Masonic Education
Speakers’ Bureau
The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania offers a Speakers’ Bureau with a variety of presentations for your Lodge meeting. Below, you will find a list of speakers and topics available to you.
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Yasser Al-Khatib | Volunteering opportunities and resources; Freemasonry: a School of Leadership; Managing Mental Illness: The Act of 1976; The Opioid Epidemic in PA; Symbolism and Ritual topics, such as Golden Fleece, Hiram Abiff, Chibolleth, the Past Master Jewel, etc; Irregular Freemasonry; Freemasonry in the Middle East; The Religious Symbolism in Freemasonry; Constructing Masonic Research Papers for Publication |
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Thomas Anke | Why are We Blue?; The Medicine Wheel and Native American Freemasonry; The Festive Board and Freemasonry; Traditional Observance Freemasonry; Ruffians Among Us; The Axis Mundi; The Saints John; Who are the Sons of the Widow?; The Missing ***dess; Epicurus and the Science of Balance; Diligence-Prudence-Temperance-Discretion; Brother Washington’s take on Masonic Behavior; Noah’s Place in Freemasonry; The Missing Working Tools; The Significance of the Cabletow; Who was Jephthah?; The Immortal Memory of Brother Robert Burns; The Symbolism of the Beehive; The Black Ball |
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Francis Bell | True Believers: Simon Bolivar and Masonic thought in revolutionary South America; Zero to Hero: Revitalizing your Lodge using individual Lodge feedback to assess issues and put forward workable models to invigorate membership. |
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Leonard Bezar | Five Star General Hap Arnold, 33° Mason and Architect of the U.S. Air Force; King Solomon’s Seals; Freemasonry During the Holocaust; Patriotic Flag programs by National Sojourners; Ben Franklin Chapter |
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William L. Britton | Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: An Initiatic Experience; The Massachusetts Statehouse Cornerstone; Reflections of a Newly Made Mason – A Daily Perspective; Our Masonic Pathway; Modes of Recognition: Signs, Tokens and Passwords |
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Craig Brody | How Benjamin Franklin lived his life according to Masonic Principles and how he sets an example for us as Freemasons today |
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Alexander Cabot | Financial Planning; Investments and Investment Fraud; Psychology of Decision-making; Human Behavior |
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Craig “Buzz” Conroy | Amazing Black Boxes: Story of Why Planes Arrive Safely or Not; Aviation; Andrew Johnson 17th President: Past Master, President and Patriot; Famous Magicians & Freemasonry: The Parallels and the Practical Ties.
Four Amazing Women: ideal for a Ladies night or a Banquet. |
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M. Vincent Cruciani | Freemasonry and Israel; The Seven Liberal Arts; The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry; The Knight Kadosh; Royal Arch Freemasonry; Robert Burns the Freemason; The Anti-Masonic Period in the United States; Knight of St. Andrew; Holy Saint John |
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Anthony J. Dintino III | Hermeticism and Freemasonry; Boaz and Jachin: Principle of Polarity; Freemasonry is Spiritual Alchemy; Modern Look at the Emerald Tablet of Hermes; Four Chapter Veils and Four Cardinal Points (for a RA Chapter); Alchemical Symbolism |
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Moises I. Gomez | Remembrance: My 9/11 Experience; Freemasonry and the Underground Railroad; Freemasonry and the Civil Rights Movement; Freemasonry in Cuba: Revolution, Independence and Democracy; Freemasonry Reimagined; History of Royal Arch; History of the Mark Mason Degree |
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Jerry Hamilton | Freemasonry |
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Brendan Hickey | Defenses of the craft: Freemasonry, Illuminati, and psychology of conspiracy theories; Manslaughter, Rivals and Anti-Masons, and Benjamin Franklin: Modern lessons for protecting the craft; Taxil Hoax; Religious objections to Freemasonry; Courage as a Core Value in Freemasonry. |
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R. Keith Hite | Perry County Gunmakers and Their Guns . . . an interactive PowerPoint presentation featuring a display of Pennsylvania rifles made in Perry County from the beginning of the 1800’s thru the Civil War. |
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Kenneth F. Hudson, Sr. | Bible Presentation; More then a Chaplain in the Lodge; Black to Purple |
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Hilary Kaufman | Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals. |
