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We are exploring Masonic Education and the fraternity at large through short, thought- provoking episodes posted weekly. There is content for everyone from the seasoned Past Master to those simply curious about the craft.

C Luedke


    • Jun 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Summer Short 3: Reflection as a Mason

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 10:08


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we explore the ideas of reflection as a Mason.

    Summer Shorts 2: Brotherhood by Victor Magnus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 11:04


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.

    Summer Shorts 1: Brotherly Love by WB Pat Cholka

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 11:04


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at ideas of Brotherly Love with an article by Worshipful Brother Pat Cholka.

    Episode 121: How the Argue Fairly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 22:22


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we step away from Masonry and look at the rule of argument, yes they exist, and it is important that we understand them.

    Episode 120: Masonry and the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 22:00


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at why the Catholic Church views the Craft as they do, how this idea developed and where things stand today.

    Episode 119: The Letter G

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 11:48


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we examine the Letter G, its meaning and placement within the lessons of Masonry 

    Episode 118: The Skull and Bones

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 16:25


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we examine the use of the Skull and Bones in Masonry and its meaning in a world that seems to have watered down this powerful tradition.

    Episode 117: Processes in the Lodges by Napoleon Sneed-Janczak

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 20:51


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.

    Episode 116: The Silver Cord be Loosed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 14:11


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look a little deeper at specific elements of a Biblical passage often used in Masonry.

    Rebroadcast: The Importance of Self-Reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 18:28


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.

    Episode 115: Is Freemasonry a Charity by Napoleon Sneed-Janczak

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 9:13


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Ah, the eternal question, is the Craft a charity, or something more?

    Episode 114: The Chamber of Reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 14:57


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we explore the reasons the Chamber of Reflection has been used in the past.

    Episode 113: Vitruvius

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 17:00


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Who is Vitruvius and why is he important to our larger understanding of Freemasonry?

    Episode 112: The Landmarks of Masonry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 17:32


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.What are the Landmarks, why are they important and why do they keep getting shorter?

    Episode 111: Who is William Preston?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 14:46


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we examine the role of one of the most important Masons in the history of the fraternity, William Preston.

    Episode 110: Alchemy and Masonry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 18:07


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.People often try to argue a connection, but is it real or is it confirmation bias? Lets jump in and find out.

    Episode 109: The Tiler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 14:49


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we examine the history and function of the lowly tiler.

    Episode 108: Rebroadcast-Pythagoras

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 25:30


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.

    Episode 107: The Trivium

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 30:17


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at the Trivium and why it is so important in daily life, perhaps now more than ever.

    Episode 106: Introducing Albert Mackay by WB Napoleon Sneed-Janczak

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 15:22


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.We all know the 2 volume and 7 volume sets of the Encyclopedia of Freemasonry but now lets talk about the man behind those book, Albert Mackay.

    Episode 105: Interpretations of Ecclesiastes Chapter 12 1-7

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 20:34


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at a third common Bible passage found in Masonic teaching.

    Episode 104: Interpretations of Amos Chapter 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 10:45


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at another common Bible passage in Masonic teaching.

    Episode 103: The Trowel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 19:08


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we explore the meaning and practical application of the Trowel to round out the working tools of Freemasonry.

    Episode 102: The Momento Mori

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 18:04


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Why are we remaindered of death in our teachings, what should we do with this teaching and how can it improve your life.

    Episode 101: The Cornerstone by Milton Lodge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 22:59


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Here we have the winner of last years Education Contest to give you some inspiration for this years contest that closes on Feb. 15 at 11:59p.  Send a link to your entry to Chris.luedke@wimasons.org or Education@wimasons.org.

    Episode 100: The Problem of the Lodge Couch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 14:06


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at an article by WB Jan Talaga about what to do with all those sacred cows in the Lodge.  At the same time we discuss what to do to document your stuff and when to call in an expert.

    Episode 99: Clandestine Masonry with WB Paul Larson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 44:04


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we talk to WB Paul Larson about his experience with Clandestine Masonry, what to do if you realize you are speaking to one and perhaps how to come out of the dark if you are a Clandestine Mason.

