Keeping On

How I Came to Know Why I Was Born

By: Gemma Hoskins

Narrated by: Gemma Hoskins

Fifty years ago, beloved teacher Sister Catherine Cesnik was the victim of a violent murder that still remains unsolved. "Who killed Sister Cathy?” is a question Sister Cathy’s students, colleagues, friends, family members, and community have been asking for years. One of those people is Gemma Hoskins, one of Sister Cathy’s former students who appeared on The Keepers, the 2017 Emmy-nominated Netflix docuseries that soon had the rest of the world asking that same question, too.

Sister Cathy’s life and death have both deeply inspired and haunted Gemma in a number of ways, and she’s made it her life’s purpose to uncover what really happened on that November night in 1969. In Keeping On, Gemma takes listeners on a journey of her life, from her childhood and her time as Sister Cathy’s student at Archbishop Keough High School through present day. She reflects upon the experiences that have shaped her, including her own experiences as a teacher, grassroots investigator, and fierce advocate for truth and justice.

With candid prose and unyielding honesty, Gemma openly and honestly continues not only the global conversation about the truth behind Sister Cathy’s murder, but also reflects upon how Sister Cathy’s life profoundly touched those who knew and loved her.

©2020 Gemma Hoskins (P)2021 Gemma Hoskins

A beautiful must read!

Gemma does an amazing job narrating her own book. Hearing her tell details about her life, and how Netflix’s The Keepers came about, mix wonderfully with her giving details about what she thinks happened to Sister Cathy. I recommend this book 100%.

Intriguing, enlightening & inspirational!

After hearing from a friend that Gemma, the scrappy alumni & grassroots detective from The Keepers series, wrote a memoir, I had to download the audio. It’s read by her, not a professional audio book actor, but I appreciated, as I usually do with memoirs to hear it in their own voice. The audio book gives one the sense that she is sharing a discussion with me one to one, and addressing with candor the questions and concerns I was left with after watching The Keepers. She provides insight into much that unfolded in the documentary and also into her where the tenacity to pursue justice for Sister Kathy and the other victims of the horrific network of predators came from.
I highly recommend this as a companion to watching the 2017 Netflix Documentary or rewatching, as I just did in 2023.
I agree that she has found her purpose and I’m sure the thousands of victims & families she has helped by creating conversations, asking hard questions and exposing evil would agree.
Highly recommend. This story needs to be heard.

Engaging

I enjoyed listening to Gemma tell her story and found myself giggling and cheering with her triumphs. She has a big personality and a persevering one developed it seems just for the work needed. Go Gemma.

Honest

I really enjoyed hearing this story from Gemma, and learning about her life and how Sister Cathy’s life and passing affected her. Thank you for standing up for those who are struggling, and those still fighting. I felt her storytelling was really honest and heartfelt.

Raw and emotional

Amazingly accurate about the struggles of being someone that is constantly bombarded by health and vision issues as well as the struggle to still be impactful in one’s community and the help for others.