St Francis Roman Catholic Church — Local services in Hoboken

I am a born and raised resident of Jersey City Heights. I grew up going to a Parish closer to me, but decided I wanted to deeper explore my faith and find a Church that better spoke to me since I had not regularly gone since high school. I tried a few Churches closer to me, and ended up going to St. Francis for Easter on a whim since they had a Mass at 9:30 and I was running late for all of the other area Churches' Masses at 9am. I am so grateful I did. St. Francis is a beautiful little Church (with a big heart, and they say) and Father Chris is a sweet gem of a Pastor. I went on my own on Easter and immediately felt so welcome. Father Chris is very personable and his homilies are always very introspective and hopeful. I asked my husband to come with my the following week (he has not gone to Church since he was a child) and we have been going together ever since. We look forward to going to more events together at the Church and praying the...

I was very surprised during my visit this past Sunday when the priest started talking politics during the church service. I have always been a Catholic since birth and have never once heard a priest talk about politics during mass. It’s sad because everyone is very friendly here and the priest we had the previous time was so welcoming. Church service is supposed to be about a connection with god and it gives you a place to get away from all the crazy politics that happen...

Everyone here is so lovely. I received my confirmation here before getting married this year and the classes were all virtual. Esa was such a lovely teacher and she helped me remember why church is so important. My husband and I are making an effort to come here more often. We love the...