James Bryant
| Birthday | December 5 |
| Home Town | Grayslake, IL |
| Home Parish | St. Gilbert |
| Undergraduate | Benedictine College (Psychology with a minor in Philosophy) |
| Languages | English |
| Hobbies | Fishing, woodworking, and baking |
| Tidbit | I once climbed a mountain barefoot |
| Favorite Saint | St. Ambrose, St. Teresa of Kolkata |
| Favorite Devotion | Jesus on the Cross |
| Vocation Story | I would say that for a majority of my youth I lead a double life, one in which I did all that was expected of me in church and one in which I was willing to do anything to have friends. After the loss of my father when I was five I found myself surrounded by uncertainty which lead down the path of duplicity I was on. In a matter of speaking I was hedging my bets to see which side of me would bring the most happiness. Gradually, I came to see that I was only really able to be myself when I was around those whom I went to church with. This lead me back into a full time relationship with the church that eventually led to me going to Benedictine College which formed me immensely, and eventually led me to enter into discernment in the seminary. |
| Priest Aspirations | Being a part of the healing of a wounded church and a wounded people |
| How can Mundelein's donors and community pray for you? | Please pray that God may show me how to truly embrace and live in his freedom. |
