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WB Nathan St. Pierre returns to examine the history and practical value of The Harris Charge. First published by Thaddeus Mason Harris in 1792, this closing charge directs Masons on how to act after leaving the sacred retreat of the lodge. This conversation covers the origins of the text, its core lessons on moral duty, and how Masons can apply its principles to daily life. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about New York Masonic History, the Craftsmen Online Reading Room, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified of new recordings! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

We think this converation is so important, we want to make sure you hear it. This is a Craftsmen Online Subscriber Extra episode that conitunes our discussion with WB Nathan Tweedie on financial aid. We help students and parents navigate through the "how the heck are we going to pay for this" question by sharing our insight on "the value of higher education." Good luck and enjoy the ad free experience thanks to Craftsmen Online! Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about the Craftsmen Online Reading Room, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified of new recordings! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Securing financial aid and scholarships for college has become increasingly complex due to major structural overhauls in federal processing systems. WB Nathan Tweedie, is a Student Financial Services professional at the State University of New York. He joins us to dissect the modern financial aid landscape. Bro. Nathan shares the critical pitfalls families must avoid, the exact questions parents need to ask institutional financial aid offices, and how local Lodges can optimize their community outreach with education gifts and awards. Note: Enjoy this week's Subscriber Extra Epsiode (on Thursday) with WB Tweedie as a "thank you" from Craftsmen Online! Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about the Craftsmen Online Reading Room, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified of new recordings! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

True male initiation does not end with organizational ranks or degrees. It begins when a man meets the magical woman—the muse, Valkyrie, and dream partner who ignites creative genius and spiritual liberation. Bro. Angel Millar returns to discuss his book, Supernatural Woman and the Male Initiate. Moving beyond male-centric warrior models, this conversation explores Memento Mori, sacred intimacy, the body as the vessel of the soul, and the timeless female archetypes that guide men through death into immortality. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about New York Masonic History and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified of new recordings! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Every Master of a Lodge faces the exact same challenge: how to fill the trestle board with meaningful Masonic education. For decades, Masters have relied on dry, decades-old bulletins that check a box but fail to spark real discussion. Craftsmen Online is proud to partner with Bro. Olivier Prado to share a new Lodge program and officer education resource: Craft Papers. Learn how this website provides a solution that allows Masters to guide Brothers through deep, personal reflections on symbolism rather than repetitive historical stories. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified of new recordings! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

On June 24th, our Reading Room opened at the Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library, in the Grand Lodge of New York building on West 23rd Street in Manhattan. Our panel assembled to discuss, "The Power of Positive Thinking," writen by Bro. Norman Vincent Peale. Bro. Peale was an American Protestant clergyman, and an author best known for popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking. He was a 33rd-degree Scottish Rite Mason, inducted into the Scottish Rite Hall (SRSMJ) of Honor in 1991, his portrait is displayed in the House of the Temple, Washington, DC. Our Reading Room panel for this discussion is comprised of: RWs Jason Short (host), Michael LaRocco (Executive Director of the Livingston Library), Tim TenClay (Grand Chaplin), and Yatri Trivedi (Grand Chaplain). The full program can be viewed on YouTube/@CraftsmenOnline Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified of new recordings! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Imagine walking into a Masonic Lodge to find a handful of members downstairs, casually meeting over drinks instead of doing the Work of our Ancient and Gentle Craft. Unfortunately, this is the experience for some new Brothers. WB Johnathan Wilsey shares the recovery story of Noah Lodge No. 754. He details how approaching men at the school pick up and around town to see if they wanted to get involved with community service led to them making three knocks to join his Lodge. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

RW Michael Brockbank and his son, Bro. Matthew Brockbank, discuss their unique relationship as Father, Son, and Masonic Brothers. This episode examines how Freemasonry reinforces family ties. We focus on the practical benefits of a shared ethical framework, and the value of family traditions in the modern Lodge. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

