The Catholic Weekly 31 May 2020

catholicweekly.com.au 20 31, May, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS 1. Affected by homesickness at closing (9) 8. Have no come-back about wit without it (3) 9. Wild animal in coach may be one to follow the bride (5-6) 11. Spread out when shown little Diana missing (7) 12. Female relation finds egghead in French resort (5) 13. Directors on ship (6) 15. Bad actor in set-back in the river (6) 17. Put clothes on or one item of clothing (5) 18. Made very cross, enraged perhaps (7) 20. Set up camp in the mountains with lofty tone? (4-7) 22. Alas! You and I have eaten nothing! (3) 23. Sturdy enough to get a leathering (9) Quick Crossword answers also fit the large grid CROSSWORD DOWN 2. It is put in by an uninvited meddler (3) 3. Vex some (it doesn’t matter which) about negative (5) 4. Partly disagree: dyspepsia is a sign of being gluttonous (6) 5. Not rich in Greece (7) 6. Compelled to take a month for a vigorous military walk (6,5) 7. Got bigger when wrinkled (9) 10. In a united effort solely for acquiring a girl (3,8) 11. Leave the witness-box because the platform has collapsed (5,4) 14. Gives in notice, but endorses contract again (7) 16. Obstruct movement of food- basket (6) 19. Rose to being adorned to impress (3,2) 21. One is out for a very long time (3) CRYPTIC CLUES QUICK CLUES SOLUTION FOR LAST WEEK ACROSS 1. Indomitable (9) 8. Prohibit (3) 9. Miserable (11) 11. Systematic (7) 12. Pinafore (5) 13. Threefold (6) 15. Composed (6) 17. Stick (5) 18. Building (7) 20. Outgrowth (11) 22. Study (3) 23. To the side (9) DOWN 2. Fuss (3) 3. Fish (5) 4. Obtainbyforce(6) 5. Percolation (7) 6. Comment (11) 7. False (9) 10. Splendid (11) 11. Taciturnity (9) 14. Reasoned (7) 16. Turn down (6) 19. Become liable (5) 21. Pass (3) 15,752 QUICK Across 7 Operas; 8 Quartz; 10 Laundry; 11 Incur; 12 Wood; 13 Decay; 17 Acorn; 18 More; 22 Photo; 23 Evening; 24 Lonely; 25 Female. Down 1 Follows; 2 Set upon; 3 Bands; 4 Musical; 5 Brace; 6 Azure; 9 By degrees; 14 Schools; 15 Comical; 16 Leagues; 19 Apply; 20 Point; 21 Jewel. CRYPTIC Across 7 Osprey; 8 Wreath; 10 Breaker; 11 Grate; 12 Apse; 13 Swede; 17 Cruel; 18 Soap; 22 Aesop; 23 Recount; 24 Coaxed; 25 Grouse. Down 1 Forbear; 2 Appease; 3 Peaky; 4 Tragedy; 5 Naiad; 6 Chief; 9 Draw tears; 14 Prophet; 15 Romulus; 16 Spotted; 19 Match; 20 Islam; 21 Score. SAINTS OF THEWEEK From an aristo New voices, old storyline not that riveting BABY BOOMERS may re- member whiling away their Saturday mornings, begin- ning in 1969, by watching the Hanna-Barbera cartoon se- ries Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Beyond the fact that its en- semble of teen sleuths always discovered a perfectly reason- able explanation for apparent- ly occult events, however, their memories of the show may be blurry. Many iterations of the fran- chise later, Scoob! (Warner Bros.) arrives as a mostly in- offensive but bland animat- ed feature. Too frightening for little kids, it’s acceptable for most others, though it amounts to little more than a pleasant timewaster. Director Tony Cervone’s adventure opens with an or- igins story of the bond be- tween future laid-back beat- nik Shaggy Rogers (voice of Will Forte) and his faithful dog, Scooby-Doo (voice of Frank Welker). Early scenes also establish the duo’s friend- ship with Velma (voice of Gina Rodriguez), Fred (voice of Zac Efron) and Daphne (voice of Amanda Seyfried) with whom they formMystery, Inc. Flash forward a decade and trouble looms in the person of reality TV star Simon Cowell (voicing himself) who, in his guise of entrepreneur, is pre- pared to invest inMystery, Inc. but sees no role in it, going for- ward, for cowardly, food-ob- sessed Shaggy and Scooby. Despite the protestations of their pals, lad and dog, sens- ing they’re no longer wanted, promptly make themselves scarce. This is no time, how- ever, to be divided and con- quered since the adolescent detectives are soon battling Dick Dastardly (voice of Jason Isaacs), a villain who wants to kidnap Scooby-Doo. Dastardly is intent on us- ing the supernatural power the Great Dane possesses as a Recycled from the 1960s: Shaggy (Will Forte) and Scooby-Doo (FrankWelker) star in the animated movie Scoob! PHOTO: CNS/WARNER BROS. SCOOB! Find the career you deserve catholicjobsonline.com.au SEE OUR LATEST JOBS Ordained a priest in Italy in 1904, Angelo Roncalli was a medic and chaplain in WorldWar I. He served as a Vatican diplomat in Bulgaria, Turkey and France before being named a cardinal and patriarch of Venice in 1953. Elected pope in 1958, he convened the Second Vatican Council and issued the famous encyclical “Pacem in Terris” just months before his death from stomach cancer. Pope John is quoted as saying, “Do you remember how I never thought of any- thing else in life but being a priest?” This feast com- memorates the three-month visit of Mary with her elderly cousin Elizabeth during Mary’s pregnancy with Jesus and Elizabeth’s with John the Baptist. The story appears in the first chapter of Luke’s Gospel. It recounts Elizabeth’s Spirit-filled greet- ing, acknowledging Mary as “the mother of my Lord,” and Mary’s beautiful response, the Magnificat, which begins, “My soul proclaims the great- ness of the Lord.” Introduced by the Franciscans in 1263, the feast became universal in the 16th century. S treaming St Pope John XXIII 1881-1963 Feast: 3 June Visitation of the Bless- ed Virgin Mary Feast: 31 May descendant of Alexander the Great’s pet pooch for his own purposes. Fortunately for them, the youngsters get timely help from aspiring superhero Blue Falcon (voice of Mark Wahl- berg), his brainy sidekick, Dee Dee Skyes (voice of Kiersey Clemons), and hismechanical pup, Dynomutt (voice of Ken Jeong). Having taken over his persona from his retired dad, though, as-yet untested Blue Falcon lacks self-confidence. Cowell’s brief presence is perhaps an effort to introduce a timely note to a set-up of the ultimate origins of which stretch back well before the Woodstock era to the 1959-63 sitcom The Many Loves of Do- bie Gillis . Some of the characters of that show, as those collecting Social Security may recognise, were recycled for the original Scooby-Doo , Shaggy being based on pre-Gilligan Bob Denver’s Maynard Krebs. Similarly, Fred’s enduring love for the gaily decorated Mystery, Inc. van has a hip- py-dippy, Partridge Family feel to it. Notes of nostalgia aside, Scoob! salutes unity, loy- al friendship, courage and self-sacrifice. It’s a passable piece of entertainment but not one that makes much of an impression. The film contains much peril, mature wordplay, a sin- gle crass term and brief scato- logical humour. ¾ ¾ John Mulderig RENT IT ON AMAZON