the difference between lawful communication and unlawful? Here we find an excellent discussion […]
1/16/2023 • 12 minutes, 37 seconds
Ancient Symbolic Penalties V66N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro K. W. Aldridge, PGM – QC, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. We all remember the symbolic penalties associated with the taking of each of our obligations, as these are impressive parts of […]
1/12/2023 • 9 minutes, 10 seconds
A Lodge At Work V77N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Walter MacDougal, PGM – ME, and is brought to us by MW Bro Claire Tusch, PGM – ME. There is no doubt that performing degrees is a vital part of the work of a Lodge, but it is a common short-circuit in our […]
1/9/2023 • 12 minutes, 24 seconds
A Member Of The Family V59N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Thomas Dougherty, PGM – NJ, first published in February 1981. Have you ever felt lonely, in need of a friendly word or a simple pat on the back? Here we find an excellent discussion about how this question relates to Masonry, and who […]
1/5/2023 • 13 minutes, 33 seconds
Our Masonic Toolbox Pt 2 V100N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Bryan Musicar, DEO 5th – IL, and is brought to us by RW Bro Bill Bussiere, PDDGM – IL. The Compasses are an instrument familiar to all Master Masons, but what do we know of the skirret, of the pencil? Here we find an […]
1/2/2023 • 9 minutes, 42 seconds
Inn At Years End V2N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in January 1924. We are all pilgrims, journeying through time. As we reflect on the year past and anticipate the year to come, let us hear these timeless words our brothers of 1924 heard, as relevant today […]
12/29/2022 • 13 minutes, 23 seconds
Masons Making A Difference V70N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Thomas Jackson, PGS – PA, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. Responding to the needs of others is a Masonic calling, and here we find a fine discussion of several brothers who rose […]
12/26/2022 • 9 minutes, 55 seconds
The Cradle And The Lodge V3N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in December 1925. Once again, the march of days has brought us here, to the best of days, Christmas. Here we find an excellent discussion of this, as it relates to the Craft. Enjoy, and do share […]
12/22/2022 • 12 minutes, 56 seconds
Swaddling Clothes V3N4
Brethren this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April 1925, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Freeport #23, Maine. We are taught that as we progress through the degrees, the degrees themselves represent stages in a man’s life: the EA being childhood, the FC […]
12/19/2022 • 16 minutes, 11 seconds
The Masonic World V10N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in March 1932, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. For many Masons, the Masonic world begins and ends at the Lodge room door. They are unaware of the vast body of the Craft in other jurisdictions, let […]
12/16/2022 • 17 minutes, 24 seconds
Our Masonic Heritage And Purpose V49N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Herbert E. Kimball, PGM – NH, and is brought to us by RW Bro Robert Webber, PDDGM 14th – Maine. In times of trial that test men’s motivations, our Masonic heritage reminds us that it is our Masonic purpose to make good men […]
12/12/2022 • 10 minutes, 2 seconds
Our Masonic Toolbox Pt.1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Brian Musicar, and is brought to us by RW Bro Bill Bussier, PDDGM – IL. We learn in the Middle Chamber lecture about the tools of architecture that are used as symbols most expressive, to teach us wise and serious truths. Here we find […]
12/8/2022 • 10 minutes, 5 seconds
The Invisible Lodge V58N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Walter J. Harmon, first published in February 1980. The expression, “The magic of Freemasonry,” takes on a different meaning when one realizes that there are many brothers who are performing magicians. Here we find an excellent discussion of these special brothers and the Lodge […]
12/5/2022 • 10 minutes, 50 seconds
The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite V15N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, first published in May 1937. There are generally two rites of Freemasonry acknowledged, the York Rite and the Scottish Rite. Here we find an excellent discussion of the second of these, the Scottish Rite. Enjoy, and do share this and […]
11/28/2022 • 19 minutes, 53 seconds
United Masonic Relief V5N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in August 1927 and is by an unknown author. To relive the distressed is a duty taught to all Masons. Here we find an excellent discussion about the ways relief is provided around the world. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast […]
11/25/2022 • 17 minutes, 9 seconds
For The Good Of The Order V1N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in December 1923. This bulletin is the substance of an address given by Bro Newton to the annual meeting of the Masonic Service Association in 1923. He realized that no one wanted a long speech at the […]
11/23/2022 • 14 minutes, 3 seconds
What’s Your Answer? V55N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in December 1977, and is by an unknown author. A question that Masons are asked is, “What do Masons do?” Many times what is being asked for is a comprehensive answer to a simple question. Here, we find a challenge to all Masons; what is […]
11/21/2022 • 11 minutes, 22 seconds
Secrecy In Symbolism V58N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro James A. Desmond, PGM – CT, first published in July 1980. The question usually arises in the mind of every newly made brother, “How much of our work is secret?” Here we find an excellent discussion of that very question, and how it […]
11/17/2022 • 17 minutes, 30 seconds
Put A Log On The Fire V51N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Eugene Beckman, PGCh – SC, first published in July 1973. As Modern Masons, we are charged with not only improving ourselves, but also maintaining the Order for the succeeding generations, as those who have come before us. Here we find an excellent […]
11/14/2022 • 12 minutes, 31 seconds
The Trowel V38N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, first published in October 1960. I recently had the sad privilege of participating in a Masonic funeral for a Past Master from a neighboring town. It was even more poignant because this brother had been a student of mine during […]
11/11/2022 • 15 minutes, 36 seconds
Masonic Discourse And Civility For 300 Years V95N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Elbridge H. Brewer, GCh – OH, first published in August 2017. It is hard to imagine the effects upon the world of Freemasonry and the ideas developed in the enlightenment period. The Masonic idea about the brotherhood of man under the Fathership of […]
11/8/2022 • 8 minutes, 54 seconds
The Letter G V5N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in July 1927. In keeping with our revisitation of the most revered and well-known of the symbols of our gentle craft, the letter G is usually represented in the United States within the Square and […]
11/4/2022 • 11 minutes, 7 seconds
The Compasses V2N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in May 1924. In following with our theme of revisiting some of the first STBs that were sent out to all Lodges across the country, here we find an excellent discussion of that second of […]
11/2/2022 • 12 minutes, 43 seconds
The Square V2N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in April 1924. The Square was one of the first STBs sent to all lodges a hundred years ago, the aim being to provide a common stock of vetted Masonic information to all Lodges throughout […]
11/1/2022 • 12 minutes, 24 seconds
Freemasonry And Public Education V68N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Sidney Case, PGM – WA, and was first published in November 1990. Freemasons have long been supporters of public education. This makes perfect sense when one remembers that self-improvement through education is true for societies as well as individuals. Enjoy, and do share […]
10/28/2022 • 15 minutes, 21 seconds
The Taxil Masonic Hoax V100N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by WBro Andrew Niemyer, Grand Education Officer for the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. It is remarkable tat myths and falsehoods persist so extensively in the world, and the Taxil Masonic hoax is one of them. Enjoy, and do share this and […]
10/26/2022 • 11 minutes, 27 seconds
Relief V42N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in December 1962, and is by an unknown author. The tenets of Freemasonry are brotherly love, relief, and truth. Here we find an excellent discussion of the second of these, and why it is among the first lessons taught to all initiates. Enjoy, and do […]
10/6/2022 • 19 minutes, 2 seconds
Truth V10N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in October 1932, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. In the Entered Apprentice lecture, we learn that Truth is the foundation of every virtue, and to be good men and true is the first lesson. Here we […]
10/3/2022 • 16 minutes, 58 seconds
Lodge Leadership V48N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Robert D. Kaplinger, GJW – KS, and was first published in January 1970. In far too many of our Lodges, there is no effective leadership. Sadder yet is when there isn’t even a quorum. Here we find an excellent discussion of the role […]
9/29/2022 • 10 minutes, 44 seconds
Programming Potpourri V63N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in October 1985, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. One of the most frequent questions we get at the MSA is about programming from Lodge Masters: “What kind of programs can I use to keep […]
9/26/2022 • 11 minutes, 41 seconds
The Northeast Corner V5N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in October 1927. Surely, no Mason will forget first being placed in the Northeast corner, and told by the Master that he now stands a just and upright Mason. Here, we have an excellent discussion of […]
9/22/2022 • 12 minutes, 31 seconds
Making A Mason At Sight V15N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in March 1937, and is by an unknown author. Many Masons believe that making a Mason at sight is when a Grandmaster backs a profane into a corner and makes a declaration, and then assigns him to a Lodge. Nothing could be farther from the […]
