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June 30, 2006
Home, sweet home
 To celebrate the completed expansion and renovation of their Motherhouse, The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville held a special Mass June 24 for major donors to the $45 million project.
Cardinal William Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis, Bishop David Choby of Nashville, Bishop Joseph Kurtz of Knoxville and Bishop David Foley of Birmingham, Ala., participated in the Mass
The St. Cecilia Dominicans are among the fastest growing orders in the country with more than 200 sisters. That growth, paired with the aging and deteriorating conditions of the Motherhouse, prompted the expansion and renovation.
The final touches on the renovations to the oldest sections of the Motherhouse will be complete later this summer.
Photos by Rick Musacchio
Photo 1: Sister Mary Diana, O.P., leads the choir singing the offertory hymn, Cantantibus, during the Mass of Thanksgiving at the Dominicans of St. Cecilia Motherhouse in Nashville on June 24.
Photo 2: Bishop David Choby, center, joined by Bishop Joseph Kurtz of Knoxville, left, Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis, right, and Bishop David Foley of Birmingham, Ala., at the far right, celebrate the Mass of Thanksgiving at the Motherhouse.
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Homilist Father Brian Mullady, O.P., draws a laugh from Father Neal McDermott, O.P., Bishop Joseph Kurtz from the Diocese of Knoxville, and Cardinal William Keeler, the Archbishop of Baltimore, during the Mass of Thanksgiving. Cardinal Keeler presided at the Mass.
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Sister. John Mary, O.P., above, talks with Monroe and Ann Carell during the tours of the Motherhouse that followed the Mass of Thanksgiving.
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