So the bishop spent some of the collection money to remodel Sacred Heart Cathedral over by Kodak Park. And judging by the letters to the editor in the D&C, most of the reviews have not been favorable. We had to see what all the fuss is about.

The first we noticed when we got out of the car is the strong chemical smell in this Kodak Park neighborhood. I used to use a lot of adhesive tape when I was playing soccer and to me the smell is an intense version of that. Maybe that is what they used to stick the Sacred Heart statue to the building. This statue used to be above used to be inside over the altar.

Dictionary Definition: The Sacred Heart is a devotional name used by Catholics to refer to the physical heart of Jesus Christ as a symbol of Divine love. Devotion to the Sacred Heart in focusing on Christ's heart metaphorically focuses on the emotional and moral life of Jesus and especially His love for humanity. It also stresses the central Christian concept of loving and adoring Jesus. In most depictions, Christ's heart is shown containing wounds to which Christ points, as well as a crown of thorns. This wounded heart is meant to symbolize Christ's pain at the rejection of God's Gospel message of salvation and righteousness by humanity. In including the crown of thorns, it alludes to the manner of Christ's death, which is further highlighted by the inclusion of crucifixion wounds on Christ's hands. Thus the Christ of the image is of a post-resurrection Jesus speaking to humanity, not the pre-crucifixion Jesus of the Gospels.

Local artist John Dodd designed and created the bishop's chair and the helpers' chairs.

The statue of the Sacred Heart that is now outside used to be on the wall behind this crucifix. The crucifix seems too small here and I don't like the big beam running across the alter. The woman in the gift shop told us that this beam is called a rood (pronounced like rude). It is appropriately named. The place still looks good but it is way too big. What happened to all the Catholics? I can't imagine what it costs to heat this place for the 200 or so regular Sunday mass parishioners. The Funky Churches seem more appropriate.

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