WB Cesar Rubio, host of the Masonic Muscle Podcast, joins us to discuss his new series: "Masonic Origins War." Every week, Bro. Cesar examines the 12 historical and legendary origins of Freemasonry. The discussion centers on the framework established in 1877, by Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie in The Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

We are joined by Bro. Brian Mattocks, podcast host and author of the new book, “A Mason’s Work.” His book builds on his message and philosophy of self development and personal improvement. We focus on the gap between understanding the roles of Lodge leadership and how to apply this mindset into problem solving. My favorite part, we’ll jump into the difference between listening and approaching challenges Masonically. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

RW Lee Justo, Deputy Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of New York, examines New York Masonic History that shaped the American Revolution. We'll cover Founding Fathers like George Washington and Robert R Livingston. Learn the significance of the 1789 Inauguration and the role of the oldest Lodges in the state. This conversation provides a clear look at the men who designed the American brand of Liberty. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

WB Cedric Jacobson examines why early American Lodge met in taverns or public houses. Using artifacts and historical findings from Hiram Lodge No. 1, New Haven, CT, we’ll discuss the role of taverns, how they were more than a bar for a drink but the center points of towns and the primary meeting point for Americans during the Revolution. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

WB Wes Latchford joins the podcast to examine the complex role Freemasons played in the American Revolution. As we approach the America 250 celebration, we explore how prominent Founding Fathers reconciled their Masonic obligations with the act of rebellion. We discuss the "Green Dragon Tavern" connection and how Masonic principles of equality and liberty influenced the Declaration of Independence. This episode highlights the delicate balance between being "quiet and peaceful citizens" and fighting for a new nation founded on the Laws of Nature. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

This week we travel to one of the oldest communities in Upstate New York: Johnstown. RW Michael Millias is the Past Master of St. Patrick’s Lodge No 4 in Johnstown and shares the life of Sir William Johnson. Johnson served as the first Master of the Lodge in 1766 and managed the complex relationship between the British Crown and the Native American tribes in what was colonial New York’s western frontier. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Our favorite Masonic researcher and author, Bro. Chris Ruli, returns to the podcast to discuss his groundbreaking research on his new book, “Congress and the Freemasons.” This project represents the most extensive catalog of Masonic research on the legislative branch to date, offering an accurate list of Masonic Congressmen and deep historical insights. We explore how early Congress and Grand Lodges mirrored each other’s operations and the surprising moments when Masonic ritual was discussed in open sessions of the US House and Senate. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Why do some Masonic Lodges thrive with energy and purpose while others fade? Is it the members? The events? The traditions? Or is it something deeper—something you can't simply copy and paste? In this episode we are joined by WBs Bull Garlington and Scott Dayton, Past Masters of the innovative Lux Lunae Lodge No. 1181 in Chicago, a Lodge founded with the radical idea that culture must be intentional from day one. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Join us at the intersection of Stoic philosophy and Masonic practice. Bro. Franklin Rings discusses how Marcus Aurelius’ writings on “Vices” inform the use of our Working Tools. Learn how to view vices not as unique failures, but as common distractions that challenge the independence of the mind. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Every season, I invited a Past Master on the podcast for an open conversation on their time in the East. This year, I’m happy to have WB Edmond Freeman, Past Master of Hiram-Takoma Lodge No 10, Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, back on to share his experience. We’ll discuss how even the most ambitious, well-planned year can still have its challenges and the lessons on leadership that he will carry with him as a Past Master. Listen to Ed's episode on "Mastering Your Trestleboard" on Spotify. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

RWBs Joe Evans and Oren Kutnowsky join the podcast to discuss the Northstar Program. This initiative from the Grand Lodge of New York addresses the critical needs of recruitment, engagement, and retention. The program provides a structured process for bringing a man from his initial inquiry to becoming an active Brother. Learn how the best practices in the Northstar Program can provide the tools necessary to build a stronger and more vibrant Lodge. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Effective leadership is the backbone of any successful Masonic Lodge. In this episode, we sit down with Worshipful Brother and Major Jesse Ouellette to bridge the gap between the United States Marine Corps and the Lodge Trestleboard. We move past abstract theories to the USMC's Principles of Leadership that provide a blueprint to foster accountability, improve officer communication, and execute a long-term vision that ensures the future of your Lodge. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

