Short Talk Bulletin

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by RW Bro David Sandy – PM Mt. Moriah #116 MD and PGCh – MD. The Cardinal virtues of Freemasonry are temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice. Here we find an excellent discussion of the second of these, also known as courage. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your broth...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in February 1924. As we are revisiting some central themes of the Craft written about by our esteemed brother, we find an excellent discussion of the Altar, which represents a center of focus in our Lodges, which in turn represent the world. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Pod...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April 2004, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Rudyard Kipling and Robert Burns dominate Masonic Poetry. The following were chosen to introduce new readers and listeners to some Masonic poetry; not as well known, but still meaningful. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podc...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Was written by the Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in July 1927.  Even a stranger, visiting a Masonic Lodge for the first time, will be struck by the Letter G, prominently displayed over the seat of the Worshipful Master. Here, as we visit the words of one of the Crafts greatest voices, we find an excellent discussion of this central symbo...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episodes was an address by Mr. C. Leroy Miller, Editor of The Enterprise in Ponchatoula, LA, to the members of Pine Grove Lodge #288 in that city, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar #14, Bath ME. While Mr. Miller has obviously been favorably impressed by Freemasonry, it is especially interesting to note what aspects of our fraternal...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February 1926m and is by an unknown author. Here, we consider one of the symbols of the Entered Apprentice degree that receives less fanfare than others, but is well worth considering, as indeed, all of the Craft’s symbols are, as this timeless wisdom has no expiration. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is by an unknown author, was first published in August 1958, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Lodge, Bath ME. This bulletin is meant to ease the minds of brethren who are troubled by some of the misconceptions that are presented by critics of the Craft. Enjoy, and do not allow yourself to be drawn into arguments about Freem...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in March 1924. As we enjoy the golden days of summer, let us also reflect on the third Great Light, always opened when the Lodge is open, and closed when the Lodge is closed, representing the way that the Book of Holy Scripture should ever be our guiding Light. Enjoy, and do share this...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, one of Masonry’s greatest voices. As we celebrate his birth, and also passing a half million Podcast episode downloads, it seems a good time to pay a visit to the Compasses which, almost always taken in company with the Square and the Book of Holy Scripture, constitute the great lights of our gen...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Aubrey L. Burbank, PGM – ME, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. What role does Masonic ritual play in education? Does education depend on the evolution of the ritual? These excellent questions are the basis for this discussion, which should be heard by all officers of your Lo...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is somewhat celebrative for two reasons: first, we are celebrating the birth of Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, the author of this Short Talk and one of Masonry’s greatest voices; and second, we are celebrating that more than half a million Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episodes have been downloaded by Masons with ears ready to hear. Enjoy, and...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Jay Kinney, Mill Valley #356 – CA, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, ME. The many sensationalist efforts to tie the grisly murders of the 1880s to Freemasonry have been the cause of much concern to members and non-members alike. This article is meant to put those fears to rest. Enjoy, and do s...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and is brought to us by Bro Phil Pearce, Dallas #182, GA. Of all the symbols that appear in the work of the sublime degree, the 47th problem of Euclid is perhaps given less attention than the esteem in which it is held would indicate. Here, we find an excellent discussion and explanation of the why beh...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Ian P. Watson, Member of the Lodge Of Journeyman Masons #8, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. The Blue Blanket is a Scottish Craft banner, about which several books have been written, most of which contain inaccuracies. Here we find … the rest of the story. Enjoy, and do share this and...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February 1968, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star, Bath, Maine. The title of this Short Talk is expressed clearly to the candidate in the middle chamber lecture, with the dual purpose of distinguishing our labors from our operative brethren of antiquity and to put the candidates mind...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in July 1924. The American revolution still stands, not only as the birth hour of our republic, but as the beginning of a new and great era in the history of humanity. 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, and is brought to us by Bro Daniel Margasa, Amity Mosaic Lodge, Danvers MA. This episode was written in the dark days of WWII, when the world needed a reason to keep fighting the dark powers of oppression, and here we find just such. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers an...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Elbert Beede, Editor Emeritus of the Oregon Freemason, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star, Bath, ME. Before any of us submitted our petitions, we had certain expectations of what Freemasonry might be for us. Similarly, does Freemasonry have expectations of us? Here we find an excellent discussion of t...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in August 1973, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. Here we find a discussion of the practice of raising and lowering the Wardens’ Columns during open Lodge, a practice that is no longer common in all jurisdictions. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podca...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Rev Dr Joseph Fort Newton, and is the substance of an address he gave to the Masonic Service Association’s annual conference. Why do we, as Masons, do what we do? The answer is rooted in the founding principles of the order: Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth, and how we may apply these in our Lodges, and in the larger w...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by RW Bro Michael Johnson, PGJD – KA, originally published in November 2017. Our Operative brethren used the common gavel to break off the rough corners of stones, making them more fit for the Builder’s use. We, as Free and Accepted Masons, make use of it for the more noble and glorious work of divestin...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Stewart M. L. Pollard, son of MW Bro Ralph J. Pollard, PGM – Maine, first published in July 1968. On this holiday in the U. S., Flag Day, we find an inspiring discussion of our uses in the Lodge which specifically can and do honor this, which we bow in reverence to only less than we do to the Great Architect. Enjoy, and d...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in January of 1948. Here we find an interesting discussion of these two terms, familiar to all Masons, and why both are needed in affirming our desire for more Light. Enjoy, and do share all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. The common gavel is an instrument made use of by operative Masons to break off the corners of rough stones, the better to fit them for the builder’s use. But we, as free and accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the more noble and glorious purpose of...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is by an unknown author, first published in September 1926. This is an interesting historical perspective, a snapshot of the mind of American Masonry still recovering from World War I, and concerned about the rise of communism. It is a timely message, and yet one we of today can still glean from. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast e...