9/19/2022 • 22 minutes, 16 seconds
Short Short Talks For Special Occasions V44N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, by an unknown author, was first published in August 1966, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. Here we find an excellent collection of short speeches that can be delivered in Lodge, beginning with “Leadership”, and the responsibilities we […]
9/15/2022 • 13 minutes, 44 seconds
The American Rite V26N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in July 1948. As Most Masons are aware, the higher degrees offered by the several appendant bodies are only available to men who are members in good standing of a regular, or “blue” Lodge. Here, we find […]
9/12/2022 • 17 minutes, 6 seconds
Mother Lodge V11N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was first published in January 1933, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. Through all the traveling that Masons do, in all the places around the world that we visit, there is always affection in our hearts for our Mother Lodge. Here, we […]
9/8/2022 • 17 minutes, 59 seconds
Blessings Of The Masonic Family V96N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was written and brought to us by Jennifer Maynard, Past Grand Representative of the Order of Eastern Star of Ohio. To celebrate the recent birthday of Dr. Rob Morris, founder of the Order of Eastern Star and PGM – KY, this is a heartwarming story about the nature of events […]
9/5/2022 • 9 minutes, 10 seconds
Freemasonry And Public Education V66N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Sidney Kase, PGM – Washington. Why should Freemasonry concern itself with students attending public schools? Here, we find an interesting and compelling argument for why we should. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your […]
9/1/2022 • 15 minutes, 21 seconds
Appearance And Reality V24N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, first published in December 1946. So far as we know, Man is the only creature whose senses include a lively life of the mind. It is here we discern certain realities behind certain appearances, and here we find a lively […]
8/29/2022 • 19 minutes
Ritual In Freemasonry V68N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Kenneth Aldridge, PGM and PGS – Quebec, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. It is true that Masonic ritual has an uncommon fascination both within the Masonic fraternity, and without. Here we find […]
8/25/2022 • 13 minutes, 8 seconds
Hands In Freemasonry V24N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and first published in November 1946. A Man’s hands are often a true picture of the man, and here we find an excellent discussion about ancient usage and custom, and modern application of Freemasonry’s use of the hands. Enjoy, and […]
8/22/2022 • 18 minutes, 48 seconds
What See You V21N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and first published in January 1943. The degree was finished, and several brothers of various ages and experience were sitting around the anteroom, discussing the evening. Their various perspectives should enlighten all of us, and inspire the question in all […]
8/18/2022 • 20 minutes
Masonry By Example V46N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is an address by MW Bro R. Bruce Brannon, PGM – TX, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. The reputation of the fraternity of Freemasonry is not established by her rules and dogma, but rather by the exemplification of our values […]
8/15/2022 • 20 minutes, 52 seconds
Some Masonic Misconceptions V68N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Allen E. Roberts, PM – Babcock #322, Highland Springs VA, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. As with any organization whose history stretches back into antiquity, Freemasonry is fraught with myths, legends, and stories, […]
8/11/2022 • 10 minutes, 45 seconds
Living A Role V62N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Robert ‘Bob’ Hardy, Marine #355, Marine IL, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. There are certain behaviors that Masons exemplify, in the Lodge and the wider world, that should come as no surprise to anyone. Here, we […]
8/8/2022 • 14 minutes, 46 seconds
The Art Of Presiding V17N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and first published in October 1939. As our presiding officers age and start to bow out, new officers must, of course, fill those chairs. Leadership, however, is not for the faint of heart, and here we find an excellent discussion about […]
8/4/2022 • 15 minutes, 16 seconds
The Stupid Atheist V10N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. Every man who applies for the degrees of Freemasonry must clearly express a fundamental belief in Deity, in whatever form brings him the most solace. Here, we […]
8/1/2022 • 16 minutes, 12 seconds
Master V19N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy of the golden pen, and was first published in February 1941. Great honor comes to the Mason as he ascends to the Oriental Chair. Here we find an excellent discussion about the role and the man. Enjoy, and do share this […]
7/28/2022 • 20 minutes, 46 seconds
Relics V19N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in September, 1941. Recently, the Grand Lodge AF & AM of Maine found, within the vault, the original application for the degrees, signed by Bro General Joshua Chamberlain. This is a single relic, cherished by United […]
7/25/2022 • 18 minutes, 49 seconds
Brother Bring A Friend Night V68N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Richard Freedman, PM -Ancient ester NY, and is brought to us by VWBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Membership in our venerable Craft has been declining for a half century, and we all hope that trend to change. Here, we find […]
7/21/2022 • 10 minutes, 40 seconds
Mystery V20N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in October 1942. One great mystery concerning Freemasonry is it’s longevity, having been in existence, some say, longer than even the Church. Here we find an excellent discussion about that vital spark of life which has […]
7/18/2022 • 19 minutes, 49 seconds
Thy Neighbors Landmark V11N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. Masons from time immemorial have taken certain truths to be “…set in the land, that they may be inherited as landmarks…” Here we have an interesting […]
7/14/2022 • 20 minutes, 42 seconds
Esotericism A Matter Of Degrees V94N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Ill Bro Arturo de Hoyos, 33rd, and was first published in April 2016. Is Masonry esoteric? The answer is yes, no, and also maybe. Here we find an excellent exploration of this question and answer. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast […]
7/11/2022 • 10 minutes, 36 seconds
Inside Looking Out V17N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in November of 1939. From the safety and comfort of our Lodge, a Mason’s perspective of the world may be a different one than the outsider looking in. Here, we have an excellent discussion about our views of […]
7/7/2022 • 19 minutes, 22 seconds
The 4th Of July V45N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1967 by an unknown author. Most Americans are aware that July 4th is celebrated as the anniversary of the birth of our country, but many do not know more than that, or what an unusual event this was in the world. Here we find an […]
7/4/2022 • 16 minutes, 19 seconds
Job’s Daughters And Freemasonry V95N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by Elizabeth Meldrum, Miss Job’s Daughter of Virginia 2016-17. This continues our series on the ways Freemasonry invests in the future through appendant bodies centering on youth. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers, […]
6/30/2022 • 10 minutes, 7 seconds
A World Of Priorities V62N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Byrnes B. Brooks, PDGM – AR, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. The future is indebted to the youth of today, and Freemasonry has much to give and invest in this future. Here […]
6/27/2022 • 10 minutes, 8 seconds
The Lodge Of Silence V22N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in February 1944, deep in the throes of WWII. My father always maintained that prayer is less about what you have to say to God, and more about listening to what He has to say to […]
6/23/2022 • 19 minutes, 1 second
Masonry’s Important Ingredient: The Individual V50N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Alan E. Roberts, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. The greatest of civilizations and empires are made up of individuals, each taking their own actions. Here, we find an excellent discussion about how this principle applies also […]
6/20/2022 • 21 minutes, 41 seconds
The Seven Liberal Arts And Sciences V22N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in May of 1944. The measure of involvement with the seven liberal arts and sciences with the Fellowcraft degree is a matter stretching back into antiquity. Here we find an excellent discussion of how and why, […]
6/16/2022 • 18 minutes, 28 seconds
He That Built All Things V41N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Eugene Beckman, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. “Every house is built by some man, but He the built all things is God”. Let us reflect and be in a spirit of openness and humility as […]
6/13/2022 • 17 minutes, 41 seconds
Old Tyler Oddities V21N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in February 1943. Having served as Tyler for my Lodge for several years, I found this to be a joyful celebration of an often thankless job, and as every member knows and is known by at […]
6/9/2022 • 21 minutes, 15 seconds
Symbolism Of The Winding Staircase V80N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro D. Roy Murray of Alberta, Canada, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. One of the most beautiful of the allegorical symbols associated with Freemasonry is that of the Winding Staircase, which first appears in the Fellowcraft degree. […]
6/6/2022 • 17 minutes, 32 seconds
The Ruffians V5N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr MW Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in September 1927. In The Master Mason Degree, the Ruffians are characters that represent others, and ourselves. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.
