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	<title>The Ninth Arch</title>
	
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	<description>Reflections on DeMolay and Freemasonry</description>
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		<title>Grand Master’s Class</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/12/15/grand-masters-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[DeMolay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, December 13, 2008 I had the honor and privilege of watching my younger son, Lucas, join DeMolay. We journied to Elizabethtown, PA for the degrees. I had not been there in over 20 years and boy has the place changed. Patton Campus hosts the Masonic Conference Center and is the headquarters for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ninth Arch Mobile Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/11/27/the-ninth-arch-mobile-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ninth Arch is now optimized for viewing on your mobile device. The best part is that there is nothing special you have to do. Just point your mobile cell phone browser to the URL of this site (http://www.nintharch.com) and the correct edition of The Ninth Arch will be delivered to you automatically.
So take The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chevalier Observance</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/11/15/chevalier-observance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Degree of Chevalier is the highest honor that an active DeMolay can receive. This honor also may be granted to a Senior DeMolay. The Degree is a citation for outstanding and marked DeMolay activity and labor.
Every year on November 8th, those in the Order of DeMolay who hold this degree are bound by a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masonic Geocaching Society Launches</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/11/07/masonicgeocaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Masonic Geoaching]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, November 1, 2008 guests from around the Washington, DC Metro area converged on the House of the Temple for the official launch of the Masonic Geocaching Society (MGS).
Geocaching is a new high-tech treasure-hunting sport gaining popularity across America and is now being introduced to the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Participants hide containers, known [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non Nobis Domine</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/10/08/non-nobis-domine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[DeMolay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fildelity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please join me in commemorating the tragic event of the arrest of the Knights Templar by posting the Beauceant on your Facebook profile or website on October 13, 2008. DeMolay and the Templars were arrested by Philip the Fair of France on October 13, 1307 and were accused of false crimes for the sake of human [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masonic Symbolism in Washington, DC</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/08/31/districtofcolumbia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/08/31/districtofcolumbia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nintharch.com/?p=65</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Conspiracy theorists love to speculate about the hidden Masonic symbols within the streets of Washington, DC. There is much disagreement, even among Freemasons, as to the legitimacy of these speculations. I have lived in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over seven years cumulatively, and have often wondered about the alleged symbolism within our nation&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flower Talk</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/08/23/flower-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[DeMolay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Flower Talk]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[virtues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Order of DeMolay has many, beautiful public ceremonies that can be used in a variety of settings. One of the most powerful and moving of these is the Flower Talk. Please follow the link to read this ceremony either before or after reading the blog post.
The Flower Talk is a ceremonial presentation given to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Run a Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/08/18/how-to-run-a-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/08/18/how-to-run-a-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[basic parliamentary procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[communicative skills]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Job's Daughters]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nintharch.com/?p=66</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you, but have you ever had this experience? You know, you show up to a meeting at your office or other organization and the meeting is totally nonproductive. What should take 15 minutes ends up taking over an hour, or worse. Then it occurs to you that maybe the person running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Master Craftsman Program</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/08/15/mastercraftsman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/08/15/mastercraftsman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nintharch.com/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a Scottish Rite Mason, you need to sign up and take the Master Craftsman program sponsored by the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (SJ). This six-lesson correspondence course is designed to increase your knowledge about the ritual and lessons contained in the 4th through 32nd degrees of Scottish Rite. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Compasses and the Cross</title>
		<link>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/08/13/compasses-and-cross/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nintharch.com/2008/08/13/compasses-and-cross/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adoniram</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brother Stephan Dafoe is set to release his new book on September 4, 2008, The Compasses and the Cross, which details the history of the Masonic Knights Templar. The book explores the legends surrounding the origins of Freemasonry. Did the Knights Templar give rise to Freemasonry or did the Freemasons create the Masonic Knights Templar [...]]]></description>
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