The Catholic Weekly 3 May 2020

catholicweekly.com.au 20 26, April, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS 1 Such pomposity is not a front (4) 3. A matchless woman? (8) 8. Over-disposed to wander (4) 9. Mail sent astray results in complaints (8) 11. Eminent composer? (6,2,4) 13. They happen to upset Steven (6) 14. Seize some eggs (6) 17. They help people grow better (5,7) 20. Mother is surrounded by excited Latins, exhibiting charm (8) 21. Seasonal drop (4) 22. Left for part of Egypt, we hear (4-4) 23. Witnesses a key agreement (4) Quick Crossword answers also fit the large grid CROSSWORD DOWN 1. Had a fight and was thrown out (8) 2. I’d come up with poetry that’s different (7) 4. Where you must go if you have time (6) 5 Effeminate country? (2,4,4) 6. The up-and-down principle (5) 7. Charge for a plant (4) 10. They’re not easy to enter because of the locks (10) 12. They get down to sorting the lists (8) 15. Pray the change will do you good (7) 16. Fearfully impressed (6) 18. Does he give straight decisions? (5) 19. Block the way to work? (4) CRYPTIC CLUES QUICK CLUES SOLUTION FOR LAST WEEK ACROSS 1. Engrave (4) 3. Get going (8) 8. So (4) 9. Promontory (8) 11. Falsify (12) 13. Objective (6) 14. Dealer in cloth (6) 17. Betterment (12) 20. Baffle (8) 21. Ignoble (4) 22. Scornful (8) 23. Tolerate (4) DOWN 1. Reckon (8) 2. Warship (7) 4. Joyous (6) 5. Manufacturing (10) 6. Once more (5) 7. Whirlpool (4) 10. Insubordinate (10) 12. Majesty (8) 15. Confidential (7) 16. An angle (6) 18. Collier (5) 19. Tart (4) 15,748 QUICK Across 1 Precipitate; 9 Mediate; 10 Erect; 11 Roost; 12 Restive; 13 Gaping; 15 Height; 18 Airship; 20 Unfit; 22 Lairs; 23 Embargo; 24 Interpreted. Down 2 Radio; 3 Chasten; 4 Poetry; 5 Tress; 6 Teeming; 7 Impreg- nable; 8 Attestation; 14 Portion; 16 Equable; 17 Upkeep; 19 Haste; 21 Force. CRYPTIC Across 1 Outside left; 9 Orderly; 10 Trail; 11 Dodge; 12 Obesity; 13 Finish; 15 Screen; 18 Inwards; 20 Attic; 22 Evens; 23 Regular; 24 Letter-press. Down 2 Undid; 3 Streets; 4 Day-boy; 5 Lathe; 6 Fragile; 7 Good offices; 8 Playing-card; 14 Nowhere; 16 Charger; 17 Usurer; 19 Reset; 21 Tiles. SAINTS OF THEWEEK From an aristo Gritty, uncosmetic and authentic Aussie tale THE VAST rugged landscape of the Kimberley in Australia’s northwest is another world, tropical, exotic, mysterious and strangely brutal. Barely visible submerged crocodiles wait like menacing nuclear submarines for igno- rant tourists to stray into the water. Frolicking in the waves to escape the suffocating humid- ity of the wet from November to May is impossible, a game of Russian Roulette as deadly box jellyfish drift, silent and invisible, towards the beach. Meanwhile, two sea- sons dominate the year and the fine, red pindan dirt stains everything, gets into everything – your car, your clothes, your hair. The people can be like the landscape – different, rugged, exotic – a unique blend of Indigenous, Asian and Euro- pean. In places like Broome you meet Aussies who are part-Aboriginal, part-Japa- nese, part-Dutch, part Malay and part-Irish. It’s this setting which is the backdrop to ABC TVs latest Mystery Road series and if you watch one Austral- ian production this year, it should be this, the latest in- stalment in the ongoing pe- culiarly Australian movie and television crime-noir series that commenced in 2013. To put it at its simplest, it’s riveting, outstanding Aus- tralian television. Indigenous actor Aaron Pederson has starred in the role of detec- tive Jay Swan in both movies and both television versions – most recently opposite Aus- tralian acting legend Judy Da- vis in the ABC 2018 series. Beginning with the original 2013 film in a role written spe- cifically for him by series orig- inator Ivan Sen, Pedersen has created and brought a tough, smart, yet deeply troubled and brooding presence to the screen. In doing so he has made the role and made the series – an Aboriginal detective in a white man’s society who must contend with racist attitudes, cynicism and dismissal from not only the community but fellow police and even Indig- enous as well. Swan is