Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by Bro William A. Parks, Chairman of the GL of WI Committee on Masonic Education, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Here we find an excellent lecture discussing some of the fundamental teachings of the Craft. 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 Conrad Hahn and first published in March 1961. “The furniture of a Lodge consists of 6 objects: 3 movable and 3 immovable.” Every Entered Apprentice hears this sentence within the lecture of the first degree, but we aren’t given instruction about how these came to be. Here we find an excellent discussion about this very subject. 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 MW Bro Carl H. Claudy and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. I recently visited a Lodge a few towns away for the first time; they were giving an EA degree to a new member. There were a few details, in the degree and in the Lodge room, that were different than I am familiar with from my own home Lodge. While being mildly troubled by this, MW Bro Charvonia delivered this excellent Short Talk, which immediately put my mind at refreshment. 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 WBro Elbert Bede, Editor Emeritus of the Oregon Freemason, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. Astronomy and Geometry are closely linked in the liberal arts and sciences of Freemasonry. The Winding Stairs lecture, and these days less so The Dewdrop Lecture are an important part of the Fellowcraft degree. Here we find an excellent discussion about the what and the why. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode is adapted from a paper of the same name shared by the committee on Research and Education of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, and is brought to us by MW Bro Russ Charvonia, PGM – CA. It has been said that the purpose of Freemasonry is the pursuit of excellence. All of our teachings are directed towards excellence in the pursuit of our duties to God, our country, our neighbors and ourselves. The continuing effort to improve one’s self is the true mark of a Mason. Enjoy, and do share this and all of the Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episodes was written by MW Bro Donald M. Severson, PGM – MN. Every Master Mason is familiar with the phrase, “…in order that I might receive Master’s wages, to better support my wife and family, and contribute to the relief of a distressed worthy Master mason, his widow and orphans. ” Here, we find an excellent discussion of what is meant by “Masters’ Wages”. 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 MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by RW Bro Andy Caron, DDGM 14th Maine. The wages that our ancient brethren received for their work on King Solomon’s Temple are paid no more. In the Lodge, we use them as symbols, and here is their story. 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 MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by RW Bro Jeffrey Simonton, DGM – ME. The standard dictionary defines dignity: grave or noble bearing; impressiveness of character; repose and serenity of demeanor; the state or quality of being excellent, worthy, or honorable. How does this relate to Freemasonry? Here, we find out. 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 MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by RW Bro Jeffrey Simonton, DGM – ME. To Vouch for a brother is to say, as a Master Mason, that you have sat in open Lodge with him, or you have other legal Masonic information which you then vouch for. It is a privilege reserved for Master Masons, and one of the most consequential acts we can perform. 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 MW Bro Carl H. Claudy, and is brought to us by RW Bro Dex Rowe, PDDGM 8th, VT. Here we find an excellent discussion of that symbol, cherished by thinking Freemasons, not as one of many, but as one to be held in tenderest thought and most precious esteem, that whispers of justice tempered with complete understanding. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.