6/2/2022 • 12 minutes, 48 seconds
Thoughts On Memorial Day V55N5
Brethren, as has become somewhat of a tradition on this holiday, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Fordham D. Tabor, Past Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of Belgium near New York, and was first published in May, 1977. On this day, in towns and cities across America, we gather […]
5/30/2022 • 12 minutes, 46 seconds
Returns Again To The Fountain V22N8
Brethren, This Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in August of 1944. What do we get out of Masonry? Here, Bro Claudy gives us an examination of this question. Also, this Podcast has now officially been downloaded more than a third of a million […]
5/26/2022 • 18 minutes, 45 seconds
Communicating Masonry V96N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn, PGM – CT, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Communicating Masonry, or Some Things I Never Heard In Lodge But Wish I Had, is a digest of a paper written by MW Hahn, also […]
5/23/2022 • 10 minutes, 34 seconds
The Sword In The Stone V25N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in June, 1947. Freemasonry has many swords in many stones, and sometimes we are rewarded by some enterprising or deserving brother manages to wrest them from their hiding places. Here, we start with the Arthurian Legend. Enjoy, […]
5/19/2022 • 16 minutes, 22 seconds
The Truth IS Enough V25N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and first published in May, 1947. For many years, Masons have told themselves stories about the Craft. Such stories have been written down, and repeated until they become lore. Indeed, the actual, true history is so much more interesting that it […]
5/16/2022 • 17 minutes, 17 seconds
Why So Many Symbols V98N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Leon Zeldis, PSGC – Israel, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Masonry’s common description, that of being a system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols, inspires an immediate follow-up question: Why so many symbols? […]
5/12/2022 • 9 minutes, 6 seconds
Traveling Man V94N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro John L. Cooper III, PGM – CA, and was first published in September 2016. In the legends of the Craft, we find the tales of traveling stonemasons who, after finishing work on a jobsite, travel to other sites to obtain work, having to […]
5/9/2022 • 6 minutes, 16 seconds
Some Ritual Origins V74N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Wallace McCloud, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. The beginnings of our ritual are shrouded in antiquity, but here are presented some origins that we do have evidence for. Enjoy, and do share this and […]
5/5/2022 • 10 minutes, 45 seconds
The Master’s Jewel Speaks V21N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in October 1943. A Master’s Jewel is not supposed to tell tales of those who have worn it, but identifying neither the small Lodge, nor the Brethren that have ascended to the Oriental Chair, it may […]
5/2/2022 • 20 minutes, 8 seconds
The Origins Of The Ritual V46N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Ill Louis L Williams of the GL of IL, and is brought to us by Bro Rich Gravelin of United #8, Brunswick ME. For several hundred years, Masonic scholars have attempted to pin down the origins of our rituals. Here, we find an excellent […]
4/28/2022 • 24 minutes, 29 seconds
Moon Lodges V36N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Warren Fowler Melne, and is abstracted from the MSA Digest of the same name. Many Grand Lodges still have Lodges that meet on a particular day of the week, “…on or before” or “…on or after” the full moon. This tradition hearkens back to […]
4/25/2022 • 21 minutes, 37 seconds
Introduction: What It Means V27N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in August, 1949. In our work in Freemasonry, there are many introductions: to ceremonies, ideas, and people. Here we find a deep dive into this word, and how it relates to the work we do. Enjoy, and […]
4/21/2022 • 18 minutes, 18 seconds
The Urgency Of Civility V100N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. In our modern landscape of continual distractions and pressure to indulge our lower selves, here we find the steady influence of Freemasonry to be of particular urgency, and MW Charvonia has hit it […]
4/18/2022 • 12 minutes, 10 seconds
Acacia Leaves And Easter Lillies V7N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in April of 1929. In this season of renewal and hope, do enjoy and take to heart this message from one of the Craft’s wisest elders. May it inspire the same renewal and hope in […]
4/14/2022 • 13 minutes, 42 seconds
The Black Cube V7N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in November of 1929, and is a companion to the recent episode, “Balloting”. In most jurisdictions, the new applicant is voted on by secret ballot. Here we find a most excellent discussion of things to think about on that solemn occasion, and it is widely […]
4/11/2022 • 16 minutes, 28 seconds
Balloting V26N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in November 1948. Balloting is arguably the most important activity we participate in to sustain the Craft. Here are discussed the legal aspects; the moral and spiritual aspects are discussed in another bulletin, The Black Cube. […]
4/7/2022 • 18 minutes, 8 seconds
Stairway And Ladder V40N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro William Mosely Brown, PGM – VA, and is brought to us by Bro David Asherman, SW – Freeport #23, Maine. Here we find a deep dive into the symbolism of the FC degree, and one that deserves careful attention from all. Enjoy, and […]
4/4/2022 • 18 minutes, 41 seconds
Tool Symbolism V30N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. The essence of a symbol is that it represents something other than what it actually is. Here, we take a deep dive into the symbolism […]
3/31/2022 • 15 minutes, 59 seconds
Elias Ashmole V25N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in October of 1947. I was recently privileged to participate in the exemplification of the 28th degree SRNMJ, the hero of which is Bro Elias Ashmole. Here we find a dive into the life of this Brother, […]
3/28/2022 • 19 minutes, 38 seconds
Opportunities V31N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in December of 1953, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. When one becomes a Master Mason, and thus a full member of his Lodge, there are certain rights that accompany such a membership. Also, those […]
3/24/2022 • 15 minutes
Influence V38N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Eugene Beckman, PGCh – SC, and was first published in June of 1960. It is a serious, solemn, stirring thought to think how much moral machinery this great assembly of human beings, Freemasonry, could turn for good if every brain and hand and […]
3/21/2022 • 18 minutes, 22 seconds
The First Great Landmark V38N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in November of 1960, and is by an unknown author. For thousands of years, man has used landmarks to provide senses of direction, distance, and context to ourselves as travelers. As Freemasons, we have many landmarks that we use to navigate our way through this […]
3/17/2022 • 23 minutes, 12 seconds
Ancient Usage And Custom V32N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, ME. “The ancient landmarks of the order, which are entrusted to your care, you are to preserve, sacred and inviolable, and never suffer…any deviation from […]
3/14/2022 • 15 minutes, 57 seconds
Lodge Leadership V48N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Robert D. Kaplinger, PGJW – KS, and was first published in January of 1970. Of all the organizations, Lodges included, some succeed, and some fail. Some continue through sheer momentum. Here, we find an excellent discussion of that essential function in a Lodge: […]
3/10/2022 • 10 minutes, 44 seconds
The Flag In Lodge V20N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by WBro Don Cyr, PM – Freeport #23, Freeport, Maine. Masons in the United States revere the symbol of our liberty, and this Bulletin is meant only as a gently reminder of how we treat […]
3/7/2022 • 17 minutes, 14 seconds
3 Things I Know V5N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by the Rev Dr and Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in March of 1927. Here we find an excellent discussion of three particular things that became obvious to the author once he was made a Mason. Enjoy, and do share this and all […]
3/3/2022 • 17 minutes, 48 seconds
Rough And Perfect V11N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode celebrates a milestone: there have now been more than 300,000 downloads of Podcast episodes, which is a great deal of Masonry out there. This episode is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. This episode, about Ashlars, seems appropriate for a milestone. Enjoy, […]
2/28/2022 • 17 minutes, 43 seconds
The Four Crowned Ones V14N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in October of 1936. When the leaders of the Craft elevated the Holy Saints John to the positions of Patron Saints of Freemasonry, it is likely that they forgot about the ones from our own numbers […]
2/24/2022 • 17 minutes, 54 seconds
The Unknown Mason V18N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in December of 1940. There have been countless Masons, forgotten of name and unsung by poetry, who have added to the body of knowledge we call Freemasonry. Here we find an excellent celebration of these Unknown […]
2/21/2022 • 18 minutes, 20 seconds
