Short Talk Bulletin

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National Sojourners V94N10 May 22, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is an updated version of one originally published in 1989, taking into consideration the advances in programming and membership over the last quarter century. Most Masons have heard the term “Sojourning Mason”. But did you know there is actually a recognized organization called National Sojourners? Began in the […]

Reading With Masonic Perspective V94N1 May 18, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl A. Krauss, PGM – SK, and first published in January 2016. If we have a Masonic background, we often come across passages in literature that are quite differently illuminated. Huckleberry Finn for example, written by Mark Twain, a Mason, takes on entirely […]

Circle Getting Too Small V94N3 May 15, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by WBro Raymond J. Hartman, PM – Lodge #106, Williamsport, PA, and first published in March 2016. Many of the members of our gentle Craft are getting on in years. What is it going to take for the circle to expand again? Here we find an […]

Shaws Freemasonry V80N7 May 11, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Robert L.D. Cooper, and is brought to us by WBro David Koncz, PM – United #8, Brunswick, Maine. William Shaw is arguably the father of modern Freemasonry. Here we find an excellent discussion about him, and why we owe him the great debt that […]

Windlass And Rope V20N5 May 08, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and first published in May 1942. Civilizations come into being, exist, and are buried. In many lands are the ruins of ancient cities, one atop another. Dig, and the last to die comes to light. Dig further, and an older one […]

Where Have All The Past Masters Gone? V93N8 May 04, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro Edward Potter, and is brought to us by RW Bro Pete Cutler, PDDGM 14th, Maine. We wonder, in our progression to the East, how all the details are taken care of: ritual; business meetings; funerals… A recent Past Master wondered how his year passed […]

Gold In Them Thar Words V93N4 May 01, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Vern Wertz, PGM – OR, and was first published in April 2015. “Gold! Gold!” the cry has echoed across the ages. But how does it relate to Freemasonry? Here we find an excellent discussion of the gold there is to find in our […]

Lumber And Ashlars V92N8 Apr 27, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro William Beecher, PGM – WI, and first published in August 2014. As any builder knows, there are different qualities of different wood and stone that one might choose. This is also true of our Fraternity, and here we find an excellent discussion of […]

Freedoms We Don’t Use V93N12 Apr 24, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Rev RW Bro David Ritchie, PGCh – WI, and is brought to us by Bro Erick Weiss, Freeport #23, Maine. After a trip abroad, a question was asked about whether Americans really had that much freedom. The response: We have freedoms we don’t even use! […]

Untempered Mortar V91N3 Apr 19, 2023

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Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by RW Bro Douglas Reese, PM – Temperance Lodge, Smithfield MS, and is brought to us by RW Tim Martel, PDDGM 14th, Maine. “…That which unites the whole into one common mass…” is a phrase we are familiar with concerning the use of the Trowel. But […]

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