WB Ted Cross returns to announce a free course this summer on American History! Starting June 8th, you can join Brothers from across New York State in the "What the Founders Meant by Happiness” online course from Arizona State University in collaboration with the National Constitution Center. Dr. Cross shares the course outline; our Founding Fathers intent that Americans explore happiness not as the personal pursuit of feeling good but as an idea closely tied to character, civic responsibility, leadership, and participation in a constitutional democracy. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

This July 4th, we will celebrate 250 years of American Independence. WB Gordon Moccio is the author of “By The Signs We Know Them: Masonic Bonds In The Civil War.” His book covers many of the battles in the War Between the States, and sheds light on the men and Masons during this important time in American History. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Leadership is one of the least talked about benefits of Freemasonry. In his presentation: "Convinced: The Science of Leadership,” WB Ted Cross explains that leadership is the ability to convince others to act. He moves beyond basic management, using research in behavioral economics and psychology to show how leaders win hearts and minds. Our discussion will provide methods on how you can change group behavior (and Lodge Meetings) through vision and storytelling. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Is your Lodge's Masonic education program truly providing Light? Or does it end with a monotonous reading from the ritual book? For many Masons, the deep, transformative promise of the Craft gets lost in the routine repetition of words without an exploration of their meaning. In this episode of Craftsmen Online, we talk with Brother Garrett Pottmeyer, Senior Warden and Lodge Education Officer of Grants Pass Lodge No. 84 in Oregon. Garrett is revitalizing his Lodge’s educational experience drawing inspiration from the work of W. L. Wilmshurst's classic "The Meaning of Masonry" and the practical wisdom of Kirk MacNulty's "Working the Way of the Craftsman." Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Nothing tops when you connect with a Brother who shares the same passion for exploring a Masonic symbol. WB Cedric Jacobson walks us through Freemasonry's most profound and layered symbols: The Point Within a Circle. Bro. Cedric takes us deeper, moving beyond the surface-level explanation to reveal a deeper framework that connects the Mason to the celestial cycles of the sun, the patronage of the Holy Saints John, and the Great Architect’s divine Geometry. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Inspired by his article, "In Search of Light," Bro. Amer Abu-Houran expands on why the Truth sought in Masonry extends beyond traditional philosophical theories. Bro. Abu-Houran, who is also an educator, brings unique perspectives from his teaching of Theory of Knowledge and Computer Science to illuminate how order, reflection, and consistency form the foundation of integrity. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Bro. Sean Moody is a content creator and influential Traveling Man known online as Seanald Connery. He has built a massive following by providing high-value tech, finance, and life hacks. While he tells people he is, “just a guy living in a basement who's figured out lots and lots of hacks,” you'll quickly find out when I have given him the title of the “Most Interesting Traveling Man” I have ever met! Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

On this episode: RW Cliff Jacobs shares insights from nearly four decades of Masonic service. Our conversation uses the Sufi parable of the blind men and the elephant to explain different Masonic perspectives. We explore Bro. Cliff's journey through the York Rite, Scottish Rite, his service to the Grand Lodge of New York, and esoteric studies. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

WB Reed Endersbe is the co-host of the Minnesota Masonic Histories and Mysteries Podcast. He serves as a Regional Director for the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. Our conversation explores the origins and important figures of Minnesota Freemasonry. We discuss why history is a primary interest for Freemasons. We also examine Freemasonry’s wider impact through charity and community service. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

WB Jorge Manuel Molina Aguilar, recently published a profound article in The Square Magazine titled "Transformational Leadership in Contemporary Freemasonry." Bro. Jorge joins us to discuss how the Craft, by its very nature, is a school for a specific kind of leadership, one that does not impose but inspires. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

