Saint Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church

Beautiful church.

Such a great Catholic Church in a perfect location for Boston College students. From the priests, gorgeous architectural design, stained glass windows, it was perfect for a wedding. Our couple (both were BC students) chose to get married here in December, it was perfect for the snowy dreamy day.

When I lived in Chestnut Hill, I used to worship here, as a grand daughter of Jesuit educated man and an Argentine, I always felt very close to the Jesuits, they are the best and most educated and prepared priests in the world.

My daughter got married at this church a month ago. My older son was married there and my husband and I as we are all BC Grads. The church is beautiful and the clergy give great sermons. I love to attend the masses there. I was so disappointed in the staff that helped plan the wedding. Carol Russo, wedding planner, would not talk to me or return calls or emails. She was very abrupt and so rude. She would only speak to the bride; however, I was paying the fees and my daughter and I planned the mass together for her wedding. The music director, Allyn McCourt, made communication almost impossible. He would not return emails. My daughter had to email him several times before he would write back or she would have to call him to see if he received her emails. The cantor I hired called me to say that Allyn McCourt did not return her 3 or 4 emails she sent him to connect and talk about the music since it was about 2-3 weeks before the wedding. The lack of communication with this staff made our stress level increase and caused great anxiety. They were so unprofessional! They were not friendly at all and when planning a wedding, you want to surround yourself with kind, friendly and reassuring people. The trumpeter I hired had to cancel due to a family emergency, so Allyn had a trumpeter. During the wedding mass the trumpeter and violist, Allyn McCourt, played so loud when the cantor was singing that we couldn't hear a word she sang. She has the most beautiful voice and the guests could not hear one word she sang! I was holding back tears!!! Since there was no communication, it was such a disappointment that the trumpeter played throughout the mass and didn't give our cantor an opportunity to be heard by our guests!!! I contacted Allyn after the wedding to talk to him, but he never returned my emails. Such a disappointing experience with this staff! They were definitely not there for us when we needed them! If you plan to get married in this church, you better make sure they communicate and are friendly with you throughout the planning so you won't be disappointed the way we were!!!!

Beautiful and inclusive community. Fantastic priests, staff, and music.

This is my favorite church in Boston. Even though it’s not in Boston LOL. The congregation is really nice, and the clergy are very humble.

Very beautiful, majestic church. The stain glass painting were heavenly divine. The church mass was very inspiring and uplifting. I went there for my daughter's freshman orientation mass and I left there feeling secure with where my daughter will be attending.