Short Talk Bulletin

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by MW Bro Walter MacDougal, PM – Piscataquis #44 and PGM – Maine. This STB was originally published in June of 1965, and when MW MacDougal recorded this episode recently, he remarked that it sounded like the passionate speech of a much younger man. Here, we are asked fairly fundamental questions, &#8220...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, first published in May 1944. I am feeling compelled to visit this excellent Short Talk because tonight I am participating in my first FC degree as SD. Many of us may remember these from the Winding Staircase lecture, which I am going to do my best with. Please do share this with and encourage all Fellow Craft Mas...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro George D. Seggers, Executive Secretary George Washington National Masonic Memorial, first published in February 2017. This episode means to highlight the 100th anniversary of the GWNMM, happening currently, the conference of Grand Masters, also happening currently, and the birthday of the Father of The United States on February...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Stuart Minor, PGM – VA, and was first published in June 2000. Masons are familiar with the question, “Whence came you?” For the EA Mason, the answer is, “From the Lodge of the Holy Saints John at Jerusalem.” For the members of the Knights Templar, the answer is delved into here. Enjoy, and do sha...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Gary Lessiur, Clarkston #492, Clarkston GA, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. There are several prayers said in Lodge that are part of our degrees and ceremonies, but are there any other reasons or occasions to appeal to the Great Architect? Here we find an excellent discussion of th...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Walter M. Calloway, and is brought to us by MW Ill Bro Claire Tusch, PGM – ME. Here we find the story of MW Bro Ralph J. Pollard, HPGM – ME, and his wife and muse Milwee. If ever there was a Masonic Valentines Day story, this would be it. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Mikhail L. Broadski, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. As Freemasons, who are we? Not the Grand Lodge Officers, not the district officers, but the regular Freemasons…who are we? Here we find an excellent discussion of this very topic. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these P...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro M. B. S. Higgam, PGS – UGLE, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Our gentle craft has undergone a most extraordinary evolution, resulting in the tolerance we experience today. Here we find an excellent discussion of our evolution, well worth sharing in our Lodges. Enjoy, and plea...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in February 1925, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Freeport #23, Maine. When the Romans continued to expand their territory, there came a need to replace the close ties with family. Here we find an excellent discussion about the rise of Charity. Enjoy, do share this and all of these podcast epi...

Brethren, This Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro A. W. Wood, and is brought to us by MW Bro Richard Nadeau, PGM – Maine. The first Grand Lodge of Masons was formed at the Goose & Gridiron tavern in 1717. Here we find an excellent discussion of what followed, and how it relates to each of our Lodges. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Leon Zeldis, Editor – Israeli Freemason, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. A fundamental question, rarely asked, is why our ancient brethren who developed what we now know as Speculative Freemasonry, based their system on the tools and materials of the builder’s trade? Here we fin...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in July 1925. The battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill were definitive events in the formation of the United States. Here we find an excellent discussion about those times, and the dedication of the men and Masons that set the path for the future. Enjoy, and do share this and all of...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in March1933, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. The Morgan Affair is perhaps the most romantic and dramatic episode in the modern history of the Craft, and one which all Freemasons may ponder for their own enlightenment. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers a...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Eugene L. Goldman, first published in February 1995. What are the secrets of Freemasonry? What are those things that we have all promised to forever conceal and never reveal? What is the difference between lawful communication and unlawful? Here we find an excellent discussion of these very questions. Enjoy, and please do share...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro K. W. Aldridge, PGM – QC, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. We all remember the symbolic penalties associated with the taking of each of our obligations, as these are impressive parts of a very old ritual. There were times, however, when removing the ancient symbolic penalti...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Walter MacDougal, PGM – ME, and is brought to us by MW Bro Claire Tusch, PGM – ME. There is no doubt that performing degrees is a vital part of the work of a Lodge, but it is a common short-circuit in our Masonic thinking to conclude that exemplifying our degrees constitutes THE work of the Lodge. Here we find an...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Thomas Dougherty, PGM – NJ, first published in February 1981. Have you ever felt lonely, in need of a friendly word or a simple pat on the back? Here we find an excellent discussion about how this question relates to Masonry, and who we are and can be for each other. Enjoy, and please do share this and all of these Podc...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Bryan Musicar, DEO 5th – IL, and is brought to us by RW Bro Bill Bussiere, PDDGM – IL. The Compasses are an instrument familiar to all Master Masons, but what do we know of the skirret, of the pencil? Here we find an excellent discussion of tools in our Masonic toolbox that we may be less familiar with. Also, we now...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in January 1924. We are all pilgrims, journeying through time. As we reflect on the year past and anticipate the year to come, let us hear these timeless words our brothers of 1924 heard, as relevant today as ever. Please do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with everyone you...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Thomas Jackson, PGS – PA, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. Responding to the needs of others is a Masonic calling, and here we find a fine discussion of several brothers who rose to the task. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in December 1925. Once again, the march of days has brought us here, to the best of days, Christmas. Here we find an excellent discussion of this, as it relates to the Craft. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge, and Merry Christma...

Brethren this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in April 1925, is by an unknown author, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Freeport #23, Maine. We are taught that as we progress through the degrees, the degrees themselves represent stages in a man’s life: the EA being childhood, the FC manhood, and the Sublime degree representing the mature or older stage. Here w...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in March 1932, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. For many Masons, the Masonic world begins and ends at the Lodge room door. They are unaware of the vast body of the Craft in other jurisdictions, let alone other countries. Here we find an excellent discussion about this very subject, the Masonic Worl...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Herbert E. Kimball, PGM – NH, and is brought to us by RW Bro Robert Webber, PDDGM 14th – Maine. In times of trial that test men’s motivations, our Masonic heritage reminds us that it is our Masonic purpose to make good men into better men. Here we find an excellent discussion of this very subject. Enjoy, and...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Brian Musicar, and is brought to us by RW Bro Bill Bussier, PDDGM – IL. We learn in the Middle Chamber lecture about the tools of architecture that are used as symbols most expressive, to teach us wise and serious truths. Here we find an excellent discussion about these tools. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podc...