The 1798 Irish Rebellion was a watershed moment of bloody conflict, inspired by the revolutions in America and France. But behind the scenes, its organizational DNA came from a surprising source: a Masonic Lodge. Worshipful Brother David de Hosson, a first-generation Irish-American, joins us to uncover the hidden history of how the United Irish Society—the engine of the rebellion—was founded almost entirely by Freemasons. Learn how they used the fraternity's structure, secrecy, and networks to spread radical ideas of liberty and equality across Ireland. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Bro. Matthew Brockbank returns to tackle a topic that's both timely and crucial for the health of our Fraternity: bridging the generation gap. From the wisdom of our seasoned Baby Boomers to the energy and innovation of Millennials, Freemasonry is a tapestry woven from diverse experiences. Find out how multigenerational Lodges have discovered the key to unlock knowledge and form amazing friendships. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Set against the backdrop of King Solomon's monumental and often brutal Temple construction, "Vile and Impious Wretches: A Novel of King Solomon‘s Temple and the Ancient Middle East," authored by RW Michael A. Czech, is a fictional story that explores the lives of three Craftsmen who murdered Grand Master Hiram Abiff. We explore his unique blend of Masonic education, history, symbolism, and lore into a story very familiar to Freemasons. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Have you ever visited a Lodge in another state and noticed small, yet distinct, differences in the ritual? Or wondered why, despite these differences, the core ceremony feels so familiar from coast to coast? The answer to both questions can largely be traced back to a pivotal, yet often overlooked, event: the Baltimore Convention of 1843. In this episode, we journey back in time with Masonic author, WB Nathan St. Pierre ("Harmony in the Hive"), to understand this crucial turning point in American Freemasonry. This national convention was an ambitious attempt to unify and standardize Masonic ritual across a rapidly expanding United States. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Masonic Education is a driving theme on this season of the Craftsmen Online Podcast. As many Master Masons find a gap between the Light promised during initiation and the reality of Lodge life, they seek external study. WB Metal Drew returns to discuss going beyond ritual memorization to discovering your path to becoming a Craftsman. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

We're joined by a fellow Craftsmen Online podcaster, Bro. Brian Mattocks, the host of "A Mason's Work." Bro. Brian is a Master mason who took his oath seriously. After becoming a Mason, he started making the Masonic Reflection Deck — an exquisite collection of 42 handcrafted cards, each imbued with the timeless symbols of Freemasonry. Each symbol is a key, unlocking new perspectives on daily challenges, long-term aspirations, and the pursuit of wisdom. In this episode, Brian walks us through his deck and how to elevate our journey of self-development. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

How did King Solomon's masons really cut the stones for the Temple? What if a mythical bird and a piece of wood from paradise were the answer? This week, we explore the Kebra Negast with Masonic author Bro. Austin R. Shifrin, who sheds light on a fascinating chapter from his new book, "No Common Fire." Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Join us for a groundbreaking conversation with Right Worshipful Brothers Kanjin Cederman, Fahimul Islam, and Yatri Trivedi – the Grand Lodge of New York's first Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu Grand Chaplains. In this inspiring episode, we explore their unique journeys to Freemasonry, the significance of their groundbreaking appointments, and how their diverse spiritual paths enrich the timeless principles of the fraternity. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