a man with a bro- ken marriage, an alcoholic ex-wife and a teenage daugh- ter who, in the second movie, could not overcome the tragic fate that is too normal for In- digenous children and youth. Like the current series, both the Mystery Road mov- ies and 2018’s televised series are murder mysteries set and filmed in remote northern Australia. Both television series have been filmed in the Kimberley. But they are much more than whodunnits. Aside from the central mys- tery of tracking down who and why particular individu- als have been murdered, all have featured and highlight- ed the rift between the two Australias - one white, the other Indigenous. The loss of Aboriginal culture, dispos- session and poverty are key themes, including the tragic present-day fallout from an often little-known history of a largely one-sided conflict between a dispossessed peo- ple and those who conquered and exploited them. Mystery Road also conveys how different life is in a part of the world that may be in the same country but is as remote as one can get – geographical- ly, emotionally and spiritually – from the suburban lifestyle that is a daily reality for most of Australia. Both the movies and the TV series have brilliantly combined the realistic and dramatic but a strong part of the appeal of Mystery Road is its originality. This is genuine, high quality Australian drama that’s easily up to internation- al standard. It’s the sort of thing you could give to Americans too- used to beautifully wardrobed and made-up actresses who never break a sweat while their chiseledmale colleagues have perfect teeth to match their comeback lines and clearly work out several times a day in the gym in between filming scenes and shooting Aaron Pedersen and Jada Alberts star as Jay and Fran in Season 2 of Mystery Road . PHOTO: DAVID DARE PARKER MYSTERY ROAD bad guys, who conveniently die within two to three sec- onds. As a crime series it not only beats the hypnotic and formu- laic mediocrity of decades of American television but that other major contender in this genre: the seemingly endless succession of televised mur- der mysteries set in quaint British villages amid country- side inevitably surrounding manors, the families of which are full of individuals with im- peccable manners that cloak hidden shames and secrets. In the world of Mystery Road family breakdown is too common, bad things hap- pen, children fall into drugs or prostitution or both, get in with the wrong people and aren’t necessarily saved at the last moment by the good guy. This series is not for children. But Mystery Road is like the country it’s set in: harsh, re- alistic and yet capable of tre- mendous beauty. The direction, the acting and the production values are outstanding and, just as important, show what Aus- tralia is capable of when it stops copying Europeans and Americans too closely. Toby Garcia Lopez Find the career you deserve catholicjobsonline.com.au SEE OUR LATEST JOBS This French aristocrat, a pagan holding high office in a local govern- ment, was con- verted to Catholicism by his relative, St. Honoratus, and became a monk at Lerins. An austere and strict monastic, Hilary succeeded Honoratus as bishop of Arles when he was just 29. As bishop, he preached notably, donated his earnings from manual labour to the poor, ransomed captives by selling sacred vessels, and built and visited monasteries in his diocese. As pope, St. Leo the Great signaled of a reconciliation before Hilary’s death. Philip and James the Less, son of Alphaeus, are listed among the Twelve Apostles commissioned by Jesus. Philip brought Nath- aniel to Christ, had a part in feeding the 5,000, and at the Last Supper, when asked to be shown the Father, was told by Christ: “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip?” He may have evan- gelized in Turkey. Not much is known about James, but “the less” may refer to his height. One tradition puts him in Syria, while another has him martyred in Jerusalem. S treaming Hilary of Arles circa 400 - 449 Feast: 5 May Apostles Philip & James the Less Feast: 3 May SEASON 2 NOW ON ABC