The Freemasonry Of Utopia V18N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in May of 1940, and was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy. Let us adventure into Utopia, and examine the Freemasonry of that ideal land that never was. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your […]
2/17/2022 • 20 minutes, 17 seconds
The Captain And His Lady V45N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WB Walter M. Calloway Jr., PM Oakland City Lodge, Atlanta, GA, and is brought to us by MW Ill Brother Clair Tusch, 33rd, PGM – Maine. If ever there was a Masonic story appropriate for Valentine’s day, this is it – the story of MW […]
2/14/2022 • 20 minutes, 15 seconds
My Part V18N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in July of 1940. Just as the world was poised on the brink of war, so many Masons wrote to the MSA, asking “What can I do as a Freemason, when the world is going to […]
2/10/2022 • 15 minutes, 39 seconds
Captain Nemo Was A Mason V100N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by Bro Michael Howard, of William H. Upton Lodge #206 and Scottish Rite Mason of the Valley of Bremerton, WA. We would like to thank Bro Jason Reeder, and the trail of Masons and wives who led us to this recording. […]
2/7/2022 • 11 minutes, 48 seconds
Illustrated By Symbols V19N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in March of 1941. Many a brother has asked, “Why illustrated by symbols? Why not just explained in direct language?” An excellent question, and one that is addressed most thoroughly. Enjoy, and do share this and […]
2/3/2022 • 19 minutes, 29 seconds
A Masons Faith V21N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Freeport #23, Maine. Masonry is not, and makes no claim to be a religion, though it’s faith is both it’s pride and glory. Do share this, and all of these podcast […]
1/31/2022 • 20 minutes, 33 seconds
Robert Burns V1N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in June of 1922, and is by an unknown author. Freemasonry has perhaps no greater name than Robert Burns, and as this week is his birthday, it seems appropriate to visit his monument. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these podcast episodes with […]
1/27/2022 • 24 minutes, 18 seconds
Minutes ARE Important V21N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in June of 1943. Where was LaFayette made a Mason? We don’t know. Why not? Because there are not minutes. All of the business we conduct, all of the ideas and efforts that come up and […]
1/24/2022 • 17 minutes, 58 seconds
Doric Lodge V17N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and first published in January of 1939. In 1935, the MSA published the first of several Lodge room plays, short, instructive dramas performed by brothers for the purpose of Masonic education. They all centered around a rural, fictitious Lodge in […]
1/20/2022 • 18 minutes, 22 seconds
Leadership Is Expected And Respected V57N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Stuart M. Pollard, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Colbeth, PM – King Solomon #60, Auburn WA and host of The Working Tools Podcast. One of the most irritating things to a Master of a Lodge is when two old-timers, likely […]
1/17/2022 • 11 minutes, 28 seconds
Every Brother His Own Tyler V7N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in October of 1929, and is by an unknown author. In the ritual explanation of the third principal virtue, prudence, we are told that this should be the particular characteristic of every Mason, especially in mixed company. Here we find an excellent expansion of this […]
1/13/2022 • 14 minutes, 36 seconds
The Letter G V5N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev DR and Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in July of 1927. Even a stranger, visiting a Masonic Lodge for the first time, will be struck by the Letter G, prominently displayed over the seat of the Worshipful Master. Here, we find […]
1/10/2022 • 12 minutes, 23 seconds
The Flag In Lodge V20N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by WBro Don Cyr, PM Freeport @23, Maine. Here we find but some suggestions about how a(n American) Mason might show proper Masonic respect for such an important symbol in Lodge. Please do share this and […]
1/6/2022 • 17 minutes, 14 seconds
Inn At Year’s End V2N1
Brethren, we are pilgrims travelling through time, and as we pause to put this year behind us, let us hear what our brothers in 1924 heard, as timely and as timeless then as now. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge, and everyone you know.
1/3/2022 • 13 minutes, 23 seconds
No Royal Road V31N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in July of 1953 by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM United @8, Brunswick, Maine. It has been said that there is no royal road to learning, and similarly there is not one for Masonry. Here […]
12/30/2021 • 15 minutes, 59 seconds
The Holy Saints John V53N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1975 by Rev Bro Oscar Alan Gwyn, and was released on this Podcast a year ago. As this year finally draws to a close and we celebrate with our loved ones, let us again remember why these two particular Saints have come to mean so […]
12/27/2021 • 25 minutes, 23 seconds
The Celebration Of Christmas V43N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1965 by Dr. Joseph L. Bla. Here we find a dive into the history and traditions that make the holiday season special to us, as Masons, and this is both timeless and timely. Merry Christmas, Happy Feast of St. John, Happy Kwanzah, or however you […]
12/23/2021 • 21 minutes, 11 seconds
Tell The Applicant V32N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in August of 1954, and is by an unknown author. A man decides to join a local Lodge in the town he has moved to; a son decides to join the Lodge of his father and grandfather. What do we tell them? Here is an […]
12/20/2021 • 17 minutes, 9 seconds
Enlightening The Profane V9N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in September of 1931, and was one of the first to make an appearance on this Podcast. It is well worth the listen, as it addresses how we, as Masons, should respond to inquiries about the Craft. Enjoy, and do share this and all of […]
12/16/2021 • 17 minutes, 20 seconds
The Masonic Rod V35N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in September of 1957, and is by an unknown author. The ancient caveman who picked up a stick to assist himself in walking or climbing had in his possession the ancient forbear of the Masonic Rod. Here we have a quite engaging story about how […]
12/13/2021 • 19 minutes, 12 seconds
Deacons And Stewards V30N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy and was first published in September of 1952. Much in Masonic literature has been written about the Worshipful Master of a Lodge, and even about the Wardens, Secretary, and Treasurer, but little has been written about the Deacons and Stewards. Here, […]
12/9/2021 • 17 minutes, 8 seconds
Masonic Enigma V34N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in October of 1956, is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, and is by an unknown author. The dictionary defines “Enigma” as something mysterious or hard to understand. Here, we find an interesting and Masonic treatment of this idea. Enjoy, and do share […]
12/6/2021 • 16 minutes, 25 seconds
Behind The Symbol V32N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in July of 1954. For thousands of years, men have used symbols to communicate ideas. Here we have an excellent discussion about the symbol behind the symbol. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these […]
12/2/2021 • 17 minutes, 56 seconds
Chalk Charcoal And Clay V29N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in March of 1951. Most, if not all Grand Lodges have, as part of the EA degree, a statement comparing EAs to chalk, charcoal, and clay, which represent freedom, fervency, and zeal. Explanations of this allegory […]
11/29/2021 • 17 minutes, 24 seconds
Our Moral Responsibility V43N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in May of 1965, and was written by MW Bro Morris Shapiro, PGM – LA. On this day of giving thanks for the manifold blessings and comforts which surround us, let us not lose sight of our Moral Responsibility. Enjoy, and do share this and […]
11/25/2021 • 13 minutes, 13 seconds
The Better To Observe The Time V37N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February of 1959, and was written by MW Bro Robert H. Nizbet, PGM – CT. The Junior Warden’s station is in the south, the better to observe the time, and his emblem of office is the Plumb. Here we find an excellent discussion of […]
11/22/2021 • 17 minutes, 59 seconds
Moveable And Immoveable V39N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in March of 1961, and is by an unknown author. The six jewels which are discussed in the EA degree lectures are representative of not shiny stones, but of principles we cherish and revere. Here we find an excellent discussion of these Jewels and their […]
11/18/2021 • 16 minutes, 50 seconds
The Touch Of The Hand V46N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro James T. Harrison, PGM and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Montana, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. This is, admittedly, an unusual subject for a Chief Justice, but one that, upon […]
11/15/2021 • 9 minutes, 5 seconds
Job’s Daughters And FreemasonryV95N12
Brethren, for this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, we are joined by Elizabeth Meldrum, Miss Job’s Daughter of Virginia 2016-17, who brings us this inspiring Short Talk about Job’s Daughters, and by extension all youth based appendant bodies. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.
