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The Message -- for Catholics of Southwestern Indiana
--On the Record--
STOMP
Lately I've been going
through/Some things that real-
ly/Got me down/I need some-
one,/Somebody to help me
come and/Turn my life
around/I can't explain it/I can't obtain
it/Jesus your love is so/It's so amazing/It gets
me high/Up to the sky/And when I
think/About your goodness/It makes me
wanna
REFRAIN
Stomp/Makes me clap my hands/Makes me
wanna dance and/Stomp/My brother can't
you see/I've got the victory/Stomp
(REPEAT FIRST VERSE)
(REPEAT REFRAIN)
Oh, oh, oh, ohJStomp on the enemy/'Cause
I've got the victory/Stomp on the
enemy/'Cause I've got the victory
(REPEAT REFRAIN)
"G. P. are you with me?"/"Oh yeah we're hav-
ing church"/"We ain't going nowhere:
(REPEAT REFRAIN)
Christian rap
By CHARLIE MARTIN
CNS COLUMNIST
i I promise the stomp/The whole
stomp/Nothin' but the stomp
Written by Kirk Franklin
Sung by God's Property
Copyright (c) 1997 by Lilly
Mack Music (BMI)
Gospel music on MTV? Yes, God's Property's
"Stomp" is the first Gospel music video on MTV. It
also is getting lots of air play on local rock stations.
Actually, I consider the song more of a "Christ-
ian rap," if there is such a category, than true
Gospel. No matter how you classify this single, it's
bound to set your feet moving and lift your spirit•
The song addresses a reality of life: hard times.
In the words of the rap: "Lately I've been going
through some things that really got me down; I
need someone, somebody to help me come and turn
my life around."
Who has the "magic" to accomplish such a feat?
The song's response is: "Jesus, your love is so,
it's so amazing; it gets me high up to the sky." In
fact, it makes the person in the song want to
"stomp, makes me clap my hands and stomp•"
Now there's an antidote to the blues!
The song conveys immense enthusiasm for
God's presence• However, not everyone will experi-
ence this urge to stomp and dance because of feel-
ing God's care•
Sometimes recognizing God's presence brings
something more like a sense of quiet
feel that we are not alone as we face the challenges
life brings.
Disappointment and despair are the enemies
the song mentions• Even in the midst of such diffi-
cult feelings God comes to support us.
Our God is also the God of miracles. Yet, some !
of these miracles are not quick fixes of immediate
problems. Rather, they take the form of
living with the hurt and of avenues that lead
toward healing.
Suppose you are cut from an athletic
you very much hoped to make• This is a major dis:
appointment. ,_
• • • som-'
tion tG2adt =hlyt::h:=te:y:ulathheia aglill.y.
- But you might discover many friends at your side :
helping you deal with this hurt. Or other
ties might unfold that open up new paths
faction for you.
Through such experiences we gain a deeper
sense of trust and faith in life, in ourselves and in
our God. " :
Realizing that God walks with us as we learn
life's difficult lessons and make needed
may not make you want to stomp. However, if yoU
it, the spirit of a beautiful smile will grow within y0!
(Your comments are always welcome. PleaSe i
address: Charlie Martin, 7125 W 200S, Rockport:
Ind. 47635.)
movies: Current capsul
THE CATHOLIC
COMMUNICATION
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The
following are capsule reviews of
movies recently reviewed by
the U.S. Catholic Conference
(USCC) Office for Film and
Broadcasting. Ratings are also
given by the Motion Picture
Association of America MPAA).
"Conspiracy Theory"
(Warner Bros.)
Convoluted melodrama in
which paranoid New York cabbie
Mel Gibson must convince skep-
tical attorney Julia Roberts that
they are in mortal danger from
government agents after them
for unknown reasons. Although
overlong and far-fetched, direc-
tor Richard Donner's elaborate
thriller is engrossing escapist
entertainment with Gibson's
quirky performance a stand-
out. Some violence and a few
instances of profanity. The
USCC classification is A-III --
adults. The MPAA rating is R
-- restricted.
"Cop Land" (Miramax)
In a sleepy New Jersey town
largely populated by tough,
tight-knit NYPD cops (led by
Harvey Keitel), the two-bit
sheriff (Sylvester Stallone) dis-
covers they are corrupt, seem-
ingly untouchable -- and about
to murder one of their own
(Michael Rapaport). Writer-
director James Mangold's grit-
ty drama attempts to be a char-
acter study of people who
compromise their principles, but
ends up settling for a simplistic
shoot-out to resolve the conflict.
Intermittent intense violence,
sexual references, occasional
profanity and much rough lan-
guage. The USCC classification
is A-III -- adults. The MPAA
How should we pray for the sick?
To Heal as Jesus Healed, by
Barbara Shlemon Ryan, Dennis
Linn and Matthew Linn, Resur-
rection Press, P.O. Box 248,
Williston, NY 11596, 1997.
Paperback, 110 pages, $7.95
To Heal as Jesus Healed
takes a look at the church's his-
tory of praying for the sick, and
notes that little attention was
Book Review
By MARY ETTA KIEFER,
O.S.B
Message Staff
i
given to a rite of anointing the
sick during the first four cen-
turies after the resurrection.
Through those early years all
were expected to pray for the
sick, and anointing was done by
laity: John Chrysostom reported
that he couldn't keep oil in his
sanctuary lamp, even though
the oil was blessed at each
Eucharist. People kept taking
sme homo to keep in the medi-
cine ''t, :,'. Not until 1758 did
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With the recent revision of
the rite of anointing the sick,
impending death is not a con-
dition of receiving the sacra-
ment. Neither does the priest
approach the sick person alone,
pray for a happy death, and
leave in silence. Others are
once again encouraged to par-
ticipate in.the celebration.
This re-examination of the rite
renews in the church the faith of
our Christian forbearers in
sacramental healing and in the
power of prayers for the sick and
prayers by the sick for others.
Rooted in charismatic renewal,
this simple work on healing
reaches out to a broader audience
all over the world. No longer is
belief in prayer-healing confined
to a few Protestant denomina-
tions. All churches can share in
healing services. Family and
community prayers for healing
are closing the wounds of the
church, and restoring the sick.
Recent studies by the Nation-
al institutes .qf lle:dth bear ,mr
tb' di) .rctlqU [)ra:,'C!r co.rt rn.d;t
patients. Some of the results of
these studies are outlined in To
Heal as Jesus Healed.
Regardless of the reader's
viewpoint, the integration of
the entire person -- body, mind
and spirit -- espoused by Ryan,
Linn and Linn, has much
appeal. It responds to the cry of
the human spirit in pain, exult-
ing in the discovery that God is
there, even in the pain.
About the authors:
This team of authors has been
around a long time, and their
ministry of healing has taken
them around the world. The
first edition of this book, pub-
lished in 1978, sold 100,000
copies, and the work of Dennis
and Matthew Linn has been
translated into 15 languages.
Barbara Shlemon Ryan is chair-
man of the Department of Pas-
toral Care for Trinity College of
Graduate Studies. She travels
to direct r'etrt:ats, work:dmp,
al(l tNHl(!r'Oll(',: latimaiIy ;i:i.,t
rating is R -- restricted.
"Mimic" (Dimension)
Creepy horror film in which
husband-and-wife scientists
(Jeremy Northam and Mira
Sorvino) desperately try to erad-
icate a colony of human-sized,
genetically-engineered killer
insects breeding in the New
York subway tunnels, where
homeless people have become
their first victims. Director
Guillermo Del Toro's monster
movie provides periodic jolts
through scary special effects,
but suspense ultimately gives
way to formula storytelling.
Recurring fantasy violence and
occasional rough language and
profanity. The USCC classifica-
tion is A-III -- adults. The
MPAA rating is R :-- restricted,
"Money Talks" (New Line)
Mirthlessly violent comedy in
which a street hustler (Chris
Tucker) and a TV reporter
(Charlie Sheen) are chased by
the police while a gang of
French diamond smugglers
shoots up Los Angeles. Directed
by Brett Ratner, the contrived
proceedings creep along with
lame but loud comedy routines
and even louder gunfire, demo-
lition derby car chases and
assorted pyrotechnics. Excessive
violence, sexual innuendo and
rough language. The USCC clas-
sification is O -- morally often-
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sive. The MPAA
restricted. "
"Paperback RoaC
(MGM)
Charmless Australima
tion about a
romances (G
to disguise a physical
while pursuing an
eler (Anthony
shady dealings attract a
in turn pursues the
Writer-director Ben
clumsy romantic
heavily on pratfalls
contrived narrati'e
unconvincing,
characters. Fleeting
scenes with nudity
USCC classification
adults. MPAA rating
restricted.
