Short Talk Bulletin

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Walter J. Harmon, first published in February 1980. The expression, “The magic of Freemasonry,” takes on a different meaning when one realizes that there are many brothers who are performing magicians. Here we find an excellent discussion of these special brothers and the Lodge they belong to. EEnjoy, and do share t...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, first published in May 1937. There are generally two rites of Freemasonry acknowledged, the York Rite and the Scottish Rite. Here we find an excellent discussion of the second of these, the Scottish Rite. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers, your Lodge, and your Valley...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in August 1927 and is by an unknown author. To relive the distressed is a duty taught to all Masons. Here we find an excellent discussion about the ways relief is provided around the world. 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 Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, first published in December 1923. This bulletin is the substance of an address given by Bro Newton to the annual meeting of the Masonic Service Association in 1923. He realized that no one wanted a long speech at the end of the meeting, and delivered this address, which starts with a story. Enjoy, and...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in December 1977, and is by an unknown author. A question that Masons are asked is, “What do Masons do?” Many times what is being asked for is a comprehensive answer to a simple question. Here, we find a challenge to all Masons; what is your answer? Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with you...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro James A. Desmond, PGM – CT, first published in July 1980. The question usually arises in the mind of every newly made brother, “How much of our work is secret?” Here we find an excellent discussion of that very question, and how it relates to the often quite public discussion of our ritual. Enjoy, and do sha...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Eugene Beckman, PGCh – SC, first published in July 1973. As Modern Masons, we are charged with not only improving ourselves, but also maintaining the Order for the succeeding generations, as those who have come before us. Here we find an excellent discussion of this subject. Please do share this and all of these Pod...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, first published in October 1960. I recently had the sad privilege of participating in a Masonic funeral for a Past Master from a neighboring town. It was even more poignant because this brother had been a student of mine during my former career as a high school math teacher. Once I learned of the situation sur...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Elbridge H. Brewer, GCh – OH, first published in August 2017. It is hard to imagine the effects upon the world of Freemasonry and the ideas developed in the enlightenment period. The Masonic idea about the brotherhood of man under the Fathership of God threatened the very substance of the world, and we are the beneficia...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in July 1927. In keeping with our revisitation of the most revered and well-known of the symbols of our gentle craft, the letter G is usually represented in the United States within the Square and Compasses as an integral part of our system of morality, represented by symbols. E...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in May 1924. In following with our theme of revisiting some of the first STBs that were sent out to all Lodges across the country, here we find an excellent discussion of that second of the most well-known symbols of our order, the Compasses. May we have ears to hear, and may we...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in April 1924. The Square was one of the first STBs sent to all lodges a hundred years ago, the aim being to provide a common stock of vetted Masonic information to all Lodges throughout the country. In that spirit, here we revisit this most widely recognized emblem of our gentl...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Sidney Case, PGM – WA, and was first published in November 1990. Freemasons have long been supporters of public education. This makes perfect sense when one remembers that self-improvement through education is true for societies as well as individuals. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by WBro Andrew Niemyer, Grand Education Officer for the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. It is remarkable tat myths and falsehoods persist so extensively in the world, and the Taxil Masonic hoax is one of them. 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 December 1962, and is by an unknown author. The tenets of Freemasonry are brotherly love, relief, and truth. Here we find an excellent discussion of the second of these, and why it is among the first lessons taught to all initiates. 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 1932, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. In the Entered Apprentice lecture, we learn that Truth is the foundation of every virtue, and to be good men and true is the first lesson. Here we find an excellent discussion about that foundation and virtue. Enjoy, and please do share this and all...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Robert D. Kaplinger, GJW – KS, and was first published in January 1970. In far too many of our Lodges, there is no effective leadership. Sadder yet is when there isn’t even a quorum. Here we find an excellent discussion of the role of leadership in a Lodge. Please do share this with your brothers and your Lodge, a...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in October 1985, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. One of the most frequent questions we get at the MSA is about programming from Lodge Masters: “What kind of programs can I use to keep meetings interesting?” Here, we find an excellent discussion of this topic. Enjoy...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and first published in October 1927. Surely, no Mason will forget first being placed in the Northeast corner, and told by the Master that he now stands a just and upright Mason. Here, we have an excellent discussion of that situation. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in March 1937, and is by an unknown author. Many Masons believe that making a Mason at sight is when a Grandmaster backs a profane into a corner and makes a declaration, and then assigns him to a Lodge. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and you...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode, by an unknown author, was first published in August 1966, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. Here we find an excellent collection of short speeches that can be delivered in Lodge, beginning with “Leadership”, and the responsibilities we have when electing new officers for the coming yea...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and was first published in July 1948. As Most Masons are aware, the higher degrees offered by the several appendant bodies are only available to men who are members in good standing of a regular, or “blue” Lodge. Here, we find an excellent discussion of the American Rite, and the various bodies therei...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was first published in January 1933, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 9th – VT. Through all the traveling that Masons do, in all the places around the world that we visit, there is always affection in our hearts for our Mother Lodge. Here, we find an excellent discussion of this idea. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was written and brought to us by Jennifer Maynard, Past Grand Representative of the Order of Eastern Star of Ohio. To celebrate the recent birthday of Dr. Rob Morris, founder of the Order of Eastern Star and PGM – KY, this is a heartwarming story about the nature of events since Bro Morris was among us. I think he would be pleased. Do Share this and all of...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Sidney Kase, PGM – Washington. Why should Freemasonry concern itself with students attending public schools? Here, we find an interesting and compelling argument for why we should. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.