11/11/2021 • 10 minutes, 7 seconds
The Trowel V38N10
Brethren, this episode of the Short Talk Bulletin Podcast is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, first published for the Brothers in April of 1960. This Short Talk was released on this Podcast previously, and is here again presented because it deserves deep and frequent scrutiny. It discusses, almost presciently with […]
11/8/2021 • 15 minutes, 36 seconds
Civic Responsibilities Of Lodges V61N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in July of 1983, and was written by MW Bro Marvin L. Anderson, PGM – AZ. As we have recently passed a quarter million downloads of Podcast episodes, it seems fitting to revisit the very first Podcast episode published, still as timely and relevant as […]
11/4/2021 • 12 minutes, 39 seconds
The Boston Tea Party V69N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April of 1991, and was written by Bro Edward M. Gair. Amazingly, no one knew who dumped the tea, but here we find an interesting commentary on the involvement of certain Masons of note, and a particular call to refreshment for a certain Lodge. […]
11/1/2021 • 12 minutes, 2 seconds
Temple Church V78N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Stewart W. Minor, PGM – VA, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. As a piece of history and a representation of the Ancient Templars, Freemasonry has none like the Temple Church in London. […]
10/28/2021 • 9 minutes, 14 seconds
“And Give Them Proper Instruction” V62N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in March of 1984, and was written by Ill WBro Alphonse Cerza. In our ritual, the Master is oft reminded about his role to “…set the Craft to Work with proper instruction.” But what does this mean? Here we find an excellent discussion of that […]
10/25/2021 • 10 minutes, 51 seconds
For The Newly Raised V25N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in July of 1947, and is brought to us by VW Bo David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, ME. Now you belong to a Lodge of Freemasons, so what? Now that we are back in Lodge and raising new members, this is an excellent […]
10/21/2021 • 15 minutes, 27 seconds
Freemasons At Valley Forge V47N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode written by Bro Ronald E. Heaton, and was first published in July of 1969. We know that George Washington was a Brother, as were many of his generals. But was there Masonry at Valley Forge? Here, we find an excellent discussion of that very question. Enjoy, and do […]
10/18/2021 • 12 minutes, 15 seconds
Symbol Of Industry V35N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is by an unknown author, and was first published in December of 1957. Why did Freemasonry choose a Beehive, and not an anthill, as a symbol of industry has never been properly explained. Here, we have an interesting discussion, which may shed some Light on this question. Enjoy, […]
10/14/2021 • 0
Progress V47N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in September of 1969, just two months after man first walked on the moon, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. We have witnessed progress in science and medicine and all industries advance at an astounding […]
10/11/2021 • 0
The Sword In The Craft V8N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in January of 1930, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by Bro Darren Marlar, Chaplain – Lodge 102, Rockford IL. This episode is dedicated to all those brothers who have “…stood outside the door, a drawn sword in his hand…”. Here […]
10/7/2021 • 0
Solicitation V41N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April of 1963, and is by an unknown author. Words are slippery, and often change their meaning due to the passage of time and the evolution of society. The word Solicitation, when used by Masons, often evokes disapproval. Here, we find an excellent discussion […]
10/4/2021 • 0
The Rock V37N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in August of 1959, and was written by MW Bro Wallace E. Caldwell, PGM – NC. Here we find an interesting discussion about the rebuilding of the Temple, and one specific stone. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your […]
9/30/2021 • 0
The Nature Of Symbols V35N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in July of 1957. “A beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated by symbols…” has become so much a part of the imaginitive and inspirational Masonic speaking that is has become […]
9/27/2021 • 0
Seek And Ye Shall Find V17N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by WBro Don Cyr, PM – Freeport #23, Maine. “I never joined because no one ever asked!” is the oft-heard response. Freemasonry never seeks out men, but rather is sought by those […]
9/23/2021 • 0
The Challenges Of Past Masters V67N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Stewart M L Pollard, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. We are thankful to RW Pollard for this interesting perspective, which is a great listen for all past and future past Masters. Enjoy, […]
9/20/2021 • 0
Time V6N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in January of 1928, and is by an unknown author. What is Time? No man knoweth. Here, we find an excellent discussion of the role that Time takes in our degrees as Masons, and in our lives. Please do share this and all of these […]
9/16/2021 • 13 minutes, 14 seconds
From A Point To A Line V31N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in April of 1953. Geometry is a subject most Freemasons remember as a subject we may have struggled with in school, and of which we rarely thought again. Here, we find an excellent discussion […]
9/13/2021 • 17 minutes, 57 seconds
They Lied On Their Knees V63N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February of 1985. It was written by RW Bro William A. Carpenter, PGM – PA, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. Masons should take their obligations seriously and to heart. This may be a […]
9/9/2021 • 14 minutes, 26 seconds
Benefits Of Masonic Membership V56N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in November of 1978, and is the work of Ill Bro Alphose Cerza, 33rd. Occasionally, a Mason is asked what the benefits of Masonic membership are. Here we find an excellent discussion of that very question. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these […]
9/6/2021 • 16 minutes, 2 seconds
Refreshment V14N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, Refreshment, was first published in December of 1936, and is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy. A Masonic Lodge is either, open, at refreshment, or closed. Here we find a most thorough discussion of the second of these states, and one that should be […]
9/2/2021 • 19 minutes, 41 seconds
The Unknown Mason V17N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was first published in May of 1939, and is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy. This episode also contains a picture, which is the composite of the faces of some 150 Master Masons. Do share this Podcast episode and this picture with your brothers and your Lodge, […]
8/30/2021 • 21 minutes, 40 seconds
The Lost Word V33N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in November of 1955, and is by an unknown author. It has been said that as spiritual beings, we are all but beggars, showing other beggars where to find food. It is in this spirit that this episode is presented. Please do share this and […]
8/26/2021 • 19 minutes, 13 seconds
What Can I Do? V17N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in June of 1939. My Lodge has done so much for me; what can I do for my Lodge? This question may cross the mind of every Mason, and here are presented but […]
8/23/2021 • 16 minutes, 59 seconds
The Right Hand Of Fellowship V20N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro David Asherman, Freeport #23, Maine. At the outset of WWII, the MSA put plans to work to bring Masonry and her Right Hand Of Fellowship to service members, no matter […]
8/19/2021 • 18 minutes, 23 seconds
Shekinah V20N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in June of 1942. There is a notable and precise difference between the tangible and the intangible. Here we find Bro Claudy’s thoughts on the application of this idea to the Craft. Enjoy, and […]
8/16/2021 • 19 minutes, 59 seconds
The Hiramic Legend V67N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1989 by Bro George S. Graffen, PDGM – Scotland, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PDER 14, Maine. The Master Mason degree is called the Sublime Degree for good reason. Even if you have heard this STB before, not all of […]
8/12/2021 • 7 minutes, 49 seconds
All Sons Of One Father V37N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in November of 1959, and is by an unknown author. What is it about Freemasonry that draws so many intelligent, thoughtful men to her doors? Here we have an excellent discussion of this very topic, and one that is as timely and timeless as we […]
8/8/2021 • 19 minutes, 2 seconds
The Three Scripture Readings V9N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in December of 1931, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 8th – VT. In Freemasonry the world over, the Volume of Sacred Law is open to three distinct places, according to the degree that the Lodge is open and doing […]
8/5/2021 • 19 minutes, 56 seconds
In The Beginning, God V45N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in January of 1967, and was written by RW Ill Bro Louis L. Williams, 33rd, PGO – IL. In our profession as Masons, we recognize that we are all sons of one Father, and all of who and what we are derives from that one […]
8/2/2021 • 23 minutes, 29 seconds
Great Expectations V44N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in December of 1966, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. What were your expectations when you joined Freemasonry? What were Freemasonry’s expectations of you? Here we find an excellent discussion […]
7/29/2021 • 12 minutes, 51 seconds
Freemasonry And Freedom V39N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in May of 1961, and was written by MW Bro W. Wallace Kent, PGM – Michigan. Here we find an excellent discussion involving the pursuit of Freedom in America and around the world, and one worth the listen for all Freemasons. Enjoy, and do share […]
