Recommendations for a Dallas area church?

[heavenlyhost]

Hello,

We are looking for a Catholic church, preferably within a 30 minute drive from Plano that has solid conservative teaching, beauty and reverence, well spoken homilies with practical teaching application that a young teen can understand, edifying music, friendly people who are striving to live their lives in a Godly manner, and opportunities for devout families with preteens and teens to get to know one another and have fellowship.

Does such a place exist?

I am a Catholic revert who appreciates the faith of my youth now more than ever, but misses some of the above characteristics since reverting from evangelical protestantism.

Thank you,

Rachel

 

[JoeofCupertino]

I live in Addison. There are plenty of Catholic church’s in the area. All Saints in North Dallas is an option but there are many churches. You just need to look up the parishes on the diocesan website and find the one that fits you the best. I would recommend going to several parishes before settling on one. There are a number of Catholic churches in the Plano, Frisco, Richardson, and North Dallas area.

 

[hwriggles4]

I live in the DFW area myself. Here are some recommendations:

1. Yes, I do recommend All Saints, and it is close to North Dallas. All Saints isn’t too hard to get to from Plano, just go south on Ohio, which turns into Hillcrest.
2. I also recommend St. Rita’s. St. Rita’s is centrally located, and has three good, strong priests. If you like singing, I recommend the 10:45 a.m. Mass. If you prefer a quieter service, I recommend either the 9:00 a.m. Mass or the 7:30 a.m. Mass. The bi-lingual Mass at 12:30 p.m. is pretty good too, and reverent.

St. Rita is also in North Dallas. From west Plano, it is an easy 15-20 minute drive down the Dallas North Tollway.

1. If you are looking for a more traditional parish, I recommend Mater Dei. It is in Irving, and is staffed by the F.S.S.P. I believe the High Mass is at 11:00 or 11:30, and the earlier Masses are at 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
2. St. Thomas Aquinas is a nice parish too. I sometimes attend there myself. It has an altar rail that is used for communion, the choir sings from the balcony, and two full-time priests now. I find when I go there I am not as distracted. It’s close to U.S. 75, so to drive there on Sunday mornings is easier being so close to the freeway. I sometimes will attend the late Mass on Sunday evenings there, since they have a 7:30 p.m. Mass on Sundays, and a 6:15 p.m. Mass on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Keep in mind that you can attend Mass anywhere. No Catholic today is obligated to go to the closest parish to their residence (as was the case many years ago). I have never had anyone in a parish office tell me that I couldn’t register somewhere because I resided outside of parish boundaries. One of the best things I did was when I moved to a newer city, I waited about a year before I registered anywhere, which gave me a chance to observe beforehand.