The few times I've been here I feel welcomed. Plenty of members are standing around to offer…read moredirections and answers questions. Today I went to the annual Christmas concert. The music was contemporary with loud excitement in the voices. These singers had seemed to enjoy performing. Pastor Begg opened the show by welcoming us. Toward the end he gave a brief message. Parkside is very big church. The sanctuary holds hundreds. The parking lot is huge. The building is handicapped accessible in every way. Get here early. Be prepared to sit in traffic on the way out.

Theologically sound preaching. What a blessing. The praise music team seems focused on glorifying…read moreGod and is weak prepared.

I had a terrible experience with Fr. Tom Fanta, who is the priest of this Church. Initially, he…read moreseemed like a very nice guy. When I first moved to the area I found out about St. Dominic's and asked for a private appointment with Fr. Tom. I explained to him that I have a gastrointestinal condition that makes it difficult for me to sit through a mass, but that I wanted to receive the Eucharist, and asked if he would be able to give it to me at his office on a bi-weekly basis because I believe receiving the Eucharist is very important, and he agreed. I've investigated and practiced many religions and faith traditions in my life. A little bit after this initial meeting, I felt drawn to Hinduism, a faith tradition I've practiced in the past, specifically Gaudiya-Vaishnavism. After a time, I felt called home to Catholicism, and wanted to talk to Fr. Tom about my conflicting beliefs, so that I could work them out in my head and receive guidance from him about how to unify my thoughts and theological understanding of god to focus on the Trinity. As someone who is autistic, my mind goes from thing, to thing, to thing, and I was hoping he could help me come back to Christ in a strong and positive way, instead of continuing to stray. After explaining how I personally view the Trinity - which is a bit unconventional - I was hoping he could reorient my brain toward the correct view. Instead he gave me a borderline disgusted look and said, "I'm not a Hindu priest. It's not my job to sit here and philosophize with you," and I was in complete and total shock. I have never in my entire life had a priest speak to me that way, or look at me, a seeker, with such disdain. He then told me I had to go to three in-person Masses - which I'm not able to do very often because of my condition - and told me to call three people and do nothing but listen to how they are doing, and what is going on in their life, without talking about myself. That's insane to me because if he knew me in real life he'd know that's exactly what I do nearly every day. I live in a group home and most of my days are spent talking on the phone with friends, asking about their lives, and helping them with whatever issues they may have that I feel qualified to assist with. I wrote him an e-mail following this encounter expressing my hurt in a polite way, and he never responded. I decided to call the Archdiocese and file a formal complaint. I believe that the priest I spoke to was named Fr. John, but I can't remember. He told me he would look into it, and got back to me a few weeks later and said Fr. Tom Fanta stated he did not feel the need to respond to the e-mail, and furthermore, Fr. Tom said he had seen me out at Van Aiken with friends several times, so clearly if I'm able to go out to Van Aiken and hang out, I am not as impaired and unable to go to Mass as I said. Again, I was shocked. This was an outright, boldfaced lie. I don't ever go to Van Aiken. I loathe crowds and shopping centers. I don't even have any in-person friends to go to Van Aiken with if I wanted to! All my friends are virtual, I'm a very reclusive person. Fr. Tom may have seen someone who looks similar to me at Van Aiken, and mistook them for me, or he was literally lying through his teeth to justify not giving me private communion, when I could easily have my gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic write an official doctors note confirming my medical claim. Fr. Tom was either mistaken, or blatantly lied. I have no clue. This man is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Is he charismatic? Can he deliver a good homily? Absolutely - I've been to their Mass on one of my "good days" regarding the GI stuff and seen him speak. Then again, Satan is also charismatic and eloquent, so I'd be curious to see what Fr. Tom Fanta is like in his private life, or what skeletons may be in his closet if he feels the need to degrade someone coming to him for guidance, proceed to ignore an e-mail expressing hurt from someone who wanted to be a part of his flock, and then go on to blatantly, disgustingly lie about seeing me in a shopping district that I've only been to once many years ago. My whole experience with Fr. Tom wounded me deeply and I still think about it sometimes. I wish him well, but I wish that he be well far, far away from me, because in no way did he act in a Christlike way with me. It was one of the biggest rejections I've experienced in the past decade.

I enjoy this church. The priest always speaks a good word. It's the megachurch of catholic…read morechurches with dozens of services throughout the week to accomodate all the members. If you like big churches, you will enjoy it. The people are nice, just too big for me. Lotsa kids too. Great for new families.

This is an active and healthy, vibrant community of Catholic, Christian believers…read more I enjoy visiting here and attending Mass when I come to the area for appointments down the road at Cleveland Clinic. I will often fly to town on Sunday and attend the 530pm Mass on Sunday evenings. Thank you for opening your hearts and doors to a visitor (non-Catholic) but Christian believer.

I attend weekday noon Mass, and on occasion, when I can't make it to the Old Mass, I'll go to the…read moreCathedral. The architecture is French Gothic with excellent acoustics. Well done. The music program for a cathedral is right in the middle, not high church, not low church. The choir possesses excellent abilities, and the quality of their voices and harmony is good. The Mass settings are terrible. I don't understand this proclivity toward Low Church music. The priests are all excellent confessors, by the way. Truly they are. The clergy of the Diocese of Cleveland, while on the whole rather low church, are good men with hearts. Liturgically, they need to up their game. But that's beside the point. Great bishop, great clergy, Cleveland is a gem in the Church in the United States.

This beautiful church is located on Mayfield Street in the heart of Cleveland's Little Italy…read moredistrict. The church offers a regular schedule of service and parish member ministry opportunities which are noted in their website and in the materials distributed at service times, etc. It is a wonderful place to stop for prayer and meditation or worship during their regular and frequent ministry times.

If your rosary has a few holes in it, then you can come here, it's named Holy Rosary and they'll…read morefix your Holey Rosary. Definitely one of the most beautiful churches in Cleveland, and it looks old and rustic like something straight out of Europe. I'm definitely a fan and will be coming here many times in the future I'm sure. I love seeing old churches, and Cleveland is full of them, and this is one of my favourite ones.

I have been a parishioner since 2001. This is a wonderful and welcoming church community. They have…read moretraditional mass 5:00 Saturday vigil, 8:00, 10:00, and 12:00 on Sunday as well as our uplifting Lifeteen mass at 5:30. There are many ministries to get involved. Hope to see you there.

I visited the historic St. James Roman Catholic Church in Lakewood on Sunday, 6 October 2024 for a…read morecomplimentary piano performance by Jakob Aumiller. The piano performance was beautiful and it lasted for an hour. There was a 10 minute intermission in the middle. Afterwards, the church had a reception in the basement which included tea and sweets (brownies, cookies, mini cupcakes) and popcorn. I got to meet the musician who is German but studied in Italy for his Masters (or maybe Bachelor's) degree. I met some lovely people at the piano performance. I had wonderful conversations with a woman and her parents after the performance. I also had a nice conversation with a young woman who sat behind me during the performance. I will try to make it to the next free concert series. I also want to attend a Sunday Mass service in the future. **** GOAL of 150 reviews in 2024 - 110/150 total reviews in 2024 - 759 total overall Yelp reviews - Reviewed on 11 October 2024

Horrible experience with Father Patrick. Very hypocritical mass and everything that is wrong with…read morethe Catholic religion. Very disheartening to say the least.

Saint Stanislaus is an AWESOME church in the Slavic Village neighborhood of Cleveland. This is an…read moreold Polish parish that has been around forever. The pictures do not do justice for the beautiful old world wood work inside.

Those of you who have read any of my reviews have probably come to the realization that I must have…read morehad a strange and interesting childhood to become this kind of grown-up kid. You would be absolutely correct...and part of that involved my attending a Catholic high school! and yes...I was on the field hockey team. So, when I went to the Polish Festival to hang with some of my fellow countrymen and nosh down some pierogies, I was encouraged to go look at the church by the friendly Franciscan monks. Not that I needed much prodding to do so...I had brought along my good SLR just for that occasion. As my mom can well attest to, I am drawn to older churches, having dragged her into almost every single one we passed during our trip through Belgium and France. Since it was a little later in the evening, the church was quiet and I was able to spend almost an hour inside taking pictures with little distraction. It was decorated beautifully for the Polish festival and the lighting inside was perfect for dramatic shooting....the stained glass must be something to behold in the early morning hours and I hope to get out there again prior to sunrise. I was also fortunate enough to catch some nice stories of the church by the gentleman doing small tours and learned some excellent history about when then Cardinal Karol Wojtyla came to visit in 1969. They also hold frequent concerts with full orchestras....check out their website for updates.

We come to Geneva to visit family and friends about 6 times a year. We go to this church. It is…read morewonderful! The sermons are poignant and meaningful, and the priest is, as one can plainly see, actually reverent. He is a good man, a good priest, devoted to the true sanctity of the Mass. We leave feeling good, and blessed, and WE KNOW WHO WE ARE - Catholics!

We used to have Rev. Lanterman at our church in Canton, Ohio…read more He gave my husband his last rights in 2/29/2014. This man is kind, generous, and amazing with his ability to make people touch God during mass. We miss you, wish you would send us a hello, so we know that you are ok, and happy. Your friend, forever. DB