The Catholic Weekly 26 July 2020

catholicweekly.com.au 20 26, July, 2020 STREAMING ON NETFLIX ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS 1. Absence of activity means cele- bration couldn’t be easier (7,2,2) 9. Do something dramatic? (3) 10. Curls done for rogue (9) 11. Lacking 1000 men, attempt a way in (5) 13. On the whole gallery, perhaps (7) 14. Become conscious of weak change in article (6) 16. Being mischievous I am to join the wrong ship (6) 18. Hate it when dunderhead is similar (7) 19. Lager fit for a king? (5) 20. Close shave while doing electrical work on pole (4,5) 21. A resort in this part (3) 22. When an issue is made of being set free? (7,4) Quick Crossword answers also fit the large grid CROSSWORD DOWN 2. Frequently no feet? (3) 3. Dog with a frog in its throat? (5) 4. On returning, dole out food (6) 5. Some distant rumblings of a stormy temper? (7) 6. Anger kind reformer by getting gloomy (9) 7. Amend wagers - they may be in reserve (4-7) 8. Put the wrong deal down in game to act the hero (4,3,4) 12. Put in different language: “I leave unpunctual rail transport” (9) 15. Peels it to put into letter (7) 17. Again single lady is careless (6) 19. Oil-well structure I had taken to be really firm (5) 21. It’s not to stand (3) CRYPTIC CLUES QUICK CLUES SOLUTION FOR LAST WEEK ACROSS 1. Diaphanous (11) 9. Strange (3) 10. Wickedly gained (3-6) 11. Rogue (5) 13. Chuckle (7) 14. Mistakes (6) 16. Accompany (6) 18. Spectacle (7) 19. Abnormality (5) 20. Nobody (9) 21. Prohibit (3) 22. Freeze (11) DOWN 2. Free (3) 3. Artless (5) 4. Stately mansion (6) 5. Turbulent (7) 6. Away (3,2,4) 7. Accountancy (4-7) 8. Enterprise (11) 12. Haughtiness (9) 15. Coach (7) 17. Twine (6) 19. Lobby (5) 21. Wager (3) 15,760 QUICK Across 1 More; 3 Proceeds; 9 Dubious; 10 Novel; 11 Assev- eration; 13 Offend; 15 Tussle; 17 Administered; 20 All in; 21 Produce; 22 Thriller; 23 Lees. Down 1 Mediator; 2 Robes; 4 Resort; 5 Construction; 6 Envious; 7 Sole; 8 Conventional; 12 Heedless; 14 Fiddler; 16 Simple; 18 Rouse; 19 Last. CRYPTIC Across 1 Plan; 3 Short cut; 9 Sophist; 10 Sands; 11 Over the water; 13 Export; 15 Orange; 17 Combinations; 20 Beano; 21 Houston; 22 Treasure; 23 Mead. Down 1 Passover; 2 Ample; 4 Hatter; 5 Restaurateur; 6 Canteen; 7 Test; 8 Picture-books; 12 Reasoned; 14 Propane; 16 Anther; 18 On the; 19 Abet. SAINTS OF THEWEEK From an aristo The seas, the stalking and the wolf pack THE NOVELS of British au- thor C.S. Forrester (1899-1966) have proved a rich resource for Hollywood. In 1951, for ex- ample, Gregory Peck took the title role in Captain Horatio Hornblower , playing the pro- tagonist of Forrester’s popular series of books about the Na- poleonic Wars. That same year, Kathar- ine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart squared off in John Huston’s The African Queen . A decade later, 1960’s Sink the Bismarck! lived up to its excla- mation point. Sixty years on, Tom Hanks goes mining in Forrester’s lit- erary legacy and strikes it rich with the taut WorldWar II dra- ma Greyhound (Apple+). To call the film, which he both wrote and stars in, a ve- hicle for Hanks is no putdown since its understatedly coura- geous, religiously committed Everyman hero, Captain Ernie Krause, possesses precisely those qualities of character Hanks is so adept at portray- ing. Adapted from Forrester’s 1955 work, The Good Shep- herd , themovie follows Krause on his February 1942 maiden voyage as commander of the USS Keeling, the destroyer from whose codename the picture takes its title. His is one of three such vessels protecting a convoy of troop transports and supply ships crossing the North At- lantic to the UK. The action centres on the period of five days during which the convoy must pass through an area of the ocean beyond the reach of Allied air support. This exposes it to the ma- rauding of a wolfpack of Ger- man U boats. Krause’s Christian faith is prominent in Hanks’ script. In fact, the first scene inwhich he features finds him praying on his knees. Krause has a par- ticular fondness for the verse from the Letter to the Hebrews which proclaims that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.” In the brief flashback to December 1941 that consti- tutes the film’s minimal but effective romantic interlude, Krause gives a Christmas or- nament with those words in- GREYHOUND Find the career you deserve catholicjobsonline.com.au SEE OUR LATEST JOBS Martha and her siblings, Mary and Lazarus, are Jesus’ friends in Bethany. In Luke 10:38- 42, while Mary sits at Jesus’ feet, Martha is busy serving.When she complains to Jesus, he says: “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. …Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.” Just before Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-44), Martha confesses: “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God.” She is the patron of cooks and servers. Not mentioned in the Bible, Joachim and Anne are first named as the parents of Mary in the apocryphal Protoe- vangelium of James, which may date from the second century. In this story, they are old and childless, like the Old Testament Hannah, mother of Samuel, when angels de- liver the news that Anne will conceive a child. Anne was an especially popular saint in me- dieval England, and her feast was celebrated in theWest by 1350; Joachim’s feast was authorized or suppressed by various popes, but was joined with Anne’s in 1969. They are the patrons of married cou- ples; Anne is also the patron of childless women. S treaming Martha First Century Feast: 29 July Joachim and Anne First Century Feast: 26July scribed on it to his girlfriend, Evelyn (Elizabeth Shue). Krause’s beliefs provide him with the firm foundation and far-reaching perspective he’ll need as, with the aid of his executive officer, Charlie Cole (Stephen Graham), he battles enemy submarines andmaneuvers through heavy seas. Under the pressure of ap- parently overwhelming chal- lenges, his humane values and ability to endure endless hours at the helm come to the fore. Shelly Johnson’s atmos- pheric cinematography cap- tures the intimidating vast- ness of the wintry waters and contributes to the success of director Aaron Schneider’s engrossing tale. As might be expected, Krause’s vocabulary does not include the kind of words proverbially associated with sailors. In fact, when another character drops the dialogue’s lone F-bomb, it goes off with an unusually percussive ef- fect. Given this restraint, which is matched by Schneider’s generally discreet depiction of mayhem, many parents may consider Greyhound suitable for older teens. All the more so since this portrayal of the Battle of the Atlantic, rooted as it is in real events, provides viewers with an educational retrospective as well as a rousing adventure. The film contains much stylised combat violence with minimal gore, a couple of mild oaths and one rough term. - CNS ¾ ¾ John Mulderig Run silent, run deep:Tom Hanks stars as Captain Ernie Krause in theWWII Drama Greyhound . PHOTO: CNS/SONY PICTURES