Episodes

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in October 1965, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. These Short Talks are designed for use by the brother who is called upon for a few short remarks appropriate to the occasion, either in the Lodge room or at refreshment. They are particularly useful to the brother who doesn’t want to take up too much of his audience’s time. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these podcast episodes with your bro...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy, first published in May 1941. Here we find an imaginative story from the stone masons of the middle ages. An apprentice wishes to advance, and here is his story. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro E. Gene Ross, DGM – IL, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star #14, Bath ME. Before we determine what kind of educational programs we intend to develop, first we must determine which groups we are trying to reach. There are those who have come to us as young men, and there are those, regardless of age, who are still considered youths in Masonry. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes wit...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton and first published in June 1927. How familiar the phrase is. No Lodge is ever opened or closed, in due form, without it. Yet how few know how old it is, much less what a deep meaning it has. Like so many old and lovely things, it is so near to us that we don’t see it. As far as we go back in the history of our Craft we find this phrase. Here we find an excellent discussion of this phrase, and why it ...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, one of the wisest elder statesmen of the Craft to ever put pen to paper. 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 an excellent discussion about how we, as Masons, embody the ideas represented by this season of renewal. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with you...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Dr John Boucher, past managing editor of the Scottish Rite Journal and member of Cypress #295, Naples FL, and is brought to us by MW Bro Richard Nadeau, PGM – ME. Dr. Boucher was invited to speak to the editors association at the Southern Baptist Convention in Houston TX. This Short Talk is a portion of that address. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers, your Lodge, and your Church.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Wallace McCloud, Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star #14, Bath ME. From time to time, as you wander about in various cities, you may encounter old buildings that have Masonic symbols on their exterior. One might naturally assume that they were once Masonic halls or temples, but a few of them, clearly, were not, such as St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Tor...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by Bro Matthew Phillippi, Rockingham Union Lodge #27 – VA. Bro Phillippi wrote this piece because his joining Freemasonry was largely influenced by his time in Scouting. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers, your Lodge, and your Scouts.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by Bro Chris Ruli, author. Bro Ruli was recently a guest speaker at the annual Conference of Grand Masters in Seattle WA, where he spoke on this very subject. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Dr and Bro George H. T. French of the Texas Lodge of Research, and is brought to us by Dr and MW Bro Richard M. Nadeau, PGM – ME. Often, we are under the impression that all of the lessons and instruction in Freemasonry happens once the candidate is admitted into the lodge room. Here we have an excellent discussion about the lessons which cause the Petitioner to knock in the first place. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these P...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April 1980, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star Lodge, Bath ME. Although etiquette, Masonic or otherwise, is something we participate in on a regular basis. it is useful to review what this means from time to time. Here, we have just such a review. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in November 1929, and is by an unknown author. “White ball elects, black cube rejects,” or a phrase just like it, is familiar to every Master Mason who has participated in the election of a new candidate, Indeed, this phrase was used concerning every Master Mason’s own admittance to the Craft. In all jurisdictions, it is unacceptable to inquire how another might or has voted, as the secret ballot has a long tradition. Here, w...

Brethren this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by MW Bro William J. Thomas, PGM – NY. It is interesting to speculate what the great historical figures might have done when faced with some of the problems we face today. Here, we find an excellent discussion, originally presented to the Grand Lodge of New York. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy and first published in October 1952. The education of the Father of America was a haphazard affair at best, and yet we will find no man more revered by history. Here, we find the story of the man, well worth reflecting on upon this President’s day. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Eugene Beckman, PGCh – SC, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. The human hand is one of the greatest things God has created. Here, we find an excellent discussion of the importance of our hands, not only to ourselves individually, but to the Craft. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton and was first published in December 1927. After the home and the house of prayer, the Lodge, or men’s house, has been part of human civilization since pre-history. Behind this is the truth, that the life of man must reproduce the law and order of the world in which he lives. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Stewart Minor, PGM – VA, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star @14, Bath ME. It seems sometimes that Freemasons are preoccupied with the past, the days of glory long gone for the Craft. Here we find an excellent discussion, with some ideas about the role we, as Freemasons, are to play in this modern world, a whispering gallery full of mirrors. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your...

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, to pay them our attention. The World is a whispering gallery, a hall of mirrors that deserve our indulgence in those qualities of silence and circumspection. Enjoy, and do share this and all of th...

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 an excellent discussion concerning various ways Freemasonry and the Law have interacted in the past. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

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 and confusion. Why has this become part of the legend of the Craft? As Bro Newton explains: we must look within. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with y...

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 Deacon (best seat in the house). It occurred to me that all newly made Master Masons should hear this Short Talk. Indeed, though some of us have heard this before, it is widely held that every ...

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 Masonic responsibilities can really be summed up in one word – practice. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

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 share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

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 just taken office (such as in my own home Lodge); this one is for you. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers, your Lodge, and your secretary.