This is the first “murder mystery” episode on our podcast and there is no bigger story in Freemasonry than “the Morgan Affair.” This year marks the 200th anniversary of the 1826 disappearance of William Morgan, an event that ignited a firestorm of anti-Masonic sentiment and nearly destroyed the fraternity in America. To separate fact from fiction, we are honored to host Dr. Ann Bunch, author of the definitive work, "The William Morgan Affair: Masonic Mystery in Upstate New York." She’ll lead us through her investigation, sorting the historical truth of the event, its devastating aftermath, and how Modern Freemasonrs can acknowledge this pivotal moment in the history of our Ancient and Gentle Craft. Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Hot takes alert! Does the study of Kabbalah, Tarot, and other esoteric traditions have a place in modern Freemasonry, or is it, as our guest argues, a "big stupid distraction from one's actual Masonic work"? We sit down with WB Bull Garlington, author of the provocative white paper "Messoterica." Listen as Bro. Bull makes the brutal case that the modern obsession with esoterica is nothing more than “a waste of time.” Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Who will be #1? Last week, we kicked off our annual countdown of the Top 10 Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast episodes of 2025. Our annual tradition continues this week as we reveal the Top 5 episodes... working our way to Number One! Want to hear the full Top 5 episodes? Click on the links below to listen on Spotify. Enjoy! Top 5 Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast Episodes for 2025: 5. RW Rev. Kanjin Cederman — Square and Compass, Mind and Buddha 4. WB Metal Drew - Corn, Wine and Oil: Decoding the Wages of a Master Mason 3. WB Will Rothery - "Now What?" The First Steps After Your Third Degree 2. Bro. Matthew Brockbank — Survey Says: Why Are Men Leaving Lodges and What We Can Do To Get Them Back 1. WB Nathan St. Pierre — How Preston-Webb Ritual Shaped American Freemasonry Season 6 of the Craftsmen Online Podcast starts next Monday (01/12), with WB Bull Garlington and our episode on "Messoterica: Why Esoteric Study is a Waste of Time." Have a safe and happy New Year! Show notes: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

We kickoff our annual year-end tradition, counting down the Top 10 Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast episodes of the year! Join RW Michael Arce, as we start with episodes #10-6 this week. Want to hear the full episodes of our finalists? You can click the link below and enjoy! The Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast Episodes of 2025 10. WB Nathan Schick — Moses, the Fire Bush, and the Secret Name of God 9. Bro Chris Ruli — Forging a Nation Masonic Leadership During American Political Crises 8. Agueybana Lodge UD - The First Puerto Rican Lodge in the Grand Lodge of New York 7. Bro. Jason Short - Freemasonry's Mystic Tie: A Band of Brothers 6. Bro. Angel Millar — Unveiling Memphis-Misraim We pick up the countdown with the Top Five Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast Episodes next Monday. Season 6 starts Monday, January 12, 2026. Have a safe and happy New Year! Show notes: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

Welcome to our Holiday Special! Join RWB Michael Arce, as he shares his holiday tradition inspired article "It's a Wonderful (Masonic) Life." May you have a safe, warm, Holiday Season. Enjoy! Show notes and links: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

He might jokingly call himself a "Masonic has-been," but RW Chad Kopenski is one of the most forward-thinking Masonic educators today. A Past Master, including the Ohio Lodge of Research, and a founder of the Royal Scofield Society for the Grand Lodge of Ohio, Chad brings his professional lens as an educator to the Craft to ask a fundamental question: What is the purpose of our Ritual? In this episode, Bro. Kopenski unpacks his powerful program, "Rethinking Ritual." Using the vivid and relatable analogy of a traditional family Christmas dinner, he challenges us to look beyond mere memorization and see our ceremonies as a conscious, intentional act of identity-building and connection. Show notes: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.

WB Ted Cross, Past Master of the Arizona Lodge of Research, returns to explore "The Masonic Mind." We’ll learn what truly sets Freemasonry apart from other social groups, fraternal orders, and community organizations. Bro. Cross offers a psychological lens, examining the underlying mechanisms, rituals, and philosophical tenets that contribute to Freemasonry's enduring appeal, its impact on individual psychology, and how it fosters a distinct sense of brotherhood and personal growth. Show notes: Join us on Patreon. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. Visit the Craftsmen Online website to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! Follow the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Spotify. Subscribe to the Craftsmen Online Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow Craftsmen Online on YouTube, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! Yes, we're on Instagram. Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the Craftsmen Online Newsletter. Email the host, RW Michael Arce! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast--4822031/support.