Mystery Worshipper / Roman Catholic

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

Blackfriars Priory Church

Mass of Christmas Night followed by hot chocolate and mince pies
24 Dec 22
Oxford, England
St Philip's Priory, Chelmsford

St Philip’s Priory

Low Mass plus toast and marmalade for early morning worshippers on the way to work
2 Dec 22
Chelmsford, England
St Anthony of Padua, Grand Rapids

St Anthony of Padua

Country and jazz version of ‘Amazing Grace’ shines out at a Polka Mass
9 Oct 22
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
St Joseph, Le Havre

St Joseph du Havre

Parish mass in a factory-sized church of concrete and stained glass
24 Sep 22
Le Havre, France
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