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A Mason's Work

Brian Mattocks

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In this show we discuss the practical applications of masonic symbolism and how the working tools can be used to better yourself, your family, your lodge, and your community. We help good freemasons become better men through honest self development. We talk quite a bit about mental health and men's issues related to emotional and intellectual growth as well.

Recent Episodes

OCT 23, 2026
Knowing When You're Done: The Senior Warden and Time Boundaries
The senior warden's ritual function is to close the lodge, pay the craft, and see that none go away dissatisfied. In the context of the 24-inch gauge, that translates to one of the most underexamined problems in time management: knowing when something is
6 MIN
OCT 22, 2026
Not All Hours Are Equal: The Junior Warden's Temporal Intelligence
The junior warden brings a dimension to the 24-inch gauge that none of the other positions cover: the quality of time, not just its quantity. Knowing how many hours you have available is useful. Knowing which of those hours are actually suited to which ki
4 MIN
OCT 21, 2026
Creating Space for Work: The Worshipful Master and Time
The Worshipful Master holds the 24-inch gauge differently than anyone else in the lodge. Where the secretary measures and the treasurer evaluates, the Worshipful Master governs — deciding how much time each kind of work deserves, and whether the time allo
5 MIN
OCT 20, 2026
ROI on Your Hours: The Treasurer's Time Analysis
Once the secretary has produced an honest inventory of how time was spent, the next question is whether that spending delivered anything worthwhile. That is the treasurer's domain. The treasurer's apron, applied to the 24-inch gauge, shifts the lens from
4 MIN
OCT 19, 2026
The Secretary's Gauge: Auditing How You Spend Time
The 24-inch gauge is one of the first working tools a Mason receives, and most lodges leave it at that. Brian Mattocks — author of A Mason's Work: The Operative Method for Masonic Self-Development — treats it differently. The tool only becomes useful when
5 MIN