7/26/2021 • 19 minutes, 23 seconds
Ben Franklin Meets Voltaire V90N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 2012 by Ill Bro Larry Jacobsen, 33rd, PM Shiloh Lodge #327, Omaha NE, and is brought to us by Ill Bro Lee Terry, 33rd, also of Omaha NE. So what, you might ask. An American diplomat encounters a French philosopher, both renowned in their own […]
7/22/2021 • 12 minutes, 40 seconds
The Importance Of The Individual V38N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in January of 1960, and was written by MW Bro Clyde E. Hegman, PGM – MN. One quality found among Masons is integrity, and not integrity of the part-time variety. Here we find an excellent discussion about the roles we play as individuals in the […]
7/19/2021 • 20 minutes, 20 seconds
The Imperfect Shall Pass Away V41N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February of 1963, is by an unknown authore, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. The idea of Perfection is as old as the intellect of mankind, and here we find an excellent discussion of […]
7/15/2021 • 15 minutes, 46 seconds
The First Lesson V39N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro William Mosley Brown, PGM – VA. “To be good men and true” is arguably the first lesson taught to our new initiates. Let us work as though all depends on us, and let us pray as if all depends on God. Enjoy, and […]
7/12/2021 • 15 minutes, 53 seconds
Horizontals V44N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in January of 1966, and is by an unknown author. Here we have an excellent discussion of that word, Horizontals, that comes up several times throughout the three Blue Lodge degrees, and well worth the speculation. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these […]
7/8/2021 • 13 minutes, 5 seconds
The 4th Of July V2N7
Brethren,, for this special episode of the Short Talk Bulletin Podcast, written in 1924 by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, I give you these inspiring words from Founding Father John Adams: “ On the night of the 2nd of July, 1776, Founding Father John Adams wrote an eloquent and prescient letter to his beloved […]
7/4/2021 • 13 minutes, 48 seconds
Letter Perfect V4N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in November of 1926, by an unknown author. Is too much emphasis placed on ritual, and not the higher things of Freemasonry? Here we find an excellent discussion of this very topic, as relevant today as it was all those years ago. Enjoy, and do […]
7/1/2021 • 15 minutes, 23 seconds
Mummies V4N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in January of 1926, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by RW Bro Peter Cutler, PDDGM 14th, Maine. Here, we reach back to a time when King Tut’s tomb was first opened after 3000 years. This was of enormous historical importance, […]
6/28/2021 • 19 minutes, 30 seconds
Cornerstone V14N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in July of 1936, and is by an unknown author, although suspicion points to Bro Carl Claudy. Here we have an interesting discussion of that peculiar part of Freemasonry that hearkens back to the days of human foundation sacrifices. Enjoy, and do share this and […]
6/24/2021 • 19 minutes, 44 seconds
My Son V57N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Furman Vincen, PGM – TX, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. In honor of Fathers’ Day, may this story of a man and his father bring Light to brothers everywhere. Enjoy, and do […]
6/21/2021 • 10 minutes, 21 seconds
Benjamin Franklin V52N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in January of 1974 by Bro Ronald E. Heaton, and is brought to us by Bro Daniel Margasa of Amity Mosaic Lodge in Danvers, Mass. Our brother Franklin stands among the greatest of our gentle Craft, yet also on the level among us, and here we […]
6/17/2021 • 21 minutes, 18 seconds
Mathematics V3N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, Mathematics, was first published in November of 1925. Freemasonry uses mathematical symbols as well as natural ones in her ritual, from the number 3 all the way through the 47th problem of Euclid. Here, we find an interesting discussion of our uses, as well as those of the […]
6/14/2021 • 18 minutes, 14 seconds
What? V3N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in May of 1925, and is by an unknown author. What has Masonry done for me? May each brother ask this of himself, and be encouraged and empowered by the answer. Here we find just such an examination, and all of the brothers who heard […]
6/10/2021 • 14 minutes, 12 seconds
You Signed His Petition V44N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in March of 1966, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM United #8, Brunswick, ME. Here we find one side of an imagined conversation, and as relevant and timely today as it ever was. Enjoy, and do share this and all […]
6/7/2021 • 15 minutes, 34 seconds
Power And The Glory V4N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in December of 1926. Here we find an imaginative tale of the WM of a small, country Lodge, who is dissatisfied with his Lodge’s relative unimportance in the community, and the testimonies of community […]
6/3/2021 • 19 minutes, 10 seconds
Thoughts On Memorial Day V55N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in May of 1977, and is the work of RW Bro Forham D. Tabor, Past Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Belgium near the Grand Lodge of New York.. At this time of year in cities and towns across America,, we honor those whose […]
5/31/2021 • 12 minutes, 46 seconds
Freemasonry’s Symbols And rituals V83N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in March of 2005 by Bro Mark A. Tabbert, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United @8, Brunswick ME. Here we find and interesting explanation of the devices of symbols and rituals, and how they have succeeded in transmitting the […]
5/27/2021 • 8 minutes, 19 seconds
Charges Of A Freemason V14N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in March of 1936. Here we find an excellent discussion of the Charges of a Freemason, from the Apron charge to the installation of a Grandmaster. Enjoy, and do share this and all […]
5/24/2021 • 17 minutes, 36 seconds
The Winding Staircase V71N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1993 by Bro Homer L. Zumwalt, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Here we find an examination of the historical possibilities of the Winding Staircase as part of the Temple built by King Solomon, and […]
5/20/2021 • 12 minutes, 38 seconds
The Compasses V2N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in May of 1924, and is the work of Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton. Here we visit the Compasses, rarely seen without the square, but whose lessons all Masons depend upon. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your […]
5/17/2021 • 13 minutes, 52 seconds
Masonic Sentry V36N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April of 1958, and is by an unknown author. Who guards the west gate? The Tyler? Or do we all fulfill that necessary role? Here we find an excellent discussion of just this question. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast […]
5/13/2021 • 18 minutes, 45 seconds
Origin Of The Mortarboard Hat V96N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Russell Herner, PM Robe Lodge #534, Monroeville OH, and was first published in June of 2018. As we are now in the season of graduations and degrees, here we find a connection to our ancient and operative Masons. Enjoy, and do share this and […]
5/10/2021 • 8 minutes, 52 seconds
The Greatest Of These V15N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in April of 1937. Here we find an excellent discussion of the third round of Jacob’s Ladder, Charity, and why this is considered the greatest of the three. Enjoy, and do share this […]
5/6/2021 • 19 minutes, 1 second
Freemasonry A Commitment To Values v67N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1989 by RW Bro Allen D. Wakeham, and brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. As of this writing, there have now been more than 200,000 Short Talk Bulletin Podcast downloads, which says a great deal about the thirst […]
5/3/2021 • 10 minutes, 57 seconds
A Seat Among The Brethren V42N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in September of 1964, and is as timeless as wisdom gets among Masons. This is directed especially towards all newly made Master Masons, but also towards every brother who remembers the time he was offered a seat among the brethren, feeling that he really belongs […]
4/29/2021 • 14 minutes, 23 seconds
The Square V2N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast Episode was written by the Rev Dr and MW Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and it gets right down to the root of who Masons are and what we believe in and stand for, and despite having been written almost 100 years ago, these timeless and timely words are as […]
4/26/2021 • 13 minutes, 33 seconds
A Living Perpendicular V36N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy of the golden pen, and was first published in November of 1958. “You now stand as a just and upright Mason, and I give it you strictly in charge ever to walk and act as such.” These words, familiar to […]
4/22/2021 • 16 minutes, 56 seconds
Is Relaxation In your Box Of Tools V99N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from April of 2021, is the work of RW Bro David R. Ritchie, GJW – WI, and is brought to us by WBro Ed “Andy” Caron, WM of United #8, Brunswick, ME. Here we find an interesting perspective on our lives, Masonic and otherwise, which is best […]
4/18/2021 • 6 minutes, 55 seconds
The Better Life V54N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is the work of MW Ill Bro Frederic H. Stevens, PGM – Philippines, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM United #8, Brunswick, ME. Here, Bro Stevens sums up the work of Albert Pike in saying that the lessons taught in Freemasonry are meant […]
4/15/2021 • 14 minutes, 13 seconds
The Five Senses V36N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February of 1958, and is the work of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy. It is true that Freemasonry has a body, a mind, and a soul, much like our own selves, and here we find a most excellent discussion of The Five Senses, and […]
