John Litten

I guess you could say I lived life on the edge twice today.

“The Trump administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone…” miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

BREAKING: A jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues. apnews.com/article/live-n…

Popes condemning war. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God” - Matthew 5:9

NYT headline for the ages

oh my god. was trump told to tell the press that the image was "doctored," but misunderstood and told everyone that he was depicted as a "doctor"?

A series of disjointed, hard-to-follow and sometimes-profane comments capped by threatening to wipe out Iran and attacking the pope have left many with the impression of a deranged autocrat mad with power and revived the debate about Trump's mental health. nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/…

A statement from University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., in support of Pope Leo XIV:

I doubt Pope Leo XIV will lose any sleep over this, before he begins his pilgrimage to Africa tomorrow. But the rest of us should. Because it is unhinged, uncharitable and unchristian. Is there no bottom to this moral squalor?

.@LinkedIn is so mad I’m on vacation.

Great to see this on X. This is something I created during my PhD time 20 years ago.

I ask for Coke and they tell me they don’t have any

folks, it’s time to start a dialogue.

Mavericks got more for Luka Doncic than Trump got from Iran.

I wish I could claim this as mine... ”Schrödinger's Ceasefire.”

There’s nothing quite like watching a modular home come together—it never gets old. Even better when the sun is shining and we’re working alongside great partners like @CuyaLandBank, @CityofCleveland, and @jsantanaward14 . This beautiful home was just set on Brainard, and seeing it all come into place is a reminder of why we love what we do. Big thanks to everyone involved in making it happen!

The United States of America must always be prepared to use overwhelming military force when necessary to defend our national security interests and protect Americans at home and abroad. And, a President should have the latitude to make decisions to that end, but only to the extent that those decisions are also consistent with the inherent authority of a Commander-in-Chief under the U. S. Constitution and the provisions of the War Powers Resolution. To date, I have supported the President’s decisions relating to the Iranian conflict because they were consistent with these authorities and the ultimate goal of protecting national security interests. At the same time, what sets America apart is not only our strength, but how we use it. Our nation has always conducted military operations for just causes and through just and moral means. This must continue in the future; otherwise we forfeit our legitimacy to lead the world. So, let me be clear: I do not support the destruction of a "whole civilization." That is not who we are, and it is not consistent with the principles that have long guided America.  I have and will continue to support a strong national defense—one that is focused, disciplined, and firmly rooted in protecting the safety and security of the American people. But, how we protect the lives of the innocent is just as important as how we engage the enemy. America is great because America is good.

When our president says, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” when those are the threats he makes, and such words are not unanimously condemned as wicked and deranged, we the people are in a state of abject moral disaster.

I believe times like this are why @CSU_Urban had us read “The Ethics of Dissent”. #25thAmendment

@ArchbishopOKC Invites All to Join @pontifex’s Vigil for Peace in Midst of Threats of Increased Military Action in Iran | Read the full release at: ow.ly/Oo8J50YF3RL

The only challenge of my day is enduring the Rosenhaus innings.