Friday Flotsam: Sacred Heart and Jurassic Park

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / 2 Comments

1. Today, of course, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart. This year it is also (coincidentally) the Feast of St. John the Baptist.The heart is the core and “noblest part of the human person” (as Pope Pius XII puts it), the seat of the soul and the passions and the innermost self. Thus the … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Sacred Heart and Jurassic Park

Jurassic World: A Losing Premise

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / 2 Comments

Sometimes a film or book will come along where the premise itself strikes me as simply so stupid and unbelievable that it loses me completely without my having to even see it. Jurassic World: Dominion is one such film. I haven't seen it and don't plan to, but I understand that part of the premise … Continue reading Jurassic World: A Losing Premise