Catholic Community At Stanford — Local services in Palo Alto

Everyone is very nice. The music was nice, but everyone sits still and acts like statues. I liked the sister who did the first reading. She put a lot of emphasis on the words. The father who gave the sermon he talked too fast and stuttered a lot. Which is fine, but maybe would have been more effective if he slowed down.

The Church itself is very beautiful. Although the imagery is not Biblically accurate. In the Bible angels are supposed to have animal heads and four wings. But these looked like white people with just two wings. And God looked like a white man with a beard. But in the Bible God seems more magnificent, inspiring both awe and fear. Body of like metal and legs like on fire and shooting out rainbows.

Would love a Biblically accurate Church but not sure if that exists. 😅 At the very least maybe replace the mural that shows the Prophets and Biblical figures as white people, and replace them to look like Middle...

I love going to mass here every Sunday. The homily is appropriate for today’s generation of mass goers. Not too “archaic” an approach. Rather, attuned to everyday / reality.

Within the university, there’s a sense of camaraderie. After church, there are places to grab food and...

My Brother is very ill and it looks like cancer and wanted to see a Priest for the anointing of the sick and just might need The last rights. I called and explained it and I was told he would be there that night, and was. My Brother is at peace going into...