Camp Hope Page #3

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can be cleansed of our sins.

Before he died,

he told me to get away

from here,

the community,

as fast as I could.

He loved me.

Yeah, I think maybe we should have

this conversation

with your parents present,

after camp.

Hey.

Hey yourself, Christian.

What are you doing

in these woods?

My name's not Christian.

I'm from the camp.

Yeah?

The Christian camp,

Christian?

Hey, what's going on?

You take care,

Christian.

And remember

who these woods belong to.

Inbred pricks.

Jack, language, please.

Come on, Tommy.

Let's reset the flag.

You got it.

Damn right,

you got it.

You know, even Judas was

loyal for a little while.

# I got the joy joy joy joy #

# Down in my heart. #

- # Where? #

- # Down in my heart... #

You're a piece of work,

seriously.

How are we looking,

boys?

Hey, Christian,

what do you think the chances are

of us getting down to that

amusement park in town?

Slim to ha-ha.

Well, I like corn dogs.

Jimmy.

It's been years since I've

been to an amusement park.

You hear that,

Christian?

Tommy hasn't been

to an amusement park in years.

Yeah, not since

my grandpa took me.

His grandpa, Christian,

his dead grandpa.

It's funny actually:

he used to tell my parents

that he was taking me to mass,

but then we'd go

to Coney Island instead.

They still don't know.

Is this the same grandpa

who told you to get

as far away from

the community as possible?

Yeah.

Well, I can see now the kind of influence

he was in your life.

Whoa, that's out of line.

Excuse me, is that something

to be encouraged...

mortal sin?

I didn't say that,

but it's his grandfather.

Have some compassion.

- Why do you have to be so negative, Jack?

- I don't know, Tim.

Maybe your dad's new no-psych rule

got me a little bit bitter.

Hey, it's not just my dad.

All the leaders agreed to it,

and not just here.

Communities all over the world are

adopting the new rule.

It's what's best

for the community.

Yes, best for the community,

but the poorhouse for us.

Jack, it's...

- Whoa, look at that.

- What?

- The statue... it was to the right before.

- So?

Creepy things going on.

Let's go.

You know, the dying wish

of a central figure

is very difficult

to overcome.

Now we need

young men like Thomas.

We can't afford

to let him go.

I will protect you.

I will protect you.

It was when my grandmother

was staying with us...

my father's mother.

She was dying.

She had Alzheimer's...

dementia.

My father would sit

at her bedside each night

and say the rosary.

As she got worse

and she would spit

at him, curse,

stuff like that.

So one night he got up

to get some holy water

to sprinkle on her.

And just as he was

about to,

the phone rang.

So he picked up

the receiver

and he said he heard

a voice he didn't recognize.

And it was like

a child's voice,

high-pitched, agitated,

like there were

marbles in its mouth.

And the voice

had said,

"Leave her alone!"

My father asked

who he was speaking to

and there were just

these grunting

and grinding-teeth noises.

And the voice

got more agitated...

and said,

"We're warning you!

Leave her alone!"

My father hung up

the phone

and just...

he blessed the entire room

with the holy water.

And he sat down

and began to pray the rosary.

And as soon as he did,

the phone rang.

And he just

let it ring.

And it rang and rang

until he got so frustrated

that he just pulled the phone

right out of the wall.

And it was quiet

for a minute.

And he sat down.

And as soon as he made

the sign of the cross,

the phone rang.

I have never been

so scared

in my whole life.

It happened

every night...

every night.

My father, before he would

go into her room,

would unplug every phone

in the house.

And as soon as he went

to make the sign of the cross,

the phones would ring,

all of them.

It was that way

until she died.

I felt them before.

What?

Brothers, it's time to rise

and serve the Lord.

Mm, let's get 'er done, boys.

The Lord needs

rising and serving.

I'm psyched.

# Come, Holy Ghost #

# Creator blest #

# And in our hearts #

# Take up Thy rest #

# Come with Thy grace #

# And heavenly aid #

# To heal the hearts #

# Which Thou hast made #

# To fill the hearts #

- # Which Thou hast made. #

- Oh.

Brothers, I cannot stress

this emphatically enough.

Now your sexuality,

if not submitted

to the will of God,

can and will be

your demise.

Now it begins with

your imagination, fantasies.

And then it manifests

itself in masturbation

and finally

takes hold of you

in sexual debauchery.

Now these are grave,

damnable sins.

You cannot enter

the kingdom of heaven

if you masturbate even once

without confessing.

In heavy petting

with a sister...

or a brother,

for that matter...

if you achieve orgasm,

it is the same

as premarital intercourse.

Now be on your guard.

Remain chaste.

Your very souls

are at stake.

Hi. How's it going?

Let us thank God

for this wonderful meal

lovingly prepared.

Please join hands.

Dear Lord,

thank you for this meal

placed before us.

Thank you for those

who prepared it for us.

Bless them for their

selfless sacrifice.

And bless

this congregation,

this fellowship,

as we now celebrate

your goodness.

- Amen.

- Amen.

Oh, Father, I...

Thomas, you wanted

to see me?

Yes, I wanted

to talk to you.

Meet me in the chapel

after dinner then, all right?

Thomas, come.

"This is the cup

of my blood."

This chalice

was a gift...

of my ordination.

Go on, take it.

Hold it.

It's the divine.

In your hands you hold

the vessel for the divine...

the blood of our Lord.

At this altar

God Himself is manifested...

His flesh, His blood...

through me, His priest.

That's pretty intense.

Yes, that's a good

word for it...

intense.

A good word.

What's it like?

What, consecrating

the Eucharist?

Yeah.

It's...

it's like being let in

on a secret,

a glimpse

of the majestic,

something that we can't

fully grasp,

but we know that

it's bigger than us.

It's humbling to be

part of that magic,

that mystery.

Every day,

every time I do my part

in the consecration

of the Eucharist,

it's new.

It's like a lover's

first kiss.

That's the wonder

of the priesthood.

It's a magnificent life,

Thomas.

Have you ever

considered it?

- Me?

- Mm-hmm.

No.

I don't think

they'd let me in.

What is it, Thomas?

You'll think I'm crazy.

Hardly.

I've been having

these dreams...

nightmares really.

In all of them there has been

this creature...

this demon.

It's in your dreams,

you say?

But then

when I wake,

it's like

it's still with me.

I feel like I'm losing

my mind, Father.

I'm aware of cases

of demonic oppression.

They're rare, but they happen.

And they can be horrifying.

So if this happens

to you again,

I want you to come

to me immediately,

doesn't matter what time.

You understand?

Yes, Father.

Bow your head.

Come on, run like

you mean it.

Over here, over here.

- Are you okay?

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