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Glenn R. Kurzenknabe | Harry Truman: President and Mason; Masonic Vice-Presidents; Installation Night at the Celestial Lodge Above; National Sojourners: An Overview |
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Thomas R. Labagh | 100 Years of the Order of DeMolay: The New Untold History (PowerPoint photo/slides) – 45 minutes; A Hedgehog, A Chunk of I.C.E., A Missing Tooth, A Calliope and a Rubber Chicken (Why ALL Masons should join the Scottish Rite) – 20 minutes; Round Up the Usual Suspects (history of the classic Bogart-Bergman movie, “Casablanca,” including video clips and interactive audience participation) Best for a Ladies’ Night program – 40 minutes; New Jersey Freemasonry – Ritual and Customs as They Compare to Pennsylvania (I was Raised in a NJ Lodge) For Lodges only – 30 minutes; A History of the Top Hat (not as boring as you might think!) – 20 minutes; The Unvarnished Robert Burns – 30 minutes; A Legacy of Masonic Art: A Visual Review of Past and Present Masonic Art, Trends, and Why it Matters – 25 minutes; The Story of Barrington Bunny: A Christmas Program (a performance-reading of the classic story, presented in a Masonic context for Masons and their Ladies) – 20 minutes.
Many other topics. Contact for a current list. |
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Michael E. Ludwig | Esoteric Freemasonry: Myth and Meaning; Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism: Ludibrium or Logic?; The Psychology of Freemasonry: A Contemporary Inquiry |
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Scott T. Matincheck | The Ancient Mysteries and their Influence on Masonic Ritual |
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Matthew J. McGovern | A Revolutionary Fraternity: Freemasons and the Global Struggles for Liberty in the 18th and 19th Centuries, Virtue, Silence, Love: Freemasonry in Philadelphia in the 18th Century |
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W. Scott Muller | Cerneau Rite |
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Andrew M. Nechetsky | Freemasonry in Early America (Revolutionary Era thru the Civil War); Masonic Military Leaders |
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Barry Oppenheim | Entertaining subjects, such as: Things That Aren’t There Anymore; Products That Succeeded in Failing; and Hollywood’s Vision of the American Cowboy. |
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Michael Perry | The Masonic Secrets Encoded in Psalm 127; Circumventing the Lodge Room within the Cube of Space a Qabbalistic Study of Freemasonry; Metaverses, Masonry and Minecraft – The Future of Lodges; Tarot and Freemasonry |
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Jerome J. Phillips | Origin of the Lewis Jewel; Scouting and Freemasonry; Masonic Journeys; upon request, willing to research individual topics and review with requesting Lodge before the presentation |
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Timothy Reigle | Making Good Men Better |
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John Rigione | Organ Donation – The Gift of Life |
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Austin Shifrin | Principles, Philosophy and History of Freemasonry (happy to entertain requests/discuss specifics) |
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Robert C. Snyder II | How Many Freemasons Does it Take to Screw in a Light Bulb? |
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Jack Speece | Truth: A look at what Truth is, its importance and how to find it. |
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Robert Stanley | Albert Pike: Lost to the Ages | Albert Pike is the most influential Freemason the United States has ever produced. His impact on the Craft as well as American culture is profound, and yet most Freemasons are not familiar with him. In modern history, he is usually recognized only to be slandered by anti-Masonic groups and revisionist historians. This presentation is designed to bring clarity to the man, his character and, most importantly, his accomplishments. The presentation should take 45 – 60 minutes.
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George Stephens | Dramatic interpretation of famous Freemasons (Theodore Roosevelt, John Philip Sousa, J.C. Penney, Francis Scott Key, Franklin Roosevelt, General Douglas MacArthur, Col. Harland Sanders – Kentucky Fried Chicken) |
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Edward Stumm | Brother Harry Truman; Masonic Children’s Home; Fun and Fellowship of Being a Mason; Children’s Dyslexia Centers |
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Theodore H. Wallace | The Life of Theodore Roosevelt |
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Richard L. Wenner | The Quintessential Freemason: Duty, Honor and Fraternity; Audie Murphy: An American and Masonic Hero; Who Do They Say We Are?; George Washington’s Rules of Civility |
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