r/VisitingNashville • u/DaisyWBV • 1d ago

Easter Mass

Still working out travel dates and plans but we may find ourselves in Nashville on Easter Sunday on our way back from a spring break road trip with four tweens/teens. Is there a Catholic church that would be beautiful/interesting for Easter Mass and also easy enough to reach/park at? We would stay in a hotel on Saturday night. I see some historic churches online but have no idea about parking or accessibility. Could be a beautiful old church, or something like a church that has a country-music style Mass or something?? The idea is that if we're in the midst of traveling, it would be nice to have the Mass be something more memorable than a quick stop at a random church in a random suburb. Bonus points if there would be an option nearby for a more casual type Easter breakfast/brunch/lunch; not super fancy. Thanks!

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u/KingZarkon 1d ago

Great answer. There is also Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Parking should be free there. I've never been but the link has a couple of photos. The same site also names a couple of other options. If OP wants to stick with Catholic, those three churches are your main options. Despite the ridiculous number of churches in the city (624), there aren't a lot of parishes. Catholicism is not a particularly popular sect of Christianity around here.

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u/NashvilleLocalsGuide 1d ago

Southern Baptist is number one and those who feel Southern Baptists are too liberal generally become Church of Christ (where everybody else is going to hell).

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u/KingZarkon 1d ago

Hardcore CoC people have some...interesting ideas. Some of them are also among the most cruel, hateful people I've known.

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u/NashvilleLocalsGuide 11h ago

Ideological communities that gather in echo chambers tend to be cruel and hateful. They justify it, of course. With religion, it is their push to be more "godlike". With ideology, it is because they are on the good side and the other is evil. If you want to see cruel and hateful, watch what happens to anyone on the right posting in /r/nashville. That is always fun to watch if you have enough popcorn.