Short Talk Bulletin

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Fordham D. Tabor, first published in May 1977. As has become tradition on this Day of Remembrance, in towns and cities across the land, we pause to remember and give tribute to those that 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 Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in February 1927. Bro Newton was among the first to write what became known as the Short Talk Bulletins, and here is demonstrated why. From the first moment after a candidate declares in Whom is his trust, when he is unable to foresee or prevent danger, and is told he is in the hand...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is an address given by Dr MW Bro Walter Winter, GM – Suisse Alpina, one month before he laid down his working tools. It is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. The view of the future, as seen by Swiss Masonry, largely depends on certain characteristics of that branch of the craft. Here we find an excellent discussion of...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy of the golden pen, and first published in November 1940. It was the poet Robert Burns who first brought these three words in to describe Freemasonry, but what is The Mystic Tie? Is it an obligation? Is it a covenant entered into between man and men? Is it a thing one can hold in one’s hand? Is it a matter of...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. The human heart exalts in tales of devotion to duty. Every child knows of the boy who stood on the burning ship, when all others had fled. Tales come from this and all wars of selfless men who died, that their companions may live. Tales of devotion do not require phy...

Brethren, This Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by RW Bro Wayne Spooner, member of several committees on the Grand Lodge of Illinois. Subordinate lodges in most jurisdictions are started as an idea for a new beginning, and an opportunity to locally perpetuate the goals and principles of ancient Craft Masonry. Here we find an excellent discussion concerning some...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Leon Zeldis, Editor – The Israel Freemason, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star #14, Maine. Visitors to the old city of Jerusalem can take a tour of the Cave of Zedekiah, a cave descending beneath the wall of the city, more commonly known as the Quarries of King Solomon. How this cave relates t...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Alphonse Cerza, GH – IL, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. For many years, centuries in fact, men of every race and political position have been drawn to Freemasonry for a variety of reasons. One of the most compelling of those reasons is the Craft’s ability to unite men of such differenc...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro David Ritchie, PGCh – WI, and is brought to us by WBro Warren E. Bowie, PM – Acacia #121, Durham ME. Here, we find a discussion about who knocks at our West gate: the Pillars of our communities? Or the very rough Ashlar who learns to be a Pillar, once brought to the Light? Enjoy, and do share this and all of these...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton and first published in January 1927. Outside of the home and the house of God, there is nothing more beautiful than the Spirit of Masonry. Gentle, gracious, and wise, it’s mission is to form mankind into a great, redemptive brotherhood, a league of free men working out the will and intent of God....

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. The essence of a symbol is that it represents something other than what it actually is. A stick is just a stick, but three sticks, arranged in a particular way, represent a triangle, which in turn represents so much more. Here, we take a deep dive i...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy and first published in April 1940. I had the distict honor of participating in the initiation of a new brother recently. There are deep psychological and scientific reasons for initiatory forms and ceremonies, and much more than traditions and ancient customs as reasons for our degrees being what they are and n...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by the eminent Masonic scholar J. Fairbairn Smith, and is brought to us by Bro Daniel Margasa, Amity Mosaic Lodge, Danvers MA. Here we find the excellent tale of the two stones which can be found in every well governed and furnished Lodge room. 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 first published in October 1965, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. These Short Talks are designed for use by the brother who is called upon for a few short remarks appropriate to the occasion, either in the Lodge room or at refreshment. They are particularly useful to the brother who doesn’t want to take up...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy, first published in May 1941. Here we find an imaginative story from the stone masons of the middle ages. An apprentice wishes to advance, and here is his story. 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 E. Gene Ross, DGM – IL, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star #14, Bath ME. Before we determine what kind of educational programs we intend to develop, first we must determine which groups we are trying to reach. There are those who have come to us as young men, and there are those, regardless of...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton and first published in June 1927. How familiar the phrase is. No Lodge is ever opened or closed, in due form, without it. Yet how few know how old it is, much less what a deep meaning it has. Like so many old and lovely things, it is so near to us that we don’t see it. As far as we go back in the...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, one of the wisest 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 about how we, as Masons, embody the ideas repres...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Dr John Boucher, past managing editor of the Scottish Rite Journal and member of Cypress #295, Naples FL, and is brought to us by MW Bro Richard Nadeau, PGM – ME. Dr. Boucher was invited to speak to the editors association at the Southern Baptist Convention in Houston TX. This Short Talk is a portion of that address. Enjoy...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Wallace McCloud, Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star #14, Bath ME. From time to time, as you wander about in various cities, you may encounter old buildings that have Masonic symbols on their exterior. One might naturally assume that they were...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by Bro Matthew Phillippi, Rockingham Union Lodge #27 – VA. Bro Phillippi wrote this piece because his joining Freemasonry was largely influenced by his time in Scouting. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers, your Lodge, and your Scouts.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by Bro Chris Ruli, author. Bro Ruli was recently a guest speaker at the annual Conference of Grand Masters in Seattle WA, where he spoke on this very subject. 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 Dr and Bro George H. T. French of the Texas Lodge of Research, and is brought to us by Dr and MW Bro Richard M. Nadeau, PGM – ME. Often, we are under the impression that all of the lessons and instruction in Freemasonry happens once the candidate is admitted into the lodge room. Here we have an excellent discussion about the l...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April 1980, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star Lodge, Bath ME. Although etiquette, Masonic or otherwise, is something we participate in on a regular basis. it is useful to review what this means from time to time. Here, we have just such a review. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast e...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in November 1929, and is by an unknown author. “White ball elects, black cube rejects,” or a phrase just like it, is familiar to every Master Mason who has participated in the election of a new candidate, Indeed, this phrase was used concerning every Master Mason’s own admittance to the Craft. In all jurisdict...