Husbands, wives share colorful stories at Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Mass By Bill Brewer David and Martha Yoro can stand out in a crowd. At least they did on Oct. 13 when they renewed their wedding vows during the Diocese of Knoxville’s annual marriage Mass celebrated …
Bishop leads Corpus Christi procession at Sacred Heart
By Dan McWilliams Rain stopped in time for the diocese to have its first Corpus Christi procession at the new Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 3. Bishop Richard F. Stika presided on the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Rainfall that …
Hundreds of teens meet in Knox for Alive in You camp
The Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus hosts 350 young people and their chaperones for a week of work and worship By Emily Booker In June, hundreds of teenagers from across the country packed their bags, loaded buses and vans, and left home for a week-long mission trip. …
First deacon ordained in new cathedral
Deacon Mark Schuster made diocesan history June 2 as the seminarian became the first man to be ordained in the new Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus By Dan McWilliams “What a great joy it is for us all to gather together with Mark and with his mom …
Cathedral hosts first performance in Concert Series
Knoxville Handel Society joins Sacred Heart to stage ‘The Creation’ with full choir, orchestra By Bill Brewer In what probably is a first for the Diocese of Knoxville, the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus served as center stage for a live secular choir and orchestra performance as …
New Catholics are formally sent forth in Neophytes Mass
The 225 newcomers to the faith in the diocese this year are the first group to take part in the ceremony at the new cathedral By Dan McWilliams The class of new Catholics coming into the Church in East Tennessee this Easter was the first to be formally sent forth …
A Temple of Your Glory
Dedication of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is historic day in the life of the Church in East Tennessee By Dan McWilliams Photos by Stephanie Richer Photography, Deacon Patrick Murphy-Racey, and Stephen Golder What a day for the Diocese of Knoxville. In a ceremony 30 years …
Conversation with the Cardinals
A new cathedral dedicated to Christ, and the role of Pope St. John Paul II By Bill Brewer and Angel Brewer Opening weekend for the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus was all about Christ. Pope St. John Paul II had a role, too. And once the new …
Celebrating Jesus in Polish, Spanish
Masses led by cardinal, apostolic nuncio give international flavor to dedication weekend By Bill Brewer The dedication of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus was a sacred moment in history for the Diocese of Knoxville in more ways than one. Not only did Bishop Richard F. Stika …
Sacred Heart Parish ‘encounters’ new cathedral
Father David Boettner invites faithful to seek Jesus when they worship in parish’s new church By Bill Brewer Incense from the three-hour rite of dedication for the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus had barely dissipated when Father David Boettner celebrated Sacred Heart Parish’s first Mass in the …
Built for the Ages
Merit Construction has all the tools to make cathedral project a success By Jim Wogan It would be nice to believe that construction of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus followed every passage in sacred Scripture about building the Church, but, in fact, it didn’t. The house …
Final diocesan service held in original Sacred Heart Cathedral
Bishop Stika presides at vespers with Cardinal Rigali as building’s 61-year service as a church comes to an end By Dan McWilliams Photography by Stephanie Richer Photography Celebrations at the original Sacred Heart Cathedral occurred on more than 3,200 Sundays in its 61-year history. The final Sunday celebration happened Feb. …
