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James

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About Me

You got my blogs, and you got LiveJournal to look at (username: soulbranch). I am a DEVOUT Roman Catholic. If you really wish to know about me in detail, recite the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed or the Athanasian Creed.

My Interests

"Our hearts are restless until they rest in You, O Lord." ~St. Augustine.

My Blog

"