Faithful, but Not Silent: How One Mother Finds Hope with Gillian Jenkins

About this episode

Gillian Jenkins shares her journey of faith and the challenges she faced within the Catholic Church.

***This podcast deals with mature topics such as personal struggles, abuse, or trauma. Certain episodes may not be appropriate for sensitive ears.*** In this powerful episode of Hope Stories with Sister Josephine, Gillian Jenkins, a Catholic wife and mother from Beaumont, Texas, opens her heart about what it’s like to love the Church deeply while being hurt by it. Gillian shares her journey from faith-filled childhood to Catholic conversion, and the pain of realizing that the Church she...

People in this episode

Host: Sr. Josephine Garrett

Guest: Gillian Jenkins

Topics covered

• faith
• personal struggles
• Catholicism
• hope
• trauma
• conversion

Keywords

• faith
• Catholic
• hope
• personal struggles
• trauma
• conversion
• Church

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Church

Places: Beaumont, Texas

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