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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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