4/12/2021 • 23 minutes, 55 seconds
Scottish Rite Helping Children V72N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in December of 1994, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM of United #8, Brunswick ME. Here we find a statement about the generous work that the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry has been and continues to do for children. It must […]
4/8/2021 • 10 minutes, 13 seconds
Acacia Leaves And Easter Lillies V7N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April of 1929, and is the work of Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton. In this season of renewal and hope, do enjoy and take to heart this message from one of Freemasonry’s wisest elders. May it inspire in your life the same renewal […]
4/5/2021 • 13 minutes, 42 seconds
At Midnight V18N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is the work of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in March of 1940. Here we find a most interesting story about a man from a small town who happened to forget his wallet at Lodge, and what happened when he went back to retrieve […]
4/1/2021 • 21 minutes, 36 seconds
The Masterkey V62N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, The Masterkey, was first published in June of 1984. It is the work of RW Bro Lawrence C. Helms, PGO – OR, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM United #8, ME. If any of you out there have encountered, or are, a brother […]
3/29/2021 • 18 minutes, 21 seconds
The Why Of Initiation V18N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, The Why Of Initiation, is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in April of 1940. There are deep psychological and scientific reasons for initiatory forms and ceremonies, and much more than traditions and ancient customs as reasons for our degrees […]
3/25/2021 • 18 minutes, 35 seconds
Masonic Expectations V71N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, Masonic Expectations, is the work of Bro Eugene Harrett, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, ME. Here we find an excellent discussion of two fundamental questions: what did you expect from Freemasonry? And what did Freemasonry expect from you? Enjoy, […]
3/22/2021 • 11 minutes, 42 seconds
Masonic Discourse And Civility For 300 Years V95N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Elbridge Brewer, Past Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, and was first published in August of 2017. The Masonic philosophy of the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of God threatened the order of the world, and it’s contributions to and […]
3/18/2021 • 8 minutes, 54 seconds
The Handicapped Brother V67N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, The Handicapped Brother, was written by MW Bro Kenneth H. Sternkopf, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8 Maine. Here we find a shining example of how a brother overcame adversity and served the Craft in an outstanding manner. Enjoy, and […]
3/15/2021 • 7 minutes, 54 seconds
Women Freemasons V11N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin episode was first published in November of 1933, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 8th – VT. The title of this episode, Women Freemasons, might cause concern and unease among some individuals, but let not your minds be troubled. Enjoy, and do share this and […]
3/11/2021 • 27 minutes, 37 seconds
The Blazing Star V43N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, The Blazing Star, was first published in March of 1965. Here we find an interesting discussion of one of humanity’s oldest symbols, and a rich source of ideas for speculative labors. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.
3/8/2021 • 17 minutes, 11 seconds
The Oblong Square V31N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in September of 1953. Here we find, from a decidedly Masonic perspective, an excellent discussion of language, history, and a silly little controversy. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes […]
3/4/2021 • 17 minutes, 32 seconds
What Can You Tell? V41N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in May of 1963, and is brought to us by WBro Donald Cyr, PM – Freeport #23, Maine. Secrecy is a big item on many Masonic agendas, yet many Masons struggle with keeping secrets within the context of personal or professional relationships. So, what can […]
3/1/2021 • 13 minutes, 38 seconds
Symbolism – The Circle V40N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1962 by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy. Symbolism is the lifeblood of Freemasonry, and here we find an excellent discussion of symbolism, starting with that oldest of human symbols: the circle. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers […]
2/25/2021 • 20 minutes, 36 seconds
Warren G. Harding V1N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, author unknown, is brought to us by RW Bro Peter Cutler, PDDGM 14th, Maine. Here we find the story of America’s 29th president, whose tasks included helping the nation heal after World War I, and who was truly a Master Mason in his heart. Enjoy and do share […]
2/22/2021 • 20 minutes, 48 seconds
G A O T U V77N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is the work of Bro William K. Bissey of North Park #646, Indianapolis Indiana, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM United #8, Brunswick ME. Since the earliest days of the Craft, we have referred to Deity by this allegorical name, a tradition which continues […]
2/18/2021 • 6 minutes, 56 seconds
What Masonry Means To Me V51N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is the work of Ill Bro Dr Norman Vincent Peale, 33rd, and is brought to us by WBro Wes Latchford, WM Atlantic #2, Norfolk VA and DER 35th – GL of VA. We all have our own stories about the meaning the Craft has brought into our lives. […]
2/15/2021 • 23 minutes, 46 seconds
The Captain And His Lady V45N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Walter M. Calloway, Jr., PM – Oakland #373, Atlanta GA, and is brought to us by MW Ill Bro Clair Tusch, 33rd, PGM – Maine. If ever there was a story of Masonry that is appropriate for Valentine’s Day, this would be it. This […]
2/11/2021 • 20 minutes, 15 seconds
Love V61N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1983 by WB Ill Alphonse Cerza, 33rd. In this month of love and valentines, is there any more appropriate topic? Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.
2/8/2021 • 25 minutes, 38 seconds
Lodge Courtesies V2N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, of Freeport #23 in the great State of Maine. Here we find a discussion of those unwritten rules that make Lodge life what it is, and keeps it from being what it is not. Enjoy, and do share all of […]
2/4/2021 • 15 minutes, 14 seconds
The Altar Is Born V33N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, ME. For uncounted thousands of years, man has endeavored to meet the Divine, and here we have a discussion of when and where we have striven to […]
2/1/2021 • 12 minutes, 59 seconds
Those Terrible Exposes! V30N7
Brethren, we are joined again by WBro Wes Latchford, WM Atlantic #2, Norfolk VA, who brings us this Episode from 1952. While it is true that we all, and the Craft as a whole, must experience the vicissitudes of an active life, it is also true that for the discerning brother, some Light is to […]
1/28/2021 • 18 minutes, 5 seconds
Robert Burns V1N6
Brethren, two hundred and sixty two years ago, near the bonnie banks of the Doon, Scotland’s greatest poet was born. It has been said that Freemasonry has no greater name than Robert Burns, and here we find a discussion of how his voice has influenced the Craft and the world for almost two and a […]
1/25/2021 • 24 minutes, 18 seconds
John Philip Sousa V75N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1997 by Bro Paul E. Bierly, of Whitehall #761, Ohio. At a time when we are relieved to resume some of the pomp and ceremonies from the past, as we look forward let us remember the undying fervor of Patriotism that drove our Brother, known […]
1/21/2021 • 9 minutes, 9 seconds
Freemasonry’s Nuts And Bolts V53N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Walter A. Calloway, Jr., then editor of The Masonic Messenger, the official publication of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. It is brought to us by VW Bro Davic Koncz, PM United #8, Brunswick, Maine. Everything with many moving parts, such as Freemasonry, has the […]
1/18/2021 • 12 minutes, 7 seconds
The Trowel V38N10
Brethren, this episode of the Short Talk Bulletin Podcast is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, first published for the Brothers in April of 1960. This Short Talk was released on this Podcast previously, and is here again presented because it deserves deep and frequent scrutiny. It discusses, almost presciently with […]
1/14/2021 • 15 minutes, 36 seconds
The Four Facets Of Friendship V50N4
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is an address given by Rev Bro Walter B. Lunsford in 1971, and is brought to us by WBro Wes Latchford, WM – Atlantic #2, Norfolk, VA. From time immemorial, the Church and the Lodge have been where men who have caught the spirit of greatness have met […]
1/11/2021 • 20 minutes, 19 seconds
Mount Rushmore V93N3
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from March of 2015, and was written by RW Bro Michael G. Rodman, Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of South Dakota. We all know that two of the faces carved into the unyielding stone of Mount Rushmore are of our Masonic Brothers. Here we find […]
1/7/2021 • 10 minutes, 8 seconds
Greatest Is Charity V69N5
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in May of 1991 by Bro S. Brent Morris, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM united #8, Brunswick ME. From the days when food and shelter were almost daily concerns to today, Masons have been involved in a centuries-old tradition of […]
1/4/2021 • 10 minutes, 22 seconds
Inn Of Year’s End V2N1
Brethren, we are pilgrims travelling through time, and as we pause to put this year behind us, let us hear what our brothers in 1924 heard, as timely and as timeless then as now. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge, and everyone you know.
