Saint Ignatius Catholic Church, Chapel Point — Attraction in Maryland

Beautiful church and love visiting when I can. However, the Priest who has been there for 9 years gave us a tour of the church. You can tell he does not like children and was a little rude to my 5 year old daughter. First he made fun of her Native American name. Then, while we were inside, she wanted to be a part of the conversation, and of course said something that didn’t fully make since but he had the nerve to roll his eyes at her and say “no, that isn’t right.” He made it very obvious that he does not have children, has never worked with children, and does not understand them. I can only imagine how he might be as a person, and I would never come to the church and worship with him. I would give a full 5 stars but he just...

As the oldest continuous Catholic parish in the US, St. Ignatius holds a unique place in American history. Though it's current location was not the original, the church and cemetery boast many items of historical note, not the least of which is the grave of a famous Confederate spy and her family. However, the best part of this place is by far the view it commands of the river, particularly at sunset. I happened to meet the pastor while I was there watching the sunset and he generously gave us the history of the place as well as a tour of...

On a nice spring day, this is a beautiful place to stop. Nice view of the river, old gravestones with historic significance and signs around. There's a big parking lot so it's easy to stop there. We strolled around the grounds and also went into the historic church, which is a very nice, historic Country Church. It's small, but a nice...