Short Talk Bulletin

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Melville H. Nahin, PGM – CA, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. In this STB, Bro. Nahin shares with our listeners the meaning of the Jewish Holy Days – Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. The month of Tishri has deep meaning for Freemasons, particularly Scottish Rite Masons. Enjoy, and do share this...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Dr Bro Joseph Fort Newton and first published in November 1923. I recently had the honor of participating in an Entered Apprentice degree, and this Short Talk perfectly encapsulates the event. 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 Bro Robert Morris, Secretary, Manchester Lodge, MA, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Secretary, Freeport #23, ME. Our brother Churchill had a long and storied career in various roles for the British government, not the least of which as Prime Minister through the dark days of WWII. Here, we celebrate his victories and his M...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Ill Akram R. Elias, 33rd, PGM – Washington DC, and is brought to us by Bro Alexander Peratore, Cornerstone #216, Portland ME. In 2026 the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of it’s founding as the great experiment in human governance. This will be an occasion for celebration, reflection, and readjustment....

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Michael Castrol, first published in March 2018. In our current political climate, it might be good to add to this list. I do not have any information that bears on this, though the candidates seem to be bearing their own witnesses about their suitability to be taken by the hand as a brother. Enjoy, do share this and all of these...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in June 2000, just as the US election was approaching it’s culmination. It is composed of two short excerpts, one written by Bro David R. Ritchie, Senior Grand Deacon – WI, and the other by Bro George D. Seghers, Exec Dir of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, brought to us by Bro Alexander Peratore, Co...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy in 1938, on the very lips of WWII. While we, as Masons, are aware that Politics, like Religion, are not discussed in Lodge due to the tendency of these subjects to inflame the passions, yet there are discussions that we, as Americans, may rightfully have. Here, we find an example of just how our political discussi...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, first published in October 1924. While it is true that the business climate in the world has changed drastically since this bulletin was written, there are certain timeless truths that remain. 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 Bro E. J. Williams, and is brought to us by RW Bro Peter Cutler, PDDGM 14th ME. Here we find the third Short Talk ever to be sent out to every Lodge in the nation, these exact words heard, and possibly read by our own forbears in the Craft, perhaps even your very own grandfather or great grandfather. Let us listen to these words, an...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Benedict Cassey, United #8, Brunswick ME. There are theories about the origins of our gentle craft stretching back as far as the Pyramid building in Egypt, the Roman Collegiate, and on through the Middle Ages. Here we find an excellent discussion that focusses on the Cathedral builders...

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. Upon the altar of every regular and well governed Lodge rests the Book of Holy Scripture, typically the Bible. Interestingly, if the Judeo-Christian Bible is not the specific book of a brothers’ faith, it is said to represent such a book. Here...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Benedict Cassey, United #8, Brunswick ME. In the degrees of Freemasonry there are various astronomical references; i.e. numberless worlds, the Blazing Star, the star-decked canopy. Here we find a fascinating talk about these and others. From our scientifically more advanced viewpoint,...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Philip F. Strassburger, PGH – NJ, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. Here we find the inspiring story of one of the signers of the Constitution who was known to be a Mason. Originally loyal to the Royal government, Bro Stockton was an instrumental force in colonial times, both politically a...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, first published in May 1927. We are fortunate, indeed, to have had such a prolific and brilliant writer at the national helm of Masonic education, because he wrote this Short Talk. If ever the question is asked, “What does Masonry mean?” Herein lie answers. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Po...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Alexander Peratore, Cornerstone #216, Portland ME. As the specter of World War II was rising in Europe, Freemasonry was being suppressed, Temples were being closed, and the intent of totalitarian regimes were to eradicate free thought. Here, we find Freemasonry’s response. Listen...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Francis E. Lester, and is brought to us by RW Bro Pete Cutler, PDDGM 14th ME. You have joined the oldest fraternity in the world. What should you expect? Here we find an excellent discussion of this very question. 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 Ill Bro George A. Newbury, PSGC – AASC NMJ, and is brought to us by Bro Alexander Peratore, Cornerstone #216, Portland ME. This bulletin provides an interesting and unique perspective, as it was written fifty years ago while looking directly at us. The Freemasonry of his future IS us, and it is like looking through time in bot...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was first published in August 1954, and is by an unknown author. I recently had the Masonic honor of participating in a Committee Of Inquiry interviewing and investigating a new potential brother. During that interview, I sent the gentleman a link to this Podcast episode, as it contains much of the information we want new applicants to have about...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was writte by WBro Wallace MacCloud, GH of the GL of Canada in Toronto, and member of Quator Coronati Lodge in London, and is brought to us by Wbro John Rock, PM – Solar Star @14, Bath ME. A symbol, according to the dictionary, is something that stands for or represents something else. Some symbols have become so familiar in daily life that...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Walter C. MacDonald, PGM – Manitoba, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. We are indebted to MW Bro MacDonald for providing this bit of international flavor, which so effectively illustrates the “mystic tie” of Masonic Brotherhood. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast e...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Alex Horne of San Francisco, member of Quator Coronati #2076 London UK, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, Solar Star #14, Bath ME. It is not generally appreciated what the economic situation of the thirteen dis-united colonies was, at a time when history propelled them into an expensive, and for some time, unsuccessful wa...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is a challenge by MW Bro Lawrence Healy, PGM – BC, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. In the golden age of Athens, one of the great celebrations was the induction ceremony, in which youth were invested with full citizenship. What does this have to do with modern Freemasonry? Good question. Enjoy, and do share this...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Ill Bro Alphonse Cerza, 33rd, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar #14, Bath ME. Work has always been an important concept and word to Americans and to Freemasons. Here we find an excellent discussion about work, what it means, and why we do it, especially appropriate on this Labor Day holiday. Enjoy, and do share this...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn, PES of the MSA, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Why do candidates fail to advance after becoming Entered Apprentices? Answers to this question can provide much information which helps to understand the problem of declining membership and lack of interest in the activities of a Mason...

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Leon Zeldis, honorary PGM – Israel, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Aside from the normal uses of gloves to protect the hands from injury and cold, gloves have a symbolic meaning to the Craft. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.