Saint Peter Chanel Catholic Church

If you want to confess and repent this is not the place to do it in. I admit that it has been a very long time since I've been to confession, but I thought if I repent confess my sins, there would be forgiveness and the lord would welcome me with open arms, with love, understanding, caring , compassion... nope not here! I did not feel love , joy , uplifted or understood. Instead I was bombarded with a load of questions. I was barely able to talk and when I did it was only to answer the questions I was bombarded with. All my answers were wrong and met with nothing but judgement, I received no advice. I was told my children and I would go to hell. I left feeling worst than when I arrived. I felt deflated, defeated, guilty , horrible, and quite honestly left me questioning my faith which I have never done. It's very sad, lord knows that I do my best, I'm honest and good person, not perfect by any means. I know in my heart that this is not what God would want us to feel. It felt wrong and did not feel like the work of our lord.

NEVER go here. the priest in confession is HORRIBLE he will make you never want to be catholic again. he is so rude makes you feel horrible for every single thing you say. you leave feeling way more guilty for things that are normal in life. he doesn't let you even SPEAK just presses you on how bad of a human you are. he even told me i was going to hell in those exact words. NEVER EVER GO HERE!!!

The Fathers at St Peter Chanel are living saints and their devotion effects the community and makes the congregation more devout! They offer more hours of confession than an other church. The Spiritual Excersises are life changing! They offer retreats and classes very often. I have learned so much about my Catholic faith at this parish. We don't live in the area but St Peter Chanel is worth the drive! God bless all the Fathers at St Peter Chanel! We love them!

I was helped in my journey to the Catholic Church, by Father Ed Broom. I wish we still lived in LA so I could go to his class on the Spiritual Exercises.

Terrible place. Showed children (just the girls) graphic videos of abortions to get their point across. Unsafe teaching materials for young children learning about Catholicism.

The church is alive!! The spiritual exercises class is amazing. Take the class, you will never be the same. Love this Church.

We are living very difficult times. Being close to God keeps you grounded and HIS unconditional Love gets you thru everything you might be going thru.
They have a small garden at the back of their parking lot where you can pray, there are benches and a Blessed Mother and Angel statues, it's very peaceful
They offer several mass services thru out the week and over the weekend, also confession, Love their spiritual exercises, I highly recommend it
I do not live close by anymore so I'm not a regular parishioner at this church like I used to but I love their late services because it allows me to do everything I need to do thru out the day specially on Saturdays and I save the best for last, they have a 6:00 pm service. God is in this place

What a beautiful church!!

Though I'm not a regular parishioner here, I've come here for Fr. Ed's Spiritual Exercises, which is really life-changing for many people. The program has seen ten thousand people according to Fr. Craig, with people (like myself), driving over from all over Southern California. Many of my friends have gone through the program, and you can definitely see the fruits.

I'm also in awe of the vibrant community here. The Oblates of the Virgin Mary staff the parish, and they seem to have done a wonderful job fostering an active community. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered Monday through Friday, which is pretty unheard of and beautiful.

There is a great sense of reverence in this parish. Likewise , the dress code is very conservative, especially for women. Dress modestly. No shorts, no bare arms, etc.

Great place to do the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, usually a life changing experience, and the closest shortcut you can find, if there is a human one, to become a Saint.

Reconstruction and NEW Catechetical buildings has finally finished!
Now there are more classrooms for Catechism for children and adult Formation of Faith classes. (they are called Saint Faustina Building , Saint Joseph CCD building & Our Lady Of Mercy is the Old Church Building , also called the small church building or La Pequena Iglesia).
Be aware of the circuitous parking situation. Some repainting & resizing of the spots has taken place, and the placement of little islands can seem like you've gotten stranded at the far end of the lot.