Trish Clark - Good Night and God Bless

You Tube Video - Comments Welcome

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:44:50 +0000

Hello Again.
Well, I never thought I would make a You Tube video - but I have now. It is a 3 minute film on convent and monastery guesthouses in 6 European countries. We had such fun making it and I hope you like the result. You can have a look via the following link or by clicking the you Tube logo on the home page of the good Night and God Bless website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgzOG9oAgRg
I welcome all comments. Please let me know where I went wrong (or maybe even right).
All the best,
Trish

Precious - The Movie

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:34:31 +0000

Yesterday I saw the movie ‘Precious’, and spent a highly disturbing hour and a half squirming in my seat, covering my eyes, flicking away tears and wishing I was somewhere else. The movie almost hurts to watch and the story told by Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) presents the dark and darker side of her family life, relieved only by contrasting images of this desperately unhappy girl escaping reality the only way she knows how, by day-dreaming about a seemingly impossible new life as a person who is loved, cherished and wanted.
Thankfully, just when the audience is thinking that it can’t get any more harrowing, the movie ends, though on a slightly depressing note even though there is just the faintest glimmer of hope for Precious and her children. The acting is Oscar winning and the gorgeous Gabourey can now live in real life, those dreams that Precious once had for herself.
The movie is dedicated by the director, Lee Daniels to ‘Precious Girls Everywhere’ and brings attention to the sad and inescapable plight of many young women like Precious who are living anonymously in suburbs just like our own. God Almighty - you just want to help them!!

A Wedding Plan

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:00:30 +0000

Hello Again,
It is almost midnight and I can’t telephone anyone so I have to write down the good news. Our eldest son, Tom (33) has just announced his engagement (he couldn’t wait until Valentine’s Day!). He is going to marry someone we all love very much and we are just so happy for both of them. In the past, when one of my boys has broken up with his long term girlfriend I suffered too, as it was like losing a good friend. I seem to become very fond of my son’s girlfriends. Thank goodness it won’t happen this time and we are all looking forward to a very happy wedding day. I hope I can sleep to-night!!!

’til next time….

Rome Home for Aussie Tourists

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:07:42 +0000

from Cath News www.cathnews.com

The site includes 36 rooms that will be available for the nearly 60-thousand Australians who visit Rome every year. Some of the rooms are made for pilgrims with disabilities other are made for large groups. It has a dinning room, a conference room and 12 meeting rooms. For tourists who stay here, they’ll have access to the latest information on how they can attend some of the pope’s audiences along with information on Rome’s most historic sites. They’ll also be able to stay in touch with the latest news from Australia. In a matter of months, Australian Catholics will now have a place to check into that will serve as a home away from home in the Eternal City.

Tim Fisher
Australian Ambassador to the Holy See
“It will improve the relationship between Australia and the Holy See, between Australia and Italy”

The focal point will be the church, which is just a few meters away from a great archaeological find, the remains of a first-century wall. The ancient finds will be protected and allow tourists to visit.

Card. George Pell
“One of the ambitions is a beautiful chapel that there will be a priest attached and the idea is that you come us tourist, we will encourage them to develop into pilgrims and for those you come as pilgrims.”

Tim Fisher
Australian Ambassador to the Holy See
“This year we are anticipating the canonization of Australia’s first saint, the blessed Mary Mackillop, we are hopping the Pope might next month and if it happens, we say nothing yet, much more”.

MEA CULPA!!

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:58:03 +0000

Hello again, and I am sorry to say that the GNAGB website has been down for the past few hours. I hope no-one was inconvenienced and I apologise.
I now have to apologise one more time. I have just received an email from the American publisher to advise that Vol II will not now arrive until late March. The books are being printed in Hong Kong and with Chinese New Year coming up it is holiday time for the locals and the printer in HKG shuts down for a couple of weeks. I am afraid we didn’t factor this in to our calculations. I hope this won’t put anyone out but please feel free to email me if you need any information in the meantime. I will update the blog with further information as it comes through. Thank you.
‘Til next time, all the best,
Trish

AUSTRALIA DAY

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:40:51 +0000

Another Australia Day has come and gone and the whole country took the day off to celebrate in fine Aussie style. In Sydney it was sunny and hot and bar-be-ques were fired up throughout the country. True to the occasion this family celebrated with Aussie flags flying in the wind, and a lunchtime feast of prawns on the barbie, lamb chops, salads and of course a big fat pavlova smothered in cream, chocolate and fresh fruit. And what would Australia be without a game of cricket in the backyard (and a few blowies as well). My husband I collapsed into bed, exhausted at 10.00pm and the kids and their friends caught the train in to the city to watch the fireworks and party further. Like most Australians, we have so much to be thankful for.

A Cross-Country Trek

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:50:05 +0000

Hello!
I am now back at work after spending a relaxing few weeks in sunny Queensland. Like everyone else, I too am finding it hard to get back into the groove. However it will happen.
While I was away I happened across a great backpack which I plan to use when I walk the Spanish Camino in May. It is a 30 litre women’s fit pack which feels light and comfortable on. The only colour available was bright red so I guess I will stand out if I get lost along the way. The walk is a neat 900 kms and I will be following an ancient pilgrimage trail from St-John Pied de Port at the foot of the Pyrenees in France, to Santiago de Compostela and then on to Cape Finisterre in north western Spain. Most trekkers and pilgrims finish at Santiago, however in times past it has been the custom for those who have walked the distance to finish at Cape Finisterre where they celebrate by throwing their boots into the ocean. I really want to do this as by the time I have completed the trek I’m sure I won’t miss a pair of worn, used and stinky old hiking boots. However, I will be keeping the backpack!

Now I am keen to get fit. I walked on most days during the holiday and one day got up to 22kms. However, the first day of the walk covers 30kms and this includes includes walking over the Pyrenees. Well, I do like a challenge and I think I have landed myself a real one. Progress reports will follow!

Have a wonderful 2010.
’til next time, GNAGB!

Jingle Bells!!!

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:27:53 +0000

Now it is time to thank all the supporters of Good Night and God Bless and especially the numerous people from whom I receive mail. You interest and your valuable thoughts, suggestions and ideas are very much appreciated - thank you. I would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and good health and happiness in 2010.

God Bless.

Trish Clark

A Bright Star Indeed

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:23:45 +0000

Yesterday I attended the pre-release of Jane Campion’s new movie Bright Star, filmed in London’s Hampstead Heath. The scenery is perfect as the setting for a period romance and the costumes gorgeous. I thought the standout performer was Abbie Cornish, a young, beautiful and talented Australian actress who was perfect for the role of Fanny Brawne, John Keats’ next door neighbour. The movie is the story of their doomed love affair during which Keats wrote some of his most lauded poetry. There is no sex and no violence, a rarity in movies to-day. In no way does this take away from this powerful and touching rendition made all the more fascinating because everyone knows what is going to happen in the end.

A Sydney Sizzler

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:34:12 +0000

Gosh, it was hot here in Sydney yesterday. 42 degrees Celsius is not the most comfortable of climatic conditions and the city sweltered. With such a prediction I headed for the beach with a friend at 0700, when the cool sea breeze was much in evidence. However, by mid-morning we headed home to the air-conditioning. In contrast the temperature to-day is exactly half of what it was yesterday and the drizzle will hopefully extinguish the bushfires north of Sydney. The NSW country town of Coonamble holds the record for the hottest Australian November day which was 46.1 deg.