Short Talk Bulletin

Short Talk Bulletin


Latest Episodes

The Parable Of The Cherry Tree V58N8
November 26, 2020

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was written by MW Bro Robert A. Hockstead, then GM of Masons in Michigan, and was originally presented to a seminar of the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Here we have an interesting discussion,

His Death Was Untimely V42N1
November 23, 2020

Brethren, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was a national tragedy that stunned the world. We mourned. Here we find a stirring acknowledgement of our role as Masons: to pick ourselves up and get to work.

Masonry As Our Way Of Life V49N7
November 19, 2020

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written in 1971 by MW Bro Roger R. White, PGM – Maine, and is brought to us by VW Bro David Koncz, PM United #8, Brunswick Maine. Here we find a stirring discussion used frequently by MW White in v...

The Voice Of The Sign V32N1
November 16, 2020

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is from January of 1954. Here we find an engaging discussion about the antiquity of our ritual, without which Freemasonry could not continue to exist. Enjoy,

Anchor And Ark V27N6
November 12, 2020

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from June of 1949, and was written by MW Bro Carl H. Claudy. These two symbols from the Master Mason degree are hoary with antiquity, and derive from some of humanity’s oldest traditions.

Freemasonry And Democracy In North America – Prelude V75N6
November 09, 2020

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast Episode is brought to us by MW Bro Craig Hummel, PGM – IA, and was written as the prelude to Allen E. Roberts’ “Freemasonry And Democracy”. Here we find the story that describes the events leading up to the Am...

Personal Masonic Philosophy V23N7
November 05, 2020

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pof MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in July of 1945. “Philosophy” is a word with almost as many meanings as there are men to use it.

Clarity In Freemasonry V99N8
November 02, 2020

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from August of 2020, and was written and is brought to us by MW Bro Stephen Oakley, current Grand Master of Masons in Illinois. Here we find an excellent discussion about how certain memories become...

The Altar Of Obligation V23N10
October 29, 2020

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and was first published in October of 1945. Here we find an excellent discussion about that which is the very heart and core of Freemasonry,

Ritual Differences V12N1
October 26, 2020

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is from the golden pen of MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by RW Bro Bill Bussiere, PDDGM – IL. One of the most upsetting experiences a new Mason might encounter is upon his first visit to a Lo...