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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Nelson, PGM – AZ, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick Maine. We may remember that Masonic Etiquette is nothing more than common politeness and manners, and is not concerned with specific duties we perform in […]

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and first published in December 1938. This bulletin represents the conclusion of the first 16 years of STBs, and celebrates itself as the 192nd such Bulletin. What was begun as an experiment in short, digestible, sugar coated bits of Freemasonry has […]

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev Bro Thomas E. Ware, PhD, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick ME. Here we find an excellent, if controversial, exploration of the idea that faith without understanding leads to division, not unity. Enjoy, and do share […]

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Kevin B. Todd, PGM – OH, and is brought to us by Bro Colin Briton, Freeport #23, ME. Masonry is like a large rock in the middle of a river. It sits, unmoving, while the water flows around and sometime over it. Here […]

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Richard H. Curtiss, PM – Good Samaritan Lodge, Reading MA and Editor – Northern Light, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Maine. If shares of Freemasonry were offered today, would you buy into it? Would you consider […]

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Ralph B. Duncan, PDDGM 11th – MA, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, ME. The American Heritage Dictionary defines “Heritage” as some idea or material thing that can be inherited or passed down from preceding generations. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]