An old liturgy - the Chrism Mass - took on a new look today at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville in this time of COVID-19. As one of the photojournalists for the Diocese, I captured images that show a unique period in diocesan history.

I do not like heights but wheat do you do when the Lord calls and you're crazy enough to listen?  Read about my climb to the top of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Knoxville.

The Diocese of Knoxville is building a new cathedral, Sacred Heart, under the leadership of Bishop Richard Stika and with the help of Merit Construction in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Recently, Bishop Stika went up some 100' to inscribe his episcopal motto on the beam of the cathedral's dome.  The workers of Merit Construction gave him great respect for this, but they deserve their own respect, too.