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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Brethren, As of this writing, we have just passed two thirds of a million Podcast episode downloads! Here’s to Masonry making a mark! This Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr RW Bro Carl S. Winters, PGO – IL, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Craig Lehrke, PDDGM – U.P. MI, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8 – ME. Being a great ritualist is not merely the correct expression of words; it requires a handful of simple skills in order to ensure […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was prepared by the Public Relations Department of Shrine Hospitals International, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Note that this Bulletin was first published in May of 1997, and is an interesting snapshot of where this organization was at […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Walter M. Calloway Jr., PM Oakland City Lodge #373 and Lodge of Research #104 – GA, and is brought to us by MW Bro Donald Pratt, GM – ME. This essay addresses itself to all Freemasons but more particularly to the worshipful masters of […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8 ME. An applicant is elected to receive the degrees of Freemasonry. When should he begin receiving instruction? It turns out that he should be ‘adopted’ by a well-informed […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn and is brought to us by MW Bro Don Pratt, GM – ME. In this historical bulletin, we are treated to a discussion about the true cost of the American Revolution, in treasure, lives, and political consequences. Enjoy, and do share […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Conrad Hahn, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, ME. Of the first instructions given to a candidate, the forceful negative, “Be careful NOT to…” occurs twice. Why did our ancient brethren feel so strongly about what […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by MW Bro Don Pratt, GM – Maine. One of the definitions of ‘paradox’ is a puzzling fact or object, and it is in that sense used here, speaking of the Lodge. Enjoy, and do share […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy and first published in April 1936. As a Mason begins to travel through his and other jurisdictions, he will notice the great variance in minor details of custom, while also recognizing that Masonry is wholly at one in the essentials. […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Eugene Beckman, PGCh – SC, and is brought to us by WBro Donald Cyr, PM – Freeport #23, ME. Here we find an enlightening discussion of the sort of men our fraternity seeks: men with then three qualities of vision, enthusiasm and endurance. […]
Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn and first published in July 1972. Here we find an excellent discussion of some of what it means to address another by that sacred appellation. Enjoy, and do share this an all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your […]
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