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Shadow of Hope: Life Inside a Catholic Covenant Community

Shadow of Hope: Life Inside a Catholic Covenant Community

By: Pleasant Run Productions
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This series explores the history of the People of Hope, a Catholic Covenant Community. At its peak in the 1980s, the People of Hope would take over a parish, clash with the residents of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey and build the suburban equivalent of a compound.

Over eight episodes, host Karen Ann Coburn tries to find out what led regular people - her neighbors, her classmates, her friends - to commit their lives to this secretive group. In the process, she reveals the truth about life inside a Covenant Community and ponders the question, what price are we willing to pay to belong to something bigger than ourselves?

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Episodes
  • Episode 8 – This Little Light of Mine

    Episode 8 – This Little Light of Mine
    Nov 3 2024
    Gregory Floyd, a former Head Coordinator of People of Hope, responds to allegations of child sexual abuse within the Community. The nature of high control groups is discussed. Tom Morris and others share how they healed after leaving the People of Hope.

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    55 mins
  • Episode 7 – Letters

    Episode 7 – Letters
    Oct 27 2024
    By the early 1990’s, many People of Hope members are disillusioned with the group and begin to pull away. Tom Morris starts a support group for others who are questioning the Community.

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    47 mins
  • Episode 6 – Formation

    Episode 6 – Formation
    Oct 20 2024
    Community members’ lives are increasingly controlled through demands on time, strict rules on behavior and speech, and isolation from the outside world. No one feels the pressure more than the students at the community run school. Tom Morris makes a devastating discovery.

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    44 mins
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