Episodes

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy and first published in February 1947. Freemasonry uses many common English words in a sense other than that of their usual definitions. For the new Mason, and perhaps for the older brothers who have been less attentive, here are 100 of these words with the definitions we use in our ritual. 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 first published in July 1946. Sometimes when we go to Lodge there is a guest speaker. Sometime dinner is so good and the speaker so boring that one falls asleep. Sometimes that sleep is occasioned by dreams. Sometimes those dreams can tell us a great deal about ourselves. Enjoy, brother dreamers, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge, but don’t pa...

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 MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and first published in September 1931. “Pro” meaning Outside, and “Fanum” the Temple; literally the profane is one who is “outside the Temple.” In a Masonic sense, it refers to one who has not been initiated. Here we find an excellent discussion about how we, as Masons, can talk about Freemasonry with the curious, the uninformed, those who are not Masons. Enjoy, and do share this with your brother, your Lodg...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in June 1924. Here we find an excellent exploration of these tools of the Fellowcraft, which teach equality and rectitude of conduct. Enjoy, and do share all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Ray Burgess, PGM – LA, and first published in July 1991. Here we find an interesting discussion of one of the lessons from the Fellowcraft Degree, one that is worth a visit no matter how far one advances in 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 MW Bro Carl Claudy, first published in February 1956. Here is an excellent discussion about how symbols contained in our degrees reach back into antiquity to draw timeless truths into the present space of our minds, and The Broken Column is a prime example. 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 Alan E. Roberts, a prolific Masonic writer, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Leadership must be the key that unlocks the door of Masonry’s potential, digesting and using ideas that are the backbone of leadership. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your lodge, but especially the leaders.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Rex R. Hutchins, PGJW of AZ. Political revolution and Freemasonry is a complex subject. Here we find an interesting discussion from the days immediately following 9/11, and one that is a good listen for us all. 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 C. C. Faulkner Jr, PDGM – IN and PGM – DeMolay, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Youth, those all important formative years, is one of the few things that all mankind have in common. All people, heroes and villains alike, all share this one thing in common: all were youths. Here, we find an excellent discussion of how we, as Freemasons, impact society as a whole by affecting youth. Enjoy, and do shar...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Howard R. Cruse, first published in May 1928. Here we find a most excellent exploration of one of the key symbols in the Master Mason degree, one that we may all give serious contemplation to in the pursuit of our profession. 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 Ralph Pollard, PGM – ME, and delivered as an address to the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Maine. Indeed, there has been conflict between our gentle Craft and the major churches in the world; and yet, some of our wisest leaders have been, in fact, members of the Clergy. Similarly, many of the cherished leaders in many religious denominations have been proud Freemasons. Where is this relationship heading? Here we...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, one of the most brilliant and prolific 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 of how we, as Masons, embody the ideas represented by this season of renewal. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro J. Hugo Tatch, and is the very first STB to be sent out to every Lodge in January 1923. Since we have arrived at the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the famous ride of our brother, it seems like a good time to revisit the patriotism and brotherhood of one of America’s most famous sons. 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 Zelwyn B. Eaton of Adair #366, Kirksville MO, and is brought to us by VW Bro. David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Here, we are informed and instructed about the work of this committee, which is perhaps the most important work having to do with the continuance of our Craft. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge, and especially those brothers selected to serve on thi...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by PSGW Bro Stewart M. Pollard, Past Executive Secretary of the MSA, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Here we find an excellent discussion of the various encounters MW Bro Pollard had while travelling throughout most districts in the country, one that informs us to examine our own approaches and interactions. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and you...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and first published in April 1933. Here we find an excellent discussion of one of our oldest and most misunderstood ritualistic symbols. As many have wondered, and still wonder, what is it with the removal of shoes, either singly or both together, that informs our ritual? 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 VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Recently, I had the honor of participating in the raising of a new Master Mason, and it is to him that this episode is dedicated. Now you are a Master Mason, and you belong to a Lodge. So What? Maybe you have been a member for years. Here is an excellent discussion about what now are your rights and privileges, as well as some opportun...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro S. J. Daniels, PGM – Ontario, and first published in May 2017. Here is made a compelling case that education and Freemasonry are really the same 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 by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, first published in August 1925. Here we find an excellent discussion of our third, or Sublime degree, and what makes it such. Like the 47th Problem, which contains the germ of every scientific and mathematical truth, so too does the Sublime degree contain the germ of every idea mankind possesses about the immortality of the soul. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers, ...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn, first published in November 1971. Here we find an excellent discussion of what the Fellowcraft brother will find when talking with older, more experienced Masons, and what we should all strive to contain in our daily lives. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this is a special and unusual Podcast episode that I hope you enjoy. Recently I was contacted by the host of the Tyler’s Place Podcast, a production of the Scottish Rite Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, about being interviewed for their next episode. It seems they wanted to know about me, and the Short Talk Bulletin Podcast. So, here for you today is that episode. Do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by the Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and is brought to us by RW Bro Peter Cutler, PDDGM 14th ME. The Cable Tow is wholly Masonic in usage and definition according to the dictionary. This illustrates that Masonry has some of it’s own vocabulary, not or misunderstood by many profane. Here, we find an excellent discussion, one worth being familiar with for every Mason. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by WBro Donald Cyr, PM – Freeport #23, ME. Here we find an excellent discussion if seven Masons, one from each of the original Grand Lodges in the US, and all of whom should be striking examples for us today. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.