Episodes

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.

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, GM – PA. Here is the 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 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, and one that has lasting consequences in the life of the lodge. Here we find an excellent discussion, and perhaps a timely one as well. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast...

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, do enjoy, and share with you brothers and your Lodge.

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 chosen profession in our daily lives. Here we find an excellent Short Talk, aimed at assisting us with that very thing. 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 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 our order, representing as they do the two great aims of the Craft: Righteousness and Love. Enjoy, and do share all of these Podcast episodes with you Lodge and your Brothers.

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.

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 essay, told from a decidedly Masonic perspective. 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 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 Worshipful Masters, subordinate Lodges, and Grand Lodges perhaps more than any other question. Here we have an interesting answer to this question, one that every Lodge would benefit from hearing. Enjoy, and...

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 raised, and then never came back? Please enjoy, and do share this with your brothers and your Lodge.

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 of #381, Bro Ed Robinson, stepped up and brings us this excellent piece of Masonic history. Enjoy, and do share all of these Podcast episodes with your Lodge and your Brothers.

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 for the soul by a brother. Please do share this with all of your brothers and your Lodge, and do take it upon yourselves to visit and connect with the infirm, as you would have them do for you.

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 do share all of these episodes with you Lodge and your brothers.

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 guide of our faith. 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 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 and Grandmasters must give assent to this statement during the ceremony of installation; but nowhere in the ceremony is offered a definition of “the Body of Masonry” or of “Innovation.” Here, we find an excellent discussion,...

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 our Ohio Masons proud. 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 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 Podcast episodes with your brothers, your church, and your Lodge.

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 Freemasons cannot belong to the Church. Here we have a discussion of this very subject, perhaps even more needed today than ever before. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your b...

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, 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 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. The curious uniformity and unquestionably poor art of the vast majority of these illustrations in most bear testimony to the universality of Masonic thought in all of the Grand Ju...

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 no preamble. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

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 to use for the greater good. 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 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, one perhaps even more relevant today. 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 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 what comes after. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.