Hope Stories with Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN

About Hope Stories with Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN

Hope Stories with Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN explores extraordinary stories of hope hidden within the ordinary lives we lead. Sr. Josephine loves the transformational power and gift of stories, and their ability to reveal deep truths about the purpose and meaning of our lives. As a Catholic Christian writer, speaker, and mental health counselor, Sr. Josephine helps people discover and abide within places and relationships where they can be received wholeheartedly as gift. Journey to a new depth of hope, even in seemingly impossible circumstances, with Sr. Josephine. Her new book, HOPE: An Invitation (https://osvcatholicbookstore.com/product/hope-an-invitation), is now available at osvcatholicbookstore.com (https://osvcatholicbookstore.com/product/hope-an-invitation).

Publisher

OSV Podcasts

Category

health & fitness · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jun 2023

Latest episode

30 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jan 2026

   From Silence To Saying What Needs To Be Said: Anna Carter's Story

   In the final episode of Season Three of Hope Stories with Sister Josephine Garrett, Sister Josephine sits down with Anna Carter, co-founder and president of Eden Invitation, for a profound and honest conversation about faith, silence, and hope in the midst of suffering within the Church. Anna shares her story of growing up in a deeply faithful Catholic home, encountering same-sex attraction as a teenager during the height of the sexual abuse crisis, and internalizing fear and shame in a Churc...

2. 

   7 Nov 2025

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

   ***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...

3. 

   29 Oct 2025

   Following the Voice of the Father: An Interview with Lisa Wheeler

   In this moving episode of Hope Stories with Sister Josephine, Catholic media pioneer Lisa Wheeler, founder of Carmel Communications in Tyler, Texas, opens her heart about faith, family, and finding God again after walking away from the Church. Lisa shares her Emmaus moment in Washington, D.C., where a mysterious voice and a miraculous experience at Mass shattered years of spiritual distance. She speaks candidly about adoption, infertility, and the painful search for a faithful Father, both ea...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

103 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

54 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

45

Social presence

97

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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