Mystery Worshipper / Roman Catholic

Cathedral of St Andrew the Apostle, Amalfi

Super stiff worship in a cathedral that was like being in heaven on earth
23 Mar 25
Italy

St Louis the King, Glendale

Empty ditties during mass, plus applause for the final hymn, make leaving church a joy
23 Feb 25
Arizona, USA

St Agnes, Phoenix

Christmas Eve mass with a beautifully played but mysteriously hidden organ
24 Dec 24
Arizona, USA
Mount Angel Abbey

Mount Angel Abbey, Mt Angel

Benedictine monks gather for a beautiful, dignified mass on the fourth Sunday of Advent
22 Dec 24
Oregon, USA

Funeral of Brian Mulroney, Notre Dame, Montreal

Beautiful funeral mass, with bilingual homily, in honour of the 1980-90s prime minister
23 Mar 24
Quebec, Canada

Holy Family, Jerome

Heavenly to be in this historic, mining-town church, but no welcome whatsoever from the regulars
20 Apr 24
Arizona, USA

St Helen’s, Glendale

Trouble with the seating, but delicious French onion soup, at an Ash Wednesday service
14 Feb 24
Arizona, USA

St Cosmas & St Damian, Punxsutawney

Mass celebrated strictly by the book, with a server wearing alb, cincture, and... red sneakers
4 Feb 24
Pennsylvania, USA

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Tyler

After the sacking of its bishop, the sermon at mass is a wake-up call to put faith into action
18 Nov 23
Texas, USA

Farm Street, Mayfair

Latin mass and a parish picnic at Mayfair’s Jesuit Church
4 Jun 23
London
St Patrick's, Oakland, California

St Patrick’s, West Oakland

A Bapcath experience of worship, with a mixture of Baptist spontaneity and Catholic ritual
30 Apr 23
California, USA
St Ignatius, San Francisco

St Ignatius, San Francisco

The joy, calling and promise of the Christian faith in a lively and warm-hearted service
23 Apr 23
California, USA
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