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November 2024 by Bret Sitzmann
This parish is an abomination. We attended mass here while on vacation. For a congregation of less than 200 people the Priest had 15 extraordinary ministers of Holy communion. The pastor gave a homily ahead the election that equated the evil of destroying life in the womb with disliking immigration. He chose not to read his Bishops letter condemning amendment 3, but mentioned it to the congregation telling them to consider it but to “vote with their own heart.”
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September 2024 by D Sullivan
Beautiful church of Roman Catholic rite!
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September 2024 by Carlito De leon guerrero
Any place the harbors the spirit of God and the knowledge of God deserves five or more stars
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August 2024 by Ashley Jones
Attended confession and Saturday evening Mass. If you just want to check the box, great, but…..it was soooo modern, it really was like a performance, not a sacred place of worship….no Latin, no incense. Felt showy and to focused on congregation. Left us all with a new appreciation for the Parishes that are returning to tradition.??
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August 2024 by Lisa Monnin
While the homily was excellent and the people were welcoming. I felt as if I had attended a show. It was very theatrical.
The focus was on making it pleasing to the congregation.
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July 2024 by Jacob Strange
Completely irreverent sad state of the Church. The homily was also so bad, “pay attention to the little things,” then a list of 10 things that you could ”notice” to increase airtime for the homily that took 2 min to prepare. If you’re going to be a Catholic parish that tries to look as Protestant as possible here is some things that might be helpful to understand as a former Protestant. Trying to make your music sound Protestant, doesn’t make anyone want to be at your parish except for maybe the middle age to boomer age that still think it appeals to the young kids. The young kids, are the people flooding tradition Masses that want reverent and ancient hymns. The only people that like this are cradle Catholics that don’t know any better and boomers that think this is “tradition.” No one leaves Protestantism or comes to Church for off-brand Protestant music. Not a soul. They come there because it’s Catholic. And what I saw on Sunday, was not Catholic. It’s Catholics trying to be Protestant. Vatican 2 is great, it doesn’t require you ignore 2,000 years of Church tradition and liturgy. This type of Novus Ordo is abuse of V2. Another thing that might be helpful, if you’re going to try to look Protestant, try doing it for things that are actually good, that they do well. For instance, study the Bible, be actually welcoming besides a general greeting (this doesn’t necessarily apply to this parish, but most like it), have homilies that convict people of sin and move them to repentance, you’re responsible for their souls. These types of parishes are dying. There’s no reason to come, you're told nothing of your desperate need for Christ because of sin. The sacraments are not reverently received. Why come even? If it’s just family trip, that won’t last generations, once there’s a good enough reason not to care, no one will. And that’s exactly what’s happening. Maybe you’re a boomer or cradle Catholic that likes what you’re used to. Well, what you’re used to is not Catholic. It’s nostalgic, sure, it’s not traditional Catholicism and it’s not the future of Catholicism. The only way the Church will grow is passionate teaching about our need for Christ through the sacraments. Those sacraments aren’t just some thing you take because you went to Mass that day. It’s Christ Himself that should be handled as such. It should only be received in a state of grace. And at this parish, it’s handed out like some dance routine, no reverence at all. An absolute embarrassment to Catholic Church. Like I said before I am a convert, and I’m also married to a Protestant. I didn’t want to bring my wife because I didn’t want her to see the irreverent and embarrassing side of Catholicism. No serious Protestant converts in parishes like these. Do better.
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February 2024 by Tony Bonura
Really happy this church will host blood donations
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January 2024 by Peter Nguyen
It's a beautiful place to celebrate mass if you're in Branson! Lots of pews, and a beautiful statue of our Lady of Guadalupe. The priest was welcoming and wonderful in his works, and the choir sang beautifully. The only downside is that the kneelers are super hard; for those who cannot kneel for long periods. If this church is ever in need of a fix-up, this should be one of them.
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January 2024 by Willy Mulimbi
It's been a while since I attended mass with such a large congregation. I like it! I also like the design of this church.
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November 2023 by Brad Wilson
Very welcoming to visitors!
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October 2023 by Erik Omar
Great people around always
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September 2023 by Dave Skorupski
Nice church in middle of Branson to serve the Catholic faithful.The grounds are clean and well-maintained, but a bit tricky to navigate if you are mobility-challenged with many hills and uneven surfaces.The interior is beautiful: high-ceilings, natural light, and featuring a particularly beautiful statue of Our Lady. Inside the church, the layout expands widely with the altar centered against the far wall, as usual. I noticed the tabernacle was about 50 feet away from the altar, which, to me, is a bit surprising.The current paster has a beautiful singing voice that you'd think you were at a paid-for show downtown, and the music arrangement for many of the songs were similar, but different than versions I'm used to hearing - but beautiful in its own way.The paster has a healthy sense of humor and is very realistic with his situation, noting there are probably more visitors than parishioners, and that they need help covering their financial needs. That said, you'll be more likely to donate a little more to the collection plate than you might normally give when visiting.It was also interesting to see as many Communion ministers as we did - with the width of the layout, in retrospect, it makes sense.A good place to go for weekend Mass - just don't be in a rush to leave - they sing every verse of every song.
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September 2023 by Jim Johnson
Priest is a woke progressive. His homely was political and his vestments we're rainbow. Not traditional Catholicism.
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June 2023 by David Gronas
Very convenient good environment very full church. Nice to see that many people going to church.
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June 2023 by TJ Cav2363
It was a nice church. I must be completely honest though, I really didn't care for the depiction of Christ on the cross. I adore the cross, so it's hard to say this, but if you attend the church, you'll see what I'm saying. And the kneelers are a bit thin. If you can make it through the entire mass kneeling you'll feel like you've done penance. Okay, I'm exaggerating a little, but they're thin. The priest was wonderful and it was his one year anniversary, so that was beautiful! The church grounds are beautiful. I also loved the little gift shop in the church, I got a beautiful veil!
