Short Talk Bulletin

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in October of 1936. When the leaders of the Craft elevated the Holy Saints John to the positions of Patron Saints of Freemasonry, it is likely that they forgot about the ones from our own numbers and ancient days; here is their story. Enjoy and do share this and all of these Podcast epi...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in December of 1940. There have been countless Masons, forgotten of name and unsung by poetry, who have added to the body of knowledge we call Freemasonry. Here we find an excellent celebration of these Unknown Masons. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in May of 1940, and was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy. Let us adventure into Utopia, and examine the Freemasonry of that ideal land that never was. 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 WB Walter M. Calloway Jr., PM Oakland City Lodge, Atlanta, GA, and is brought to us by MW Ill Brother Clair Tusch, 33rd, PGM – Maine. If ever there was a Masonic story appropriate for Valentine’s day, this is it – the story of MW Ralph J. Pollard, Honorary PGM – Maine, and his muse and counterpart, Milwee. En...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in July of 1940. Just as the world was poised on the brink of war, so many Masons wrote to the MSA, asking “What can I do as a Freemason, when the world is going to war? Here, we find the thoughts of a kind, patriotic, humble man, a leader of the Craft if there ever was one, offer...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written and is brought to us by Bro Michael Howard, of William H. Upton Lodge #206 and Scottish Rite Mason of the Valley of Bremerton, WA. We would like to thank Bro Jason Reeder, and the trail of Masons and wives who led us to this recording. Also, this Bulletin is special because it represents one hundred years of STBs, being the first in Vo...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in March of 1941. Many a brother has asked, “Why illustrated by symbols? Why not just explained in direct language?” An excellent question, and one that is addressed most thoroughly. 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 H. Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Freeport #23, Maine. Masonry is not, and makes no claim to be a religion, though it’s faith is both it’s pride and glory. 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 June of 1922, and is by an unknown author. Freemasonry has perhaps no greater name than Robert Burns, and as this week is his birthday, it seems appropriate to visit his monument. 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 H. Claudy, and was first published in June of 1943. Where was LaFayette made a Mason? We don’t know. Why not? Because there are not minutes. All of the business we conduct, all of the ideas and efforts that come up and are discussed at meetings, these are what Masonry does, and a true and accurate record of such is...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and first published in January of 1939. In 1935, the MSA published the first of several Lodge room plays, short, instructive dramas performed by brothers for the purpose of Masonic education. They all centered around a rural, fictitious Lodge in the mid-country, Doric Lodge, and were performed in Lodges around...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Stuart M. Pollard, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Colbeth, PM – King Solomon #60, Auburn WA and host of The Working Tools Podcast. One of the most irritating things to a Master of a Lodge is when two old-timers, likely Past Masters, decide to have a side discussion while a meeting is going on. Here, we find an excell...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in October of 1929, and is by an unknown author. In the ritual explanation of the third principal virtue, prudence, we are told that this should be the particular characteristic of every Mason, especially in mixed company. Here we find an excellent expansion of this idea. Please do share this with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev DR and Bro Joseph Fort Newton, and was first published in July of 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, we find an excellent discussion of this central symbol to the Craft. Enjoy, and do share this an...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by WBro Don Cyr, PM Freeport @23, Maine. Here we find but some suggestions about how a(n American) Mason might show proper Masonic respect for such an important symbol in Lodge. Please do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, we are pilgrims travelling through time, and as we pause to put this year behind us, let us hear what our brothers in 1924 heard, as timely and as timeless then as now. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge, and everyone you know.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in July of 1953 by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM United @8, Brunswick, Maine. It has been said that there is no royal road to learning, and similarly there is not one for Masonry. Here we find an engaging discussion about these concepts. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1975 by Rev Bro Oscar Alan Gwyn, and was released on this Podcast a year ago. As this year finally draws to a close and we celebrate with our loved ones, let us again remember why these two particular Saints have come to mean so much to our order, representing as they do the two great aims of the Craft: Righteousness and Love. Enjoy...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1965 by Dr. Joseph L. Bla. Here we find a dive into the history and traditions that make the holiday season special to us, as Masons, and this is both timeless and timely. Merry Christmas, Happy Feast of St. John, Happy Kwanzah, or however you celebrate. Do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brother and your Lodg...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in August of 1954, and is by an unknown author. A man decides to join a local Lodge in the town he has moved to; a son decides to join the Lodge of his father and grandfather. What do we tell them? Here is an excellent discussion about that very question. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brot...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in September of 1931, and was one of the first to make an appearance on this Podcast. It is well worth the listen, as it addresses how we, as Masons, should respond to inquiries about the Craft. 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 September of 1957, and is by an unknown author. The ancient caveman who picked up a stick to assist himself in walking or climbing had in his possession the ancient forbear of the Masonic Rod. Here we have a quite engaging story about how we came to know it in its modern sense. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podca...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy and was first published in September of 1952. Much in Masonic literature has been written about the Worshipful Master of a Lodge, and even about the Wardens, Secretary, and Treasurer, but little has been written about the Deacons and Stewards. Here, we find an excellent discussion of these officers, and their duti...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in October of 1956, is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, and is by an unknown author. The dictionary defines “Enigma” as something mysterious or hard to understand. Here, we find an interesting and Masonic treatment of this idea. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and yo...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in July of 1954. For thousands of years, men have used symbols to communicate ideas. Here we have an excellent discussion about the symbol behind the symbol. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.