    Episode 98: Enriching Your Personal Philosophy Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 44:25


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we continue looking at building onto the beautiful framework that is the lessons of Freemasonry by exploring philosophies and ideas that can enhance your life.

    Episode 97: Enriching your Personal Philosophy Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 40:32


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we are looking at building onto the beautiful framework that is the lessons of Freemasonry by exploring philosophies and ideas that can enhance your life.

    Episode 96: Interview with WB Jacob Schultz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 67:34


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we are joined by WB Jacob Schultz to discuss the epidemic of loneliness and how it impacts our brothers.

    Episode 95: Mental Health in the Lodge

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 31:05


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we take on the often taboo subject of mental health and how we can consider approaching it in the Lodge.

    Episode 94: The Beehive

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 22:51


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we take time to explore an oft overlooked symbol of Masonry, the beehive.

    Episode 93: Origins of the Craft By WB Napoleon Sneed-Janczak

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 30:03


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today WB Napoleon takes up on a tour of early Masonry.

    Episode 92: Masonry and Buddhism or Masonic Enlightenment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 24:28


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at parallels between Buddhism and Masonry while approaching the question of Masonic Enlightenment.

    Episode 91: The Compass

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 19:17


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we examine the compass, its meaning and usage as a lesson for life.

    Episode 90:Rebroadcast- Self Reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 18:28


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we return to the theme of Self-Reflection and how we can use it to improve ourselves in Masonry.

    Episode 89: Rebroadcast - The Lectures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 27:15


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at why we learn the lectures and my experience learning one of the lectures.

    Episode 88: The Tracing Board or Trestle Board

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 21:25


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at the history of the Trestle Board or Tracing Board

    Episode 87: Dressed for the Occasion by WB Pat Cholka

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 13:16


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at the importance of how we dress and how it can define a lodge to display the character of that lodge to all visitors.

    Episode 86: Discussing the Attentive Ear etc. with WB Pat Cholka

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 46:04


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we will be examining the Attentive Ear, Instructive Tongue and Faithful Breast with WB Pat Cholka.

    Episode 85: Subduing Your Passions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 23:45


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.We have wondered about the goal of Masonry so often, but what if it was in front of our eyes the entire time.

    Episode 84: DEO's and other Education Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 14:04


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at a variety of new programs coming to WI.

    Summer Shorts 10: Rebroadcast-The Chisel by W. Brother Pat Cholka

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 9:12


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.This week we look at a Masonic tool more common in Europe, the Chisel with an article by WB Pat Cholka

    Summer Shorts 9: The Old Opening Charge

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 9:20


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at an old, and current unused piece of ritual from WI, the Opening Charge, a powerful piece of writing with some thought provoking messages.

    Summer Shorts 8: The Old Opening Charge

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 10:24


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at an old, and current unused piece of ritual from WI, the Opening Charge, a powerful piece of writing with some thought provoking messages.

    Summer Shorts 7: Carl Claudy-A Beautiful Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 10:49


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we tap into Carl Claudy's Old Tiler's Talks looking at the essay-A Beautiful Adventure.

    Summer Shorts 6: Carl Claudy-Masonic Presentations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 8:56


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we go back to Carl Claudy's Old Tiler Talks and read from "Masonic Presentations."

    Summer Shorts 5: Carl Claudy-Geometric Bull

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 10:32


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at an Old Tiler Talk by Carl Claudy titled-Geometric Bull

    Summer Shorts 4: Self Improvement in Masonry by Napoleon Sneed-Janczak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 9:34


    Send your feedback and ideas for future episodes.Today we look at the idea of how Masonry leads to self improvement with Napoleon Sneed-Janczak

    Summer Shorts 3: The Spring Equinox by Brother Victor Magnus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 10:03


    Today we examine the role of calendars and key dates within society and the fraternity.

    Summer Shorts 2: Service by Brother Victor Magnus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 11:08


    Today we look at the importance of service in life and the Craft.

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