#9 - How To Be The MOST Worshipful Grand Master (Part 1)
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Release Date: 09/08/2018
#13 - Fine Smokeables And The Brothers Of The White Ash
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Fraternalism comes in many forms. Masons often love to enjoy the company of their brothers over a good cigar. Some, so much so, that they even made a club for it.
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#12 - At The Helm Of The Commonwealth - MW Paul F. Gleason
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It's all about perspective. Often Grand Masters are looked at as if on a pedestal. Surprisingly enough - they're actually real people, and today we get to know a special one.
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#11 - Open Houses, One Day Classes, And... Advertising?
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Recruitment is practically taboo in Masonry.
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#10 - How To Be The MOST Worshipful Grand Master (Part 2)
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Yes, Grand Masters have controversial opinions. Usually, we don't get to hear them. Today, we do.
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#9 - How To Be The MOST Worshipful Grand Master (Part 1)
Worthy And Well Qualified - A Masonic Podcast
What does it take to not only be the Grand Master (and Grand Marshall), but to be the BEST you can be at it? MW Iacobucci and RW Fontes of Rhode Island join us to talk about exactly that!
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#8 - A 3rd Answer To The "Engagement" Debate.
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One of the biggest issues in Masonry is, and was, "how do we keep our brothers engaged?", and we have been doing it wrong for a long time. This week, Bryan and I talk about a 3rd way - so we can finally get this right.
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#7 - The Happy Marriage Of Ezekiel Bates and St. James
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Today, what many Masons dread and fear - we celebrate. A new beginning!
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#6 - Family, Lineage, And The Masonic Bond Of Brotherhood
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They say blood is thicker than water... but through Masonic alchemy, water often BECOMES blood.
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#5 - MasonicCon, And What Masonic Education Should Really Be About.
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Bryan and Darrell talk about MasonicCon from the host lodge's perspective.
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#4 - A Brewery, A Food Truck, and Masonic-Owned Businesses
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We venture out for some pre-Masonic Con shenanigans at Bog Iron Brewing and talk beer, food, and calling on “Secret Handshake Friends”.
info_outlineWhat's it take to be Grand Master?
Well, we asked an ACTUAL Grand Master (and Grand Marshal) exactly that. Their answers, insights, and opinions may surprise you.
The reality is - there's a lot to it.
Many Masons may view the Grand Master as the absolute power and authority of a given Masonic Jurisdiction. Others may view him as a roadblock to progress, or an anchor they must drag on the way to positive change. Some, perhaps new Masons, may even view him as some untouchable, mythical, unicorn-like being atop a glorious, glowing pedestal.
The truth is, it's not quite like any of that.
Most Worshipful Peter Iacobucci and Right Worshipful Gil Fontes are the junior Past Grand Master and Past Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. They join your hosts Darrell and Bryan on this special two-part adventure to share their story, their journey, and their thoughts.
They discuss how the pivotal situations and choices that brought them to Masonry. We learn about Grand Lodge of Rhode Island's interesting (and perhaps unique) progressive grand officer line. RW Fontes also delves into the real role of a Grand Marshal, and how essential it is to a Grand Master. They share their rare perspective on how a bird's eye view of Masonry compares to Blue Lodge thought processes. And finally, MW Iacobucci shares his perspective on issues facing lodges, and what the role of the Grand Lodge & Grand Master SHOULD be in aiding with those issues (vs. what most Masons think it should be).
What's in this episode:
- MW Peter Iacobucci and RW Gil Fontes, junior Past Grand Master and Past Grand Marshal of The Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, join us to discuss:
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- How they came to Masonry, and their journey through the Grand Line
- How the the progression of officers in the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island works
- The real role of the Grand Marshal
- Taking the big picture view of Masonry vs living on the “blue lodge ground level”
- MW Iacobucci’s perspective on issues facing lodges, and what the role of Grand Lodge & the Grand Master should be vs what most Masons think it is… and what the Grand Master thinks it is.
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