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Bros in this Quick Hit episode we have a favor to ask and I go over how our 24" gauge just ran short on us for this episode.  Travel Safe and Square Well Brothers.  

Do you want to know the real deal about the Illuminati?  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to browse age old documents in the archives of a Grand Lodge?  Join Rhit Moore and Billy Hamilton as they talk with Brother Josef Wages.  Who helped bring the book Secret School of Wisdom, the authentic rituals and doctrines of the Illuminati to the public.  Brother Josef Wages is a member of Plano Lodge and is an avid researcher.  He has presented Masonic talks all over the country and world. Brother Josef has contributed greatly to our Craft and at such a young age I look forward to what he has in store for us next. contact us at  info148@fortworth148.org    

TEXAS MASONICON 2019 IS ON JULY 26 - 27. Mark your calendars! Brothers Rhit Moore, Billy Hamilton, and Gabe Jagush sit down to do an debrief on how Texas MasoniCon 2018 went. Spoilers: it was great. Billy and Gabe also talk about visiting the Lone Star Grand Commandery Knights Templar Masons of Texas, Prince Hall Affiliated. This episode is a lot of spit-balling, but we would love to hear from y'all about any suggestions or comments you had about Texas MasoniCon. 00:00:39 - Host Introductions 00:01:49 - Billy & Gabe Talk about attending "Mid-Templar" 00:09:22 - Discussion Question: My lodge brothers are really beginning to scare me in regards to undergoing the Master Mason degree. Am I going to get hurt? 00:17:13 - Discussion Question: Let's say I'm the ideal (potential) candidate for your appendant body. How do you sell me on your favorite appendant body? 00:24:51 - Main Episode Content: Texas MasoniCon 2018 (Post-Event Thoughts) 01:17:10 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:18:22 - Vision for Texas MasoniCo

Are you interested in powerful ritual, the Christian side of Masonry, and playing with swords? If so, Commandery is for you. Learn more and please join Brother Rhit Moore and Sir Knights Billy Hamilton and Gabriel Jagush as they talk with Sir Knight Jack M. Harper II, Right Eminent Department Commander of the South Central Department of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. SK Jack has just finished a ten-year stint of serving the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Texas, and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to talk about Templary and taco hats with him. You can learn more about being a Knight Templar at http://www.yorkritetexas.org/commandery/membership-join-us.php# 00:00:38 - Host & Guest Introductions 00:02:17 - Discussion Question: My WM is threatening to bring me up on charges if I go to a political rally. Can he do this? 00:07:58 - Main Episode Content: Commandery w/ Special Guest, SK Jack Harper II 01:50:06 - (Chivalric) Quote of the Week 01:50:47 - Closing Thoughts The Fort Worth Lodge

What's going on down south? Is that the buzzing of bees that we hear? Please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they sit down and talk with Brother David McHam, Worshipful Master of Waco Lodge #92. We talk about everything from David's hat, to his background as a pastor, to the coffee that Waco Lodge sells, and much more. This was an excellent opportunity for fellowship and we're glad we got to talk to David. To buy Waco #92's Busy Bee coffee, please visit: http://www.wacomasonic.org/store/ 00:00:39 - Host & Guest Introductions 00:01:09 - Rhit begins roasting the city of Waco 00:04:04 - Discussion Questions 00:04:33 - Can you post pictures of Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft Masons on social media? 00:12:05 - Can Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft Masons wear Masonic insignia? 00:25:11 - Can I tell another Mason what I do for a living, and that I would like their business? 00:32:15 - Main episode content: Fraternal Spotlight w/ David McHam, Worshipful Master of Waco Lodge #9

What IS the Committee on Work, anyway? Please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they sit down and talk with R∴W∴ Jim Rumsey (PhD), Member of the Committee on Work of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas. Have you ever wondered how the Committee got started? What is the scope of the Committee's responsibilities? How do you hold a Forum and an Exam? Do we have a written copy of the ritual stashed away somewhere? All this, and more! 00:00:39 - Host & Guest Introductions 00:01:15 - Main Episode Content: The Committee On Work w/ Special Guest, RW Jim Rumsey 01:44:03 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:45:14 - Closing Thoughts The Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also like to urge you to donate blood if you are medically able. Your time and precious gift, can and DOES save lives. Thanks! Podcast episodes are released on the first and third Thursdays of each month! Check us out: http://www.fortworth148.org/ https://www.facebook.com/fortworthlodge148/ info148@fortworth148.org htt

