St Dominic Catholic Church

St. Dominic is one of those local catholic churches where you can feel a sense of calm and solemnity even if you come here to say a little prayer on a regular day. The beautiful ornate altar and the traditional stained glass windows add quite a charm and some sort of novelty to this quaint Eagle Rock catholic church.
Sunday mass is typically packed especially the 9:30 & 10:30 celebration, come to the earlier mass to have more solemn quiet celebration. Parking is not an issue as the church utilizes the school playground on Sundays but if you prefer street parking, the whole block surrounding the church is free for all! (No parking meters on Sunday)
Overall, I really like this church, it feels traditional without being stuffy and constricting, the sermons/​homily are not preachy, the people are nice and respectful, the choir is amazing and you can find your moments of tranquility even in that few moments you spent in the church.
Try coming here, even on a regular day — pray or even just meditate, it is in those few moments of stillness and silence where you’ll hear the voice inside the loudest.

Be early. This church gets packed. Great showing of the faithful!

This is a really beautiful church, especially on the inside. Of course, what makes up a parish are the people. The parish is administered by Dominicans, unlike most churches run by diocesans priests. So, in my opinion, you get somewhat of a more traditional feel. For example, they have real candles, and I believe they have a dedicated Blessed Sacrament room. (Catholic is Catholic, but parishes have different personalities.)
The parishioners love their parish, and it shows. This parish seems to be busy all day long everyday. It really seems to be a center of the community. Of course, a Catholic school is attached.
This is a parish to go if you miss your daily morning mass because it has an evening service. They have morning and evening prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours prior to morning and evening mass. They have a recitation of the Rosary prior to the evening mass.
The lighting is simple prior to the evening mass, where it reflects off a centered Blessed Sacrament Tabernacle. The priest’s chair is off to the side.

I got married here and I have to say that Father Boniface was amazing p. he did an incredible job.

I’m getting married here in December. The church isn’t as large as some other local churches around the area, but that’s what we like about it. The staff is so friendly here. The staff worked with me to get my previous marriage annulled. Once the annulment went through, we met with Father Michael to get the details of our wedding planned. Father Michael has been very helpful and has been on point to making sure we have everything we need before our big day. We live in the Valley, but make the drive to Eagle Rock every Sunday for mass.

It’s a very friendly and welcoming community. The only negative is the parking but that’s more a product of how popular this place is (would you really want to go to a church with an empty parking lot?). I don’t go regularly but when I’m in the area visiting family I always try to visit.

I suppose it unfair to rate the whole parish by the actions of one usher.
St. Dominic’s overall is pretty pleasant. It’s staffed by Dominican friars.
The parishioners are predominantly Philippino.
It has a lovely choir.
The church building is a bit on the small side, but quite beautiful.
Parking can be a problem: it’s a good idea to arrive early especially for more ‘popular’ events.

St. Dominic’s Parish School. Very nice place to have your Pre-​Schooler attend. The classes are very nice, the teachers are amazing. Our child has been attending for 3 months. She can count, say the alphabet, knows the colors, and shapes. What’s nice is when she comes home, and in the car she is singing a new song; or one she has learned from attending school. Righ now it’s ring around the rosies. If any of you are looking to put your toddler into sometype of educational structure, this place is a must look into. St. Dominic’s also offers aftercare for those parents that work late.

WoW is what I have to say to this church. I am appalled with the situation that recently just happened to me last Wednesday. Having being here for only a couple of months in this area, St. Dominic was the only Catholic church i found in my area. My niece just had a quincinera this past weekend and I was her godmother for her earrings, necklace, ring, etc. Usually, for those who already know, you should or is is always best to get these sentimental pieces blessed. As I showed up there to get them blessed the first thing the Father Michael, told me was «why»
That why would i want to get these items blessed, that they were just jewelry. He then went off saying what was the point of blessing them if she was not going to handle them in a blessing manner. Mind you I did have a bracelet with a giraffe on it. (which is the only thing i can think of for the father judging)
I was so shocked that the Father judged my gifts, criticized the fact that she wouldnt carry them in a blessing manner and refuse to bless such items.
First of all. Who is he to judge? Of all people.
Second, how can he say that she wouldnt carry these items in a blessing manner? Not only does he not know her or the family’s situation, but that was right.
Third, it shouldn’t matter what kind of gifts they are. I have even gotten keys blessed before! A blessing is a blessing and should be seen as that period. Regardless, of your age, what kind of gift it is or religion. I am shocked and upset. This should not have happened. I have never felt so small, belittled, and judged.
I was very disappointed.

I have been attending this church for almost 30 years. My parents parish was Incarnation and I live in the area of Holy Family in Glendale. When I first started coming here they had a 7 o’clock mass on Sunday evenings which was very convenient for me. The priests were very dynamic and gave sermons that brought tears to my eyes. They have always have had a dynamic choir which helps you take something away from the mass. As times have changed the sermons have become very boring except when they have visiting priests. If you want to become involved with the church there are many opportunities here. I would like to see more caucasians at this church. This church is way better than Incarnation and the dictator Father Frilot that ran the church. See you at 1045 mass.

To Beth, Christine and John who gave this church bad reviews I will pray for you! You all are obviously NOT CATHOLIC. I’ve been going to this church for years and even went to school here and none of those things they mentioned are true! This is a GREAT church. Very family oriented. I’m glad the 3 of you will not be attending. We don’t need NEGATIVE people there. STAY AWAY DEVILS…

Probably the only church I know that has early sunday morning mass at 730. And surprisingly the place is packed, so come a little early to get seats! Priests have great homilies as well, very insightful.

I’m sorry to say that I was so unimpressed with this church. Yes it is very lovely inside as far as the architecture goes but the people are so unfriendly. No one to greet my family when we walked in, a family siting behind us wore sunglass for the service and when were to give the peace of Christ to each other. I got shrugs, frowns and arms folded. There is no Catholic community at this church. So sad. I will never go here again.
TO: Lisa, This was my opinion as a newcomer to your church. I appologize you are so offended. But the fact that you are so angry and resort to name calling just shows that this church and apartly their school has not had an effect on you. By the way I’m Catholic. May the peace of Christ be with you.

I love Sunday evening mass here. I always come whenever I visit Eagle Rock. Choir is awesome and singing of Our Father made me tear a bit. This is my church when i am in So Cal. I couldn’t have it any other way.

St. Dominic has been my local parish ever since birth. My heart is there, my home is there, my family is there. In addition to faithfully attending mass there every Sunday for like my whole life, I took my first nine years of education from Kinder to eighth grade there and no where else. So yeah, St. Dominic parish has definitely helped in influencing a BIG chunk of my life. In addition to that, I’m still hanging around that place even though I’ve graduated for the Confirmation classes they offer there, which I must say, these classes probably would beat some other confirmation classes when it comes to the level of entertainment AND education.
Yes, there are some bad aspects of the parish like sometimes boring and unrelatable homilies and an increasing tuition for the school, but I just can’t bring myself to not give my home away from home a five star, because hey, it helped me become a well rounded person.
They also offer feeding the homeless every friday and give out sack lunches on weekdays there. Those are great.
If you’re looking for a parish that has a really great, friendly, and open community of people, lots of opportunities to give back to others and become involved, with an amazing choir and beautiful church, St. Dominics Parish is the place to be (:

If you’re Catholic or simply looking for an extremely active neighborhood Christian church, St. Dominic is a good choice. My family has been part of this Parish since we moved here in the early 90s. I graduated from the elementary school across the street, as well.
The church itself has gone through a few renovations. For a simple church, the architecture is really quite amazing. High vaulted ceiling, heavy antique wooden doors, and beautiful renditions of St. Dominic and the Virgin Mary. It’s a really nice and extremely quiet place for thoughtful mediation, if you’re into that sort of thing.
The congregation is namely Filipino and Hispanic (more Filipino than Hispanic). They have an EXTREMELY active choral program with an amazing director and conductor who has been head of that department since I was in the first grade (I’m in my early 20s now). The parish also hosts a very active Girl and Boy Scout troop, often holding spaghetti dinners and cookie sales. The events for this parish seems quite endless.
Furthermore, the religious community (i.e. priests, nuns, etc) here are quite approachable, though, as I’ve heard of late, a little stoic at times. The lay religious community (non-​priest, nuns, etc) are much more active, but hardly in your face about their religious beliefs, which is a sigh of relief. Some churches and parishes tend to be a little too hardcore sometimes.
Like I said, if you’re Catholic or looking for a Catholic Christian path to religion and want that very close, active, neighborly parish, you can’t really go wrong with St. Dominic.

this place is actually warm and welcoming with a more antique feel to it compared to st. bernard’s church…
my parents got married here about 24 years ago and the congregation is quite friendly
i do have to admit with the other poster that sermons can be repetitive but what do you expect from a church that teaches out of a book that hasnt changed it’s story in over 2000 years

Been here quite a few times, finding that sermons could be boring, repetitive and pointless. Only one or two occasions I that they were really engaging.