Holy Name Cathedral

A nurse on the pediatric ward, before listening to children’s chests, would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own heart. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response equal to four-year old Joey’s comment. Gently she tucked the stethoscope into his ears and placed the disk over his heart. ‘Listen, she said…What do you suppose this is?’ He drew his eyebrows together in puzzled line and looked up as if lost in the mystery of the strange tap – tap – tapping deep in his chest. Then his face broke out in a wondrous grin and he asked, ‘Is this Jesus knocking?’The Lord Jesus knocks at the doorstop of our hearts. As the new Rector of Holy Name Cathedral, I welcome you to our marvelous website. Thank you for visiting us. We are a dynamic and vibrant downtown Faith Community with over 7,300 households. As we gather weekly around the Table of the Lord, we are blessed with many diverse ministries involving people of all ages. We are also Chicago’s one and only Cathedral, the Church of our Archbishop, Blase Cupich. As a famous Cathedral, our parish is welcome to thousands of visitors from all over the world. Catholic means universal and all are welcome!