Do you know what a daylight lodge is? Did you know that it might be a better match for your lifestyle/career than an ordinary "night" lodge? Please join Brothers Rhit Moore and Gabriel Jagush as they sit down with Brother Tyler Gregg, Past Master (and sitting Tiler!) of Sunrise Daylight Lodge #1433 in Fort Worth, Texas. We'll talk about why daylight lodges are a better fit for some brethren, what the challenges of running a daylight lodge are, the history (old & new) of Sunrise Daylight #1433, and much more! 00:00:39 - Host & Guest Introduction 00:01:27 - Discussion Questions 00:01:45 - What do you say to somebody who shouldn't be a Mason? 00:15:10 - I'm going through a divorce and my (soon-to-be) ex-wife and I aren't getting along. Will this affect my chances of my petition being accepted? 00:22:43 - Main Episode Content: Daylight Lodges w/ Special Guest, Tyler Gregg 01:17:09 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:17:27 - Closing Thoughts 01:20:43 - Contact Info The Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also

For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow... In Season 2, Episode 13, please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they sit down with (Worshipful) Brother Corey Harris, the Immediate Past Master of Arlington Lodge #438 in Arlington, Texas. We wanted to sit and talk with him about his year of service as Worshipful Master of one of the most well-known lodges in Texas, and do a comparison/contrast with our interview with him last year prior to his taking the East. 00:00:39 - Host & Guest Introduction 00:01:54 - First Discussion Question: Gabe Rants for a bit 00:02:38 - Discussion Question: In a lodge/body struggling for bodies struggling with gaining/retaining officers, is it worth letting a poor officer preside rather than risk them leaving entirely? 00:20:35 - Main Content: Fraternal Spotlight w/ Corey Harris 01:43:52 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:45:14 - Closing Thoughts The Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also like to urge you to donate blood if you are m

Let's grow a garden together. In Season 2, Episode 12, please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Grant Gates, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush, as they sit and talk with Brother Justin Jones of "Masonic Improvement." Justin has taken to the internet to share his experiences and push the message of continuous improvement. We believe that all Masons should hear his message! 00:00:35 - Host & Guest Introductions 00:02:21 - Discussion Question: When is the podcast moving to video? 00:04:19 - Discussion Question: Do you have to be a Past Master in order to be eligible to be Grand Master? 00:10:53 - Main Content: Masonic Improvement with Special Guest, Brother Justin Jones 01:24:06 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:25:12 - Closing Thoughts The Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also like to urge you to donate blood if you are medically able. Your time and precious gift, can and DOES save lives. Thanks! Podcast episodes are released on the first and third Thursdays of each month! Check us out: http://www.fortworth148.o

In Season 2, Episode 11, please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush this week as they discuss Masonic funerals. This is a subject that is near and dear to our hearts as Masons. Who can be buried as a Mason? What is a Masonic funeral? How many funeral versions are there?  What is the origin of the term "grave offense?" Please attend the next Masonic funeral that you can go to!00:00:34 - Host Introductions00:03:22 - Discussion Question: I'm an Oklahoma Mason affiliating with a lodge in Texas. Can I become a perpetual member?00:07:12 - Discussion Question: What the heck is Grotto and what do you do?00:12:08 - Discussion Question: How does one most effectively continually learn to control one's emotions and passions?00:22:46 - Discussion Question: What is a High Priest in a Masonic context?00:23:34 - Main Content: Masonic Funerals 101 - How, What, & Why01:19:41 - Fraternal Quote of the Week01:21:12 - Closing Thoughts & Contact InfoThe Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also like

In Season 2, Episode 10, please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Grant Gates, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they answer a full grab-bag of questions. One of the issues we run into on the podcast is that we have so many questions to talk about, but so little time! We have decided to start doing Quarryman's Roundtables every few months in order to get it out of our system. What's the deal with our elections? Why hasn't Gabe's fiancée strangled him yet? Are millennials as lazy as they're made out to be? All this, and more! 00:00:39 - Host Introductions 00:05:28 - Fort Worth Lodge's new election format 00:14:19 - Discussion Question: How do you best clean an apron? 00:19:02 - Discussion Question: are there rules about interacting with co-Masons and women Masons? 00:24:52 - Discussion Question: What officers and open and run a tyled meeting? 00:32:32 - Trivia Question: If the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, and Grand Wardens are all absent, who presides in the Grand East? 00:37:06 - Discussion Question: What i