12/31/2020 • 13 minutes, 23 seconds
Square, Level, And Plumb V21N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from December of 1943, was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Britton, Freeport #23, ME. These three symbols are important in all of the degrees of Freemasonry, and here we find a fairly thorough examination of how they […]
12/28/2020 • 20 minutes, 7 seconds
The Celebration Of Christmas V43N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1965 by Dr. Joseph L. Bla. Here we find a dive into the history and traditions that make the holiday season special to us, as Masons, and this is both timeless and timely. Merry Christmas, Happy Feast of St. John, Happy Kwanzah, or however you […]
12/24/2020 • 21 minutes, 11 seconds
The Holy Saints John V53N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1975 by Rev Bro Oscar Alan Gwyn, and was released on this Podcast a year ago. As this year finally draws to a close and we celebrate with our loved ones, let us again remember why these two particular Saints have come to mean so […]
12/21/2020 • 25 minutes, 23 seconds
Cord Rope And Cable Tow V28N9
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in September of 1950. Here we find an illuminating discussion of the various cordage of Masonry, and how it all is part of the Mystic Tie. Enjoy, and do share this and all […]
12/17/2020 • 18 minutes, 46 seconds
Take Me As I Take You V62N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in July of 1984, and was written by WBro Harold Granger, PM King Solomon Lodge #31, Washington D.C.. Here we have an informative and engaging discussion of a man’s hands, and how important they are to history, to his life, and to Freemasonry. Enjoy, and […]
12/14/2020 • 12 minutes, 7 seconds
Surprised By Joy V73N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1995 by MW Bro Walter MacDougall, PGM – Maine. When I spoke to him about recording this most excellent Short Talk, he suggested that I contact his good friend and brother, MW Ill Bro Claire Tusch 33rd, PGM – Maine, to do the honors, and […]
12/10/2020 • 13 minutes, 29 seconds
The Legend Of The Craft V23N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy of the golden pen, and first published in December of 1945. Here is not a discussion of the third degree, but of the legend, part history, part fanciful embroidery, of the Craft as a whole, and a fascinating tale it […]
12/7/2020 • 20 minutes, 13 seconds
Courage In The East V88N12
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 2010 by RW GM Thomas K. Sturgeon, GM – PA, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM United #8, Brunswick, Maine. It is a fact that Freemasonry has lost some two thirds of it’s membership over the last 50 years. Here […]
12/3/2020 • 11 minutes, 40 seconds
Our Volume Of The Sacred Law V27N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from February of1949, and written by MW Bro Carl Claudy. Here we find a most thorough discussion of that book which now sits on every altar in every Masonic Lodge, and how it has come to be such. Enjoy, do read the VSL, and please share this […]
11/30/2020 • 21 minutes, 28 seconds
The Parable Of The Cherry Tree V58N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was written by MW Bro Robert A. Hockstead, then GM of Masons in Michigan, and was originally presented to a seminar of the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Here we have an interesting discussion, whose sub-title is “Building Relations With The Blue Lodge”. Enjoy, and do […]
11/26/2020 • 11 minutes, 58 seconds
His Death Was Untimely V42N1
Brethren, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was a national tragedy that stunned the world. We mourned. Here we find a stirring acknowledgement of our role as Masons: to pick ourselves up and get to work. It seems that these words might have some moment for us today. Enjoy, and […]
11/23/2020 • 16 minutes, 56 seconds
Masonry As Our Way Of Life V49N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1971 by MW Bro Roger R. White, PGM – Maine, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM United #8, Brunswick Maine. Here we find a stirring discussion used frequently by MW White in visitations to Lodges about the basic philosophy of […]
11/19/2020 • 7 minutes, 51 seconds
The Voice Of The Sign V32N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is from January of 1954. Here we find an engaging discussion about the antiquity of our ritual, without which Freemasonry could not continue to exist. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and […]
11/16/2020 • 19 minutes, 58 seconds
Anchor And Ark V27N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from June of 1949, and was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy. These two symbols from the Master Mason degree are hoary with antiquity, and derive from some of humanity’s oldest traditions. How they relate to and are explained by Masonry is an interesting story, indeed. […]
11/12/2020 • 17 minutes, 37 seconds
Freemasonry And Democracy In North America – Prelude V75N6
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast Episode is brought to us by MW Bro Craig Hummel, PGM – IA, and was written as the prelude to Allen E. Roberts’ “Freemasonry And Democracy”. Here we find the story that describes the events leading up to the American Revolution which set in motion the chain of events […]
11/9/2020 • 12 minutes, 23 seconds
Personal Masonic Philosophy V23N7
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pof MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in July of 1945. “Philosophy” is a word with almost as many meanings as there are men to use it. Here we find an excellent discussion about the why and how of developing a […]
11/5/2020 • 19 minutes, 24 seconds
Clarity In Freemasonry V99N8
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from August of 2020, and was written and is brought to us by MW Bro Stephen Oakley, current Grand Master of Masons in Illinois. Here we find an excellent discussion about how certain memories become clearer and more meaningful over time. This is followed by a Short […]
11/2/2020 • 7 minutes, 26 seconds
The Altar Of Obligation V23N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in October of 1945. Here we find an excellent discussion about that which is the very heart and core of Freemasonry, and from whose gentle light the spirit of brotherhood is born. Enjoy, […]
10/29/2020 • 19 minutes, 51 seconds
Ritual Differences V12N1
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by RW Bro Bill Bussiere, PDDGM – IL. One of the most upsetting experiences a new Mason might encounter is upon his first visit to a Lodge outside his home district. Upon reflection, […]
10/26/2020 • 15 minutes, 3 seconds
On Being Relevant V49N2
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from February of 1971, and was likely written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn. Here we find a discussion that is even more “relevant” today than fifty years ago. Enjoy, listen with an open mind, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your Brothers […]
10/22/2020 • 16 minutes, 49 seconds
Wise And Serious Truths V49N11
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from November of 1971, and was likely written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn. Here we find an excellent discussion of what the Fellowcraft will find upon talking with older, more experienced Masons, and what we should all strive to contain in our daily lives. Enjoy, and do […]
10/19/2020 • 14 minutes, 24 seconds
Freemasonry During Wartime V73N10
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Richard E. Shields Jr., of Waxhaw #562, NC, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM United #8, ME. Many of us have heard one or more of these stories about how we, as Freemasons, have acted towards our Brothers during […]
