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All of this is much like my sons' experience at Thomas More College in New Hampshire. Excellent, sane, joy-filled suggestions.

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Excellent!

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The ‘Reading Aloud’ suggestion made me recall my mother reading Winnie the Pooh, Little House on the Prairie, and G.A. Henty books to us kids growing up. Not only a fond memory, but it has shaped how I experience books today, my teaching style towards my high school students, and my prayer life. May people continue reading aloud and experiencing stories in groups forevermore!

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Where do you teach?

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This is a small aside from the lovely article, but I love that the audio for the article is a real human voice and not AI!

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Thanks! No AI on this blog. It's neither traditional nor sane!

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I completely agree, although I am regularly surprised by who disagrees!

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I imagine the festive season generates the odd boxing match for sure. 😎

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Loved it all!

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I love all the specific suggestions, Julian — thank you! I’ll also plug my friend Benjamin Bloomfield’s collection of traditional Advent and Christmas carols, which can be downloaded for free or ordered book- or spiral-bound: https://acollectionofchristmascarols.com/

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That looks like a wonderful collection. Thanks for linking!

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Fight Night on the 21st?

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Reactionary-minded and excellent.

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