Episodes

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Conrad Hahn, and is brought to us by Bro Brian Ellis, SW - Northern Star #28 ME and PGSD - ME. "Taxation without representation is tyranny." Americans commonly regard this slogan as the cause of the revolutionary war and the Declaration of Independence. It was, in fact, one of the loudest objections by the colonists, it was but a part of a much larger picture. Here we find an excellent illumination of this larger picture. Enjo...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Joseph Fort Newton and first published in July 1923. There are perhaps few greater names among equals within American Freemasonry. Albert Pike, man of fire, found Freemasonry in a log cabin, and left it in a temple. 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 Walter MacDougal, PGM – ME, and is brought to us by MW Bro Jeffry Simonton, GM – ME. The question arises: why do men come to our west gate, become Masons, and never return? How does the Craft welcome and include new members so this doesn’t happen? Watchman, what of the night? 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 MW Bro Jeffry Simonton, GM – ME. Here we find an excellent discussion of that instrument, introduced in the EA degree, that our ancient brethren used to measure and lay out their work. We, of course, use it for the more noble and glorious purpose of dividing our time. 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 1960. This is not the first time that this episode has appeared in this Podcast, and it will not be the last, because the lessons contained in this most important of our working tools deserves frequent scrutiny. Used, as it is, for our noble and glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and affection, uniting us into one common mass, this tool is sorely needed in t...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn, first published in June 1967. This is the second STB that celebrates the events surrounding our independence, and how it relates to Freemasonry. So, without further ado, enjoy, and let Freedom ring! Please 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 first published in July 1924. As has become tradition on this Podcast, today we celebrate the birth of our republic, and the beginning of a new and great era in the history of humanity. 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 first published in July 1926. As we celebrate the two hundred and fiftieth birthday of America, it is worth reminding ourselves of the ones who came before us, our Masonic forbears, and what this great symbol meant to them, and to us. 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 from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy and was first published in April 1937. Here we find an excellent discussion of that third round of Jacob’s Ladder, Charity, and why this is considered the greatest of the three. 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 Ill Bro Alphonse Cerza, 33rd, Riverside Lodge #862, Riverside IL, and is brought to us by VW Bro Ambrose Dawson, DER 14th ME, PM – Acacia #121, Durham ME. While Freemasonry in its present form has existed around 300 years, there have always been associations resembling this great Fraternity. Such groups were formed at various times and in many places because man is fundamentally a social creature; he has an inherent need for frien...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Walter H. Brown, Past Grand Orator of the GL of IL, and is brought to us by WBro Michael Blum, DRI 14th ME and PM of Solar Star #14, Bath ME. The “furthermores” which we took while kneeling at the Masonic altar with our hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses constitute the finest set of guidelines ever compiled by the mind of men. One sometimes wonders if some of our brethren leave some of their furthermores...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Furman Vincen, PGM – TX, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, ME. In honor of Father’s Day, may this story of a man and his father bring Light to brothers everywhere. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Losge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Sumner G. Whittier, Former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Director of the VA under President Eisenhower, and member of Galilean Lodge, Everett MA, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Here we find a condensation of a speech Bro Sumner gave in 1961 at the Feast of St. John the Evangelist, which marked the 175th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. While these remarks were given some sixty fiv...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Rev Thomas Sherrard Roy, PGM – MA, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Five delegates from Massachusetts were members of the Second Continental Congress which adopted the Declaration of Independence and signed that document. They were John and Samuel Adams, Eibridge Gerry, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine. While Masonic membership has been claimed for Elbridge Gerry, a claim of doubtful validity, th...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by VW Bro Ambrose Dawson, DEI 14th ME. The Standard Dictionary defines education as “the systematic cultivation of the normal powers of the intellect, feeling and conduct, so as to render them efficient in some particular form of living, or for life in general.” Here we find an excellent discussion of how Freemasonry fits into this context. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast ...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is a condensation of an address by the late RW Bro. Erford W. Poole of Massachusetts, and was furnished to The Masonic Service Association by MW Brother Thomas A. Booth, past grand master of Masons in Massachusetts, and is brought to us by WBro Michael Blum, DRI – 14th ME and PM of Solar Star #14 ME. In any study of the life of Washington, one is amazed at the fact that seldom in any history or biography, other than those purely Masonic, is it r...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Ill Bro Norris G. Abbot Jr., 33rd, PGH – RI, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Bro Ellery was one of Rhode Island’s signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and a member of the Continental Congress that adopted them. In this year of America’s semi-quincentennial birthday celebration, let us pay homage to this brother who was instrumental to the success of the Revolution. Enjoy, and...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode consists of two addresses by brothers who have distinguished themselves in public service, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. These remarks suggest answers to the question posed in the title, where do we go from here? 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 Fordham D. Tabor and first published in May 1977. As has become tradition on this day of remembrance in cities and towns across our land, we pause to remember and give tribute to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in defense of liberty. Enjoy, and take some moments and reflect with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro J. D. Krell, PDDGM 8A – CT. In these trying days of national uncertainty, here we find encouragement. Here we find an excellent and imaginative discussion of our common heritage and common goals, and assurance that what we have in common is far greater than what divides us. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

The Great Cornerstone Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Rev Dr Joseph Fort Newton and first published in September 1925. With the imminent 250th birthday of the American nation, it is a good time to take a look at that Great Cornerstone of our Republic, the Constitution. Here, we are reminded and instructed about how ideas from Freemasonry are at the very core of who we say we are as Americans, and it is widely held that this bulletin be presented in every Lod...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro George Koutrokois, Acacia #121, Durham, ME. Few Masonic subjects have resulted in more arguments and controversy than this. Agreement has been difficult, but at long last the Masonic world has had to concur in the thought that the whole truth is not known; that it may, but probably never will, be known; and that as long as men differ as to what is “real” evidence and what is “circ...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by Bro Chad Lacek. Here we find an excellent discussion of some of the things Bro Lacek has learned in his many years in the Craft, presented in no particular order. 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 from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Chad Lacek, Dundee Lodge #190, Carpentersville IL. What Freemasonry omits is often as interesting as what it includes. Masonry was built on, in, around, and beside many buildings, not just one. Here is part of that story. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.