St. Mary's Catholic Center — Attraction in College Station

St Mary's is a beautiful Catholic community for anyone seeking to live out their Catholic faith to the full! Being so close to Texas A&M University, their main focus is to minister to students and young adults. Each priest and every staff member has a heart for young people, and St Mary's provides countless opportunities for spiritual growth and formation such as: retreats, mission trips, volunteer opportunities, small groups, spiritual direction, counseling, and MUCH more. They celebrate Mass every day and offer daily opportunities for Confession. If you have never participated in a Mass at St Mary's, you are missing out on a beautiful celebration of the liturgy! I also highly recommend the Easter Vigil if you...

Definitely something isn’t right here. I attended this morning with my family and was disappointed over a couple of things. The dress code firstly was mainly inappropriate. Most of the women there were dressed as if they just got out the nights clubs. Secondly, when it was time to hold hands and pray, the lady next to my 10 year old kid was very rude and had held his hand with a disgusted look. After that, when giving peace to our neighbors, most of them didn’t acknowledge us at all and ignored us. As a born and raised Catholic, I’ve never experienced such disrespect towards god and his house. I don’t plan on...

I've had some issues with my experience at St. Mary's, but overall, it's a very kind and welcoming community. College is a universal time of drastic change, self-discovery, and independence, so it's great that we have such a vibrant Catholic community right across the street from A&M campus to be a guiding light.

Catholic or not, you should definitely visit St. Mary's if you're in College Station!! It's a beautiful church with an awesome student center, and it even has a courtyard outside for all your...