St Boniface Church

Is it strange to review a church? Maybe. But this congregation was perfect for a visitor on Easter. It is diverse, the music is lovely and the homily was easy to understand and perfect for the occasion. Everyone was very welcoming too.
A lovely service and a church that I will be visiting again when I’m in the area.

+1 for both previous reviews. I am very impressed with the service at St Boniface. It is shocking to hear such excellent quality homilies coming out of priests. I am used to sloppy, poorly prepared and poorly thought out homilies. These are amazing! The priest’s homilies are focused, intelligent and never, ever talk down or use cliches. They REALLY spend time thinking and preparing for them. Also, the music at the 11:15 is excellent.

The Oratory is a definite life-​changer. I came here as a new parishoner two years ago and my overall spirituality has grown since the first mass I attended. The community at St. Boniface is so warm and it definitely feels like you are home when you arrive here. Although not a consistent 11 a.m. mass attender (I usually attend the 6 p.m.), this mass is a definite must-​visit if you are in town. The music is so powerful and it completely moves you. The choir is the best and it feels like you are in a European cathedral. Not only is the music excellent, but the pastoral staff is awesome. The priests are all so intelligent and you can tell they care about their parishoners as well as their calling to this work. They speak from their hearts and move you with their thoughts and prayers. They are nice people that make you feel welcome and who want your faith to grow deeper in God.
This is a progressive Church that makes all people from all works of life feel welcome, as well as sinners who might not feel accepted in a more traditional parish. You will feel loved right when you walk through the Church doors. St. Bonfiace is a great place to attend if you have been out of touch with your faith. It’s definitely worth a try!

Though, admittedly, I do not attend church as often as I should, I find this church to have the most thought-​provoking and intelligent services of any of the catholic churches I have attended. Father Mark and Father Joel are both highly educated and have traveled the world, which is reflected in the sermons that they deliver. To boot, there is usually some humor thrown in! If this approach to religious service sounds intriguing, I urge you to give St Boniface, the Brooklyn Oratory church, a try. For more on the Oratory approach, see here: