Spirit Articles

Embracing a Fresh Start: Spiritual Discipline Can Last Beyond Lent

Lent is a time for spiritual renewal. The journey can be a time to pause, reflect and recalibrate your life in ways that last beyond the 40 days of the season. Lent invites us to reflect on our habits and lifestyles, to discern what tangible changes we may want to...

A Matter of the Heart: Connecting Community Outreach and Clinical Research

As Our Lady of the Lake’s medical director of research, Dr. Hollis “Bud” O’Neal’s responsibilities include developing and improving access to experimental therapies while also providing opportunities for medical students and residents to learn how to effectively...

Sister Trinita: A Lifetime of Love and Healing in Jackson

Article adapted from “Sister Trinita’s Legacy – A Heart for God” originally published by Marilyn Tinnin, Mississippi Christian Living. It was a blustery November day in the heart of Springfield, Illinois, when baby Carol Marie Eddington came into the world. The year...

Our Lady of the Lake’s Growth Through a Sister’s Eyes

Sister Helen Cahill, FMOL, has been part of our ministry for more than 50 years. As you can tell from her family name, she emigrated from County Cork, Ireland, to the U.S in 1962. Growing up there she was exposed to many missionaries, who inspired her, making a...