In Season 2, Episode 9, please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as continue their talk Brother Chuck Dunning about his revolutionary book, "Contemplative Masonry." Contemplative Masonry is not just a book or merely an academic interpretation of Masonry - it's a way of life. Sitting down with Chuck has been something that we've been looking forwards to for a while! We are already hungering to sit down and talk with Chuck again. You can find Brother Chuck's book on Amazon.com and locally at the Fort Worth Scottish Rite office at 1100 Henderson Street. 00:00:34 - Host & Guest Introduction 00:02:45 - Discussion Question: Are there any lodges that accept women? 00:03:48 - Discussion Question: Christian Freemasons, should I do it? 00:07:30 - Main Episode Content: Chuck Dunning's "Contemplative Masonry," Part 2 01:32:26 - Frateral Quote of the Week 01:33:35 - Host Closing Thoughts 01:37:13 - Chuck's Closing Thoughts 01:39:08 - Contact Info & MasoniCon Plug The Fort Worth Lodge #14

In Season 2, Episode 8, please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they talk with Brother Chuck Dunning about his revolutionary book, "Contemplative Masonry." Contemplative Masonry is not just a book or merely an academic interpretation of Masonry - it's a way of life. Sitting down with Chuck has been something that we've been looking forwards to for a while! You can find Brother Chuck's book on Amazon.com and locally at the Fort Worth Scottish Rite office at 1100 Henderson Street. 00:00:34 - Host & Guest Introduction 00:02:13 - Discussion Questions 00:02:25 - Would you say that your journey in freemasonry is complete unless you recieve, or become familiar with the York Rite and/or Scottish Rite degrees? 00:07:33 - Let's say we were writing a Masonic syllabus or course that did not include any literature about Masonry - what would you put on it? 00:17:19 - Which way should you wear your 32nd degree Scottish Rite ring? 00:20:15 - Main Episode Content: Contemplative Masonry w/ Ch

In Season 2, Episode 7, please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they talk with Brothers Jeremy Barnes and Michael Radigan about their new mobile app, Amity, and what it means for Masonry. Amity is a revolutionary tool to help Masons easily link together when traveling abroad, and acts as a digital List of Lodges Regular. It is a huge leap into the 21st century. We are releasing this episode a week early due to the importance we believe Amity holds. You can find the Amity mobile app at http://amity.copiri.com/. 00:00:35 - Host/Guest Introductions 00:01:37 - Discussion question: What do you think of #7Days7Books? 00:04:44 - Discussion Question: What is a good gift for a Worshipful Master who is leaving the East? 00:12:02 - Main Episode Content: the Amity Mobile App w/ Special Guests Jeremy Barnes and Michael Radigan 01:29:27 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:30:27 - Closing Thoughts 01:34:43 - Contact Info & MasoniCon 2018 Plug The Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also like

FIFTY EPISODES IN AND STILL GOING STRONG. In Season 2, Episode 6, we sit down and talk with brother Jordan Roland about Masonry in Wichita Falls, and his critical role in re-starting a regional Masters, Wardens, & Secretaries Association, and starting a Wichita Falls Scottish Rite club. Please join brothers Rhit Moore, Grant Gates, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they talk with Jordan and how he's striving to change the face of Masonry in Wichita Falls. Jordan is on fire for the Craft, and we love it. 00:00:18 - Amity Mobile App Preview 00:02:27 - Regular Show Start 00:03:02 - Host & Guest Introductions 00:03:50 - Discussion question: What is an almoner, and what do they do? 00:05:36 - Discussion question: I want to get active again after going NPD a few years ago. How do I fix this, and what happens if I'm going to another lodge, or another Jurisdiction? 00:10:46 - Discussion question: how do you meditate on symbols? 00:18:45 - Main Episode Content: Masonry in Wichita Falls, Texas, with Special

In Season 2, Episode 5, the boys sit down with Brother Jaymie Jordan to talk about DeMolay International. Please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Grant Gates, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they sit down with Brother Jaymie and pick his brain regarding one of the most influentual male youth organizations in the world. We also highly encourage you to check out your local DeMolay Chapter and support them! 00:00:34 - Host & Guest Introductions 00:01:09 - Jaymie's Personal Background 00:03:06 - Discussion Question: What would you do with a candidate who can't memorize the trial lectures? 00:12:40 - Discussion Question: How do the boys from the podcast feel about participating in the Scottish Rite reunion? 00:19:17 - Main Episode Content: Demolay International with special guest Jaymie Jordan 01:13:27 - Fraternal Quote of the Week: Excerpt from Brother John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" 01:20:45 - Fort Worth #148 Contact Info & MasoniCon Plug 01:22:05 - Jaymie's Contact Info & Plug for the Stillwater DeMo

In Season 2, Episode 3, the boys talk about learning ritual. Please join brothers Rhit Moore, Grant Gates, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they discuss how they learn ritual. What Rhit/Grant/Billy/Gabe do might not work for you, so let us know if you have a different method! We talk about the suffering behind brute-force rote memorization, how to chain paragraphs together, creating a conceptual skeleton to hang lecture paragraphs off of, the method of loci ("thought palace"), and more! 00:00:39 - Host Introductions 00:03:44 - Discussion Question: Would your community notice if your lodge closed? 00:04:11 - Would your community notice if your lodge closed? 00:17:16 - Main Episode Content: Learning Ritual 01:17:27 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:17:50 - Closing Thoughts The Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also like to urge you to donate blood if you are medically able. Your time and precious gift, can and DOES save lives. Thanks! Podcast episodes are relased on the first and third Thursdays of each m

This episode is dedicated to the Kirby family. Suzzanne Kirby will be dearly missed and our thoughts are with R∴W∴ PGM Kirby and his family during this time of grief. Please pray for them. In Season 2, Episode 3, the boys talk about making the new guy feel like he's not wasting his time, and making him feel welcome. Please join brothers Rhit Moore, Grant Gates, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they discuss the challenge of, and techniques for, integrating new members into the lodge. 00:00:35 - Host Introductions 00:02:12 - Discussion Questions 00:02:23 - When does Masonic imagery on clothing, trinkets, etc, go too far? 00:15:01 - Is it okay to wear Masonic regalia/symbols during my college graduation? 00:19:48 - Main Episode Content: Integrating Newer Members into the Lodge 01:32:23 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:33:40 - Closing Thoughts 01:37:32 - Contact Info & MasoniCon Plug The Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also like to urge you to donate blood if you are medically able. Your time and pre

This episode is dedicated to Right Worshipful R.H. "Bob" Waters, Past Grand Master of Masons in Texas, who laid down his working tools at 10:48 AM on Wednesday, January 31st, 2018. We love you Bob, and we'll miss you. For more information on R∴W∴ Waters' Masonic career, please see his biography on the Grand Lodge website: https://grandlodgeoftexas.org/grand-master/r-h-bob-waters/ Please join the boys in Season 2, Episode 2, as they recover from Grand Lodge and digest the subjects discussed & voted upon. Brothers Rhit Moore, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush try thier best (which is not a very good best, mind you) to summarize how Grand Lodge went down. 00:00:39 - Host Introductions 00:01:56 - Discussion Question: Billy's Aunt's Question 00:07:20 - Main Episode Content: Post-Grand Lodge Digest, 2018 Edition 01:12:48 - Texas MasoniCon 2018 01:24:10 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:25:38 - Closing Thoughts The Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also like to urge you to donate blood if you are medically abl

WE'RE BACK! Thank y'all so much for hanging in there during the winter break. We love y'all dearly and hope that your winter has been filled with joy. Now, let's tough out the cold together! In Season 2, Episode 1, the podcast, for the first time, has a full complement of hosts! Please join Brothers Rhit Moore, Grant Gates, Billy Hamilton, and Gabriel Jagush as they discuss the upcoming 182nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Texas. It's going to be a busy, busy time! 00:00:34 - Host Introductions 00:02:49 - Discussion Questions 00:03:06 - Kyle Wahlquist: Do lodges automatically close at midnight? 00:12:58 - Is it against the obligations to have Masonic tattoos? / General Discussion on Tattoos & Masonic Culture 00:22:16 - Main Episode Content: 182nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Texas 01:28:21 - Fraternal Quote of the Week 01:29:18 - Closing Thoughts The Fort Worth Lodge #148 Podcast would also like to urge you to donate blood if you are medically able. Your time and precious gift, c