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Why should I attend Mass if I could watch it online?

A month ago, my wife, my 4-month-old son and I prepared to take our first holiday as a family to the north coast. As the departure day approached, we were like little children struggling to contain our excitement for a holiday at the sea. We would help feed the craving of our imaginations, by dreaming about how we would run and dive into the sea or sleep to the sound of the crushing waves in the distance. With a week to go our imaginations could no longer feed the craving. The eager anticipation of actually having our feet buried in the sand or having the fresh sea breeze running through our hair needed to become a reality.   A road trip with a little baby involves lots of planning and surprisingly a lot of packing from carry cots, to extra outfits, to a good supply of nappies…. And then comes trying to arrange the car boot to fit all the luggage, pram and all the odds and ends. Eagerly and early on a Monday morning in November, we were off before the sunrise for our first fam...