Tell me where you live and I’ll suggest a parish there. Otherwise end of story.
My feeling is that one who speaks about the Catholic Church would have more credibility if they would be willing to observe a Catholic Mass and gain an understanding of what Catholics experience when they attend Mass. The same is true for Catholics who speak about other Christian congregations. I have attended several services over the years in the St. Louis area; Methodist, Lutheran, Christian, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, non-denominational, Baptist, and Evangelical. These different experiences all enriched me in one way or another. The one common thread for me, though, was that I missed the special closeness to Jesus that I experience during a Mass when I receive His body, blood, soul, and divinity in the Eucharist.
I have gone to Mass at several Catholic churches in the Kansas City area. My son lives near St. Peter’s at E. Meyer and Holmes, so I usually go there when visiting him. I have also gone to St. Joseph in Shawnee and Holy Spirit in Overland Park. I have gone to several other Catholic churches when visiting my son and daughter in the East. While there are minor differences from one church to another, it is comforting to know that where ever I go, I can find a nearby church where I can experience the same Order of the Mass that I experience at home.
Holy Spirit is my home parish. I love it. But Mr. Mercat and I do travel quite a bit and go to Mass all over. This year we are first going to the front range of Colorado although I think one Sunday we’ll be in Moab. Then in September we’ll be RVing around Europe for several weeks. I hope I can still find a Catholic Mass there. November - the Grand Canyon. I found a mission there in the employee village so it is possible to go to Mass without leaving the park. My favorite experience was in a very small town in Georgia. I was surprised to find that they even had a Catholic Church but what a wonderful service, full of the Holy Spirit and I’m thinking the most racially and culturally diverse event in the county, maybe in the state. OK, I may have lied. Years ago we were in the Virgin Islands with our kids and we went with them and another family - total of 7 kids - to the local parish. We were the only white people there. Oh my goodness the singing!! The rest of the week everywhere we went people recognized us and greeted us.
Would that not involve reading their minds?
Best we could do is to LISTEN to what a catholic says about his/her 'experience'.