Short Talk Bulletin

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The Lambskin Apron V5N11 Feb 13, 2025

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Howard R. Cruse, and is brought to us by RW Bro Pete Cutler, PDDGM 14th, Maine. In Masonic symbolism the lambskin apron holds precedence. It is the initial gift of Freemasonry to a candidate, and at the end of life’s pilgrimage, it is reverently […]

The Legend Of The Lost Word V6N5 Feb 10, 2025

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Howard L. Cruse, first published in May 1928. Ancient Craft Masonry attains its climax in the symbolism of a lost word and a quest for its recovery, but in our ritualistic work there is little attempt at explanation. Here, we find remedy for this […]

9 More Questions V16N5 Feb 06, 2025

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Brethren, when the Short Talk Bulletin “9 Questions” was released in 1938, the response was robust and enthusiastic, and the author and MSANA Secretary, Carl Claudy, was encouraged to write more like it. We have had the same result with the Podcast, so, here we find the follow-up to “9 Questions”, specifically “9 More Questions”, […]

9 Questions V16N3 Feb 03, 2025

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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. There are certain questions that most Masons, and many non-Masons, have about our gentle Craft, that aren’t clarified by ritual. For example: why must we never cross between […]

Circumambulation Meditations V77N8 Jan 30, 2025

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Bates Lagrande, PM – Richardson Lodge #1218, Richardson TX and member of the Texas Lodge of Research. Just last night I was privileged to participate in a new brother’s EA degree, which, of course, included the reading from Scripture while the candidate was being […]

Diligent Inquiry V61N5 Jan 27, 2025

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Oftentimes, the duties of members of an investigating committee are taken lightly. Here, we find instructions given to a particular Lodge, that reinforce the seriousness of the business […]

Alas, My Brother V70N1 Jan 23, 2025

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Ray Burgess, PGM – LA, and is presented here to honor MW Bro Darrell Fremont, Executive Secretary of the MSANA, and also President Jimmy Carter, who might not have been a Mason, but who exemplified every lesson in the Craft. The Worshipful Master, […]

Why Ethiopia V56N12 Jan 20, 2025

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Stewart M. L. Pollard, son of MW Bro Ralph J. Pollard, PGM – Maine. This past week, I had the honor and privilege of participating, as the Wayfaring Man, in the raising of three new Master Masons. Something not explained in the ritual is […]

To Sympathize V3N1 Jan 16, 2025

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by Bro Erick Weiss, Freeport #23 and Bristol #74, Maine. To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent on all, but particularly on Masons, who are linked together by an indissoluble chain of sincere affection. To soothe the […]

Ill Bro Alphonse Cerza, 33rd V83N12 Jan 13, 2025

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Dr WBro Steven Greenberg, PM and Fellow – Illinois Lodge of Research, and is brought to us by WBro John Rock, PM – Solar Star #14, Bath ME. Bro Cerza is one of the towering figures of Masonic literature, and the MSANA maintains several digests […]

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