The Catholic Weekly 5 April 2020

catholicweekly.com.au 24 5, April, 2020 ACROSS 6. Money invested in Paris for example? (7) 7. Father meets a friend of the Pope (5) 9. Show one agrees university teacher returned (3) 10. There’s no censorship with a printing machine costing nothing (4,5) 12. Some of the firm separate (4,7) 15. Accountants who don’t return what they’ve borrowed to the library? (4-7) 17. No narrow group of actors in radio programme (9) 19. Work after 100? Must be a catch! (3) 21. Gorse used by terrifying people (5) 22. Boy and worker in spectacle (7) Quick Crossword answers also fit the large grid CROSSWORD DOWN 1. Table bird wearing headgear (5) 2. Hint mine is raised (3) 3. Just light-headed, perhaps (4) 4. Unpleasant statement about nasty explosion? (3,6) 5. Having temporary success in the examination? (7) 8. Company in pure awkwardness get back what was lost (6) 11. Support Adam’s ale in place of intellectual stagnation (9) 13. Right amongst fish in the ditch (6) 14. Bravery shown by 100 of our contemporaries (7) 16. Discovered there was nothing in the stock of money (5) 18. Don’t leave support (4) 20. A number putting up court equipment (3) CRYPTIC CLUES QUICK CLUES SOLUTION FOR LAST WEEK ACROSS 6. Generous (7) 7. Embellish (5) 9. Regret (3) 10. Nature (9) 12. Return (11) 15. Fraternity (11) 17. Insipid (9) 19. Merry (3) 21. Abuse (5) 22. Rushing stream (7) DOWN 1. Less (5) 2. Stitch (3) 3. Way (4) 4. Instruction (9) 5. Liberty (7) 8. Staff (6) 11. In want (9) 13. Threefold (6) 14. Molasses (7) 16. Blemish (5) 18. Tardy (4) 20. Attempt (3) 15,744 QUICK Across 7 Paraphernalia; 8 Decrepit; 9 Take; 10 Winner; 12 Abrupt; 14 Static; 16 Turbid; 18 Sway; 20 Obdurate; 22 Uninteresting. Down 1 Facelift; 2 Patron; 3 Chop; 4 Protract; 5 Pastor; 6 Sink; 11 Reckoner; 13 Pristine; 15 Trying; 17 Rarity; 19 Wane; 21 Deep. CRYPTIC Across 7 Changed places; 8 Umbrella; 9 Pile; 10 Elopes; 12 Entice; 14 Estate; 16 Teasel; 18 Mint; 20 Pressing; 22 Sense of humour. Down 1 Shambles; 2 Entrap; 3 Deal; 4 Apparent; 5 Carpet; 6 Tell; 11 Sheep-dog; 13 Cleans up; 15 Artist; 17 Assume; 19 Item; 21 Echo. R eview SAINTS OF THEWEEK Blessed Michael Rua 1837-1910 Feast: 6 April Vincent Ferrer 1350-1419 Feast: 5 April Born in Valencia to an English father and Spanish mother, Vincent joined the Dominican friars in 1367 and became a noted preacher, making converts even among Jews and Muslims. After years of backing the Avignon papal claimants, Vincent withdrew his support, helping to end the papal schism that had divided the Western church. He did intensive mission work in France, Spain and Italy, drawing huge reviv- al-type crowds and gaining fame as a miracle worker. He died during a preaching tour of Brittany. As a youth in Turin, Italy, Michael was drawn to the work and vision of St. John Bosco, his school’s chaplain. In 1854 he helped Don Bosco found the Salesian Congregation, dedicated to practical charity and inspired by St. Francis de Sales. After his ordination in 1860, Michael personally as- sisted Don Bosco, becoming his vicar in 1865. Following Don Bosco’s death in 1888, Michael led the congrega- tion, sending missionaries to 23 countries. By the time he died in 1910, the congre- gation had grown to 341 houses and 4,000 members. He was beatified in 1972. ENTERTAINMENT New year, New job catholicjobsonline.com.au SEE OUR LATEST JOBS Afinish that wouldmake Rocky proud “DOWNTON ABBEY” fans, rejoice. Julian Fellowes, the creator of the beloved Iseries, has returned to the small screen with a brand-new his- torical drama, The English Game . The six-part miniseries is streaming now on Netflix. Although Fellowes is listed as one of three creators, five executive producers and sev- en screenwriters, his trade- mark elements are easily dis- cernable – including lavish production values, soapy plot lines, a clash between the haves and have-nots and ref- erences to real-life events. Sports fans (the epony- mous game is football, i.e., soccer) will enjoy the action on the field. Positivemessages about family, friendship and good sportsmanship abound, and there’s a welcome pro-life plot line. But occasional pro- fane and crude language as well as adult themes place the show out of bounds for young viewers. Co-directed by Birgitte Staermose and Tim Fywell, this is a more focused and in- timate saga than Downton Ab- bey , with an earlier setting. It’s 1879 Victorian England, when football was in its infancy, a game created by upper-class gentlemen who attended posh schools like Eton and Harrow. The Football Association (F.A.) governs the rules for the purely amateur competition. One member, Arthur Kin- naird (Edward Holcroft), also happens to be the best player on the best team, the Old Eto- nians. As football has grown in popularity, especially in northern mill towns and in Scotland, working-class teams have challenged the old guard for dominance. These players have little patience for rules and share a scrappier, more aggressive style. What ensues is akin to Upstairs, Downstairs but on a football pitch instead of in a London townhouse. The Grand Final equivalent of the sport is the F.A. Cup, and the story opens at the quarterfinal match between the Old Eto- nians and Darwen Football Club. Darwen is an industrial town in Lancashire. There, cotton mill owner and team sponsor James Walsh (Craig Parkinson) has assembled star athletes from among his own employees. Walsh also has stacked the deck. In defiance of F.A. rules prohibiting paid athletes, he has poached Scottish players Fergus Suter (Kevin Guthrie) and Jimmy Love (James Hark- ness) to come and play for Darwen with the promise of a generous paycheck. The quarterfinal ends in a shocking tie, and although the Old Etonians win the re- match, Darwen has broadcast its burning ambition. The old guard sees a threat, and nefar- ious schemes are hatched. Off the field, The English Game delves into the private lives of the two star players, who come from vastly differ- ent worlds. Suter is desperate to rescue his mother and sis- ters in Glasgow, where they suffer abuse by his alcoholic father, Douglas (Michael Nar- done). At the same time, a ri- val club owner, John Cart- wright (Ben Batt), wants to poach Suter for his team. Unbeknownst to Suter, his girlfriend, Martha (Niamh Walsh), has had a fling with the married Cartwright and borne his child. At the other end of the eco- nomic spectrum, Kinnaird struggles to emerge from the Well played: Old Etonians and Darwen Football Club clash in the FA Cup quarterfinals. PHOTO: OLIVER UPTON/ THE ENGLISH GAME STREAMING ON NETFLIX shadow of his domineering father (Anthony Andrews), who runs the bank where he works. His inability to focus on anything beyond football frustrates his reform-minded wife, Alma (Charlotte Hope). When Alma suffers a mis- carriage of their much-hoped- for child, it drives the couple further apart. But it also awak- ens a compassionate urge in Alma, who comes to support a charitable home for unwed expectant mothers. The facility is managed by none other than Cartwright’s wife, Lydia (Kelly Price), who is unaware of her husband’s infidelity. Alma’s altruism, in turn, inspires a transforma- tion in her spouse. As the other sudsy plot lines enter the rinse cycle, this one will linger with view- ers because of its refreshingly compassionate depiction of unfortunate women who wish to have and keep their babies – in spite of pressure from a black-market adoption ring. And what about the high- stakes competition? It’s safe to say that the denouement of The English Game is one that would make Rocky Balboa proud. - CNS ¾ ¾ Joseph McAleer