St Austin Catholic Church

This is, by far, the most progressive Catholic church in Austin…
I grew up in St. Austin’s. I went to school here from kindergarten through the middle of 6^th grade. I was baptized here. I received first communion here. My dad’s memorial was held here. I grew up in this church practically.
The Priests are fantastic. I really do feel like, having lived in other parts of the country, Chicago included, the people who attend St. Austin’s are extremely lucky because they get one of a kind Priest’s who know how to communicate a point in a manner in which we can all appreciate. Sometimes you don’t really know what you’ve got until it’s gone, and when I lived in Chicago nearly 6 years, tried new churches out, came back to the Austin area and tried other parishes out, (St. Catherine’s, St. Thomas More, etc…) I realized how lucky St. Austin’s is to consistently receive the caliber of Priest they receive.
I have been really blessed to grow in faith under St. Austin’s guidance for most of my life.
This church is also different, in that you don’t see just one type of person/​family at mass. The persons you see at mass are a microcosm of what you see in Austin… Rich, poor, student, retiree, rural family, suburban family, etc… All there to do what you would normally do in any Catholic church: Receive the body of Christ, but also to hear the word of the Lord as spoken through the Priest’s voice, unlike most any other Church you can go to.

This is my home parish in Austin — wonderful people, great choir, and lovely church building, great location, lots of events, and good out reach opportunities — I highly recommend! Everyone is welcome~!

Yes, a review of a Church — but this is a quintessential UT landmark — and I was here for a friend’s wedding over the weekend, and the interior really is quite beautiful. All around a beautiful Church.

Beautiful church in UT area. Paulist priests

I love this Church I went for the first time ever inside this Church it is small .
I loved the priest I feel so Blessed, Parking really was no problem since you can park right in front. small group as I am a member of St. Mary;s this Church was different it is Catholic ye it seemed fresh and lots of room. Loved hmm maybe I will become a member there also.

I’m so glad to have found a catholic church that is close to campus. the building is old fashioned but that doesn’t really concern me too much. there’s always room for sitting. even if you’re maybe 10 min. late like my church buddy and me lol. all in all its a great place for worship and to become closer to God!

This review is for the St Francis Blessings of the Animals event held at St Austin last weekend. I am not Catholic but I thought the whole ceremony in the courtyard was beautiful. My Pup got a personal blessing and a religious medal and there was all sorts of critters in carriers getting blessed: rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, mice, birds, snakes and a pig on a leash. The Potbelly Pigs name was Foodie and my Pup loved her — I think she wants a Potbelly Pig sister now.

Glad to say that St. Austin’s just got alot more colorful. .. new associate pastor is a wonderful African American guy named Stephen Bell who was a seminarian there a few years back. .. he is a great preacher, funny, direct, relevant. Best of all, he has a fabulous singing voice! He baptized two babies last week, blessing them with a sweet a capella song. ..

I like St. Austin’s a lot. The building may be ugly and you do get panhandled every time you go to Mass, but I like that it’s a church right in the middle of the city instead of removed from it all off in some suburban community enclave with a parking lot ten times the size of the church.
St. Austin’s feels very inclusive, and they have a lot of excellent social justice ministries, particularly their Micah 6 outreach to the homeless.

We were stopping traffic (literally) on Sunday!
It was Palm Sunday and we were in procession from UT campus to the church waving our palms with freak flags flying and all its glory!
Seriously, this is a pretty cool place.
Most of the masses we attend are Sunday around lunch time (11:30) or dinner time (5:30). That’s when the college kids are there and no children!
The only thing that might irritate me more than crying children at adult restaurants, are cyring children in mass. Hellloooo??? Isn’t that what the cyring room is for?
Most of the sermons/​homilies are focused to real life events and not too boring. It’s still church, but it’s tolerable!
Parking is sometimes a nightmare right now because they’re building a new parking garage. You’ll pass right by the church because it does not look at all on the outside like a typical church.