Episodes

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by MW Bro George Braatz, PGM and PGS – OH, as well as Past Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association of North America. Here we find an excellent discussion of two four-letter words that are important to Masons. 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 and is brought to us by Bro Chad Lacek, Dundee Lodge #190, Carpentersville IL. We are odd creature, aren’t we? Despite our advances in technology and our mastery of many of the sciences governing our lives, we can be rather foolish sometimes. Here, we have an excellent discussion about why, as Masons, every single human being has a claim on our good works. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers ...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in November 2001, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Veterans Day occurs every November, and particularly this month every year, the Masonic Service Association wants to salute our veterans and all they have done to protect our freedom here in America. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers, your Lodge, and especially your favorite veteran.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is an address given by Rev Dr and Bro Eugene Beckman, PGCh – SC, and is brought to us by Bro Matt Bowers, member of Mt. Ararat #44 and host of the Tyler’s Place Podcast. Every Mason is familiar with the building of King Solomon’s Temple, and the role it plays in our gentle Craft. Here we find an excellent discussion of that work, and what it means. 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 an excerpt from “Beyond The Pillars”, a manual of Masonic instruction, published by the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario in 1973, and well worth the listen by every member of our gentle 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 MW Bro Carl H. Claudy and first published in May 1931. I recently had the honor of participating in raising a brother to the Sublime Degree, and as every Master Mason knows, the Five Points of Fellowship are an integral part of the instruction of that degree. Here, we find an excellent discussion of these five points, and how they came to be included in our ritual. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with yo...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev and RW Bro A. Robert Nix, GCh – SC, first published in June 2017. We invite our friends every day to “Come and see”; new programs, new restaurants, sporting events, the latest movie. As a Fraternal organization, we say to the community, “Come and see!” Sometimes, however, that is not enough. Here, we find an excellent discussion concerning what our communities need from us, to be inspired to “Come, and see”. Enjoy, and do shar...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is an adaptation of an address given by MW Bro Thomas Chirard Roy, PGM – MA, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. MW Bro Roy had been a Mason for almost 55 years when he gave this address. Here, we find an excellent perspective on life, as viewed through the lens of Freemasonry. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, due to yesterday’s internet outage, I am reposting this episode: Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy and first published in January 1931. Fortunate this Lodge that has many; Poor is the body of Masonry whose Past Masters have lost the interest and enthusiasm with which they once presided in the East. Here we find an excellent discussion of the roles and duties of a Past Master. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes ...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy and first published in January 1931. Fortunate this Lodge that has many; Poor is the body of Masonry whose Past Masters have lost the interest and enthusiasm with which they once presided in the East. Here we find an excellent discussion of the roles and duties of a Past Master. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge, and especially with your Past Masters.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy and first published in September 1951. Here we find excellent discussion of this oft overlooked symbol from our sublime degree, the symbol of industry, and why it, of all creatures in nature, represents the Lodge. 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 Kevin Otil, PM – Oxford #122, Oxford NC and Administrator of the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. The fundamental values of Freemasonry to aid and assist every Mason and care for their widows and orphans are instrumental in helping each Mason fulfil their obligations. For 150 years, the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford has had the honor to care for...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Greg Robinson of Orient #339 – Ontario CA, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz of United #8 – Brunswick ME. Anti Masonic sentiment dates back to the late 18th century. Here, we find the interesting tale. 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 and is brought to us by Bro Sean Lofland of Sacramento #24, GL of NM. Freemasonry, the world’s oldest fraternal order, has long been associated with the Bible. However, the nature of this relationship is multi-faceted. Here, we find an excellent discussion of this relationship, and what it means for us as Masons. 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 and Bro Joseph Fort Newton and first published in February 1928. All ritual id fortifying. Ritual is a natural neccesity for mankind. The more things are upset, the more we fly to it. I abhor slovenly ritual anywhere. By the way, would you mind assisting with examinations, if there are many visiting brethren? You’ll find some of them very rusty, but remember – it’s the spirit, not the letter, that giveth life. Enjoy, and do...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr and Bro Joseph Fort Newton and first published in April 1927. What are we doing? Why are we doing it? Here we find an excellent discussion of these very questions, and one that should be heard by every one of us who consider ourselves Masons. 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, first published in August 1937. Here we find an excellent discussion of the antiquity and universality of signs, and how they came to be Freemasonry’s first Landmark. 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, first published in February 1934. The word ‘Abif’ has, in one way or another, caused considerable controversy among both Biblical and Masonic scholars. Here, we find an interesting discussion about just who this person we so venerate in the third degree was, and if he was. 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 Stewart M. L. Pollard, Past Executive Secretary of the MSA, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8 ME. A recent survey asked the question: What is the most pressing problem facing the Craft today? Here we find an excellent discussion of the three general answers that were received. 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, first published in September 1949. The phrase, “…Veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols…” is familiar to every Mason as the basis for our education. Here, we find an excellent discussion that should be heard by every on of 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 was written by MW Bro Morris I. Budkofsky, PGM – CT, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, ME. In the ritualistic word of the third degree, we hear the words, “…Seeing the Temple almost completed and being desirous of receiving the secrets of a Master Mason, whereby we could travel in foreign countries…” Here, we find an excellent discussion of some of the hows and whys. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episo...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn, and first published in July 1960. We all know where a man is first prepared to be made a Mason, but what does that really mean? Here, we explore that very question, and although written some sixty-five years ago, the timelessness of the answer lives within our hearts. 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, first published in July 1927, and then supplemented six years later. Even a stranger, stepping foot for the first time into a Masonic Lodge, must be struck by the presence of this great letter, so prominently displayed above the Master. Here we find an excellent discussion of the meanings attached to this letter by our gentle Craft. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1996 by Bro A. George Malice. Here we find a discussion of two of North America’s first explorers, who must always remain in the first rank. Indeed, these two men, soldiers and Masons, were instrumental in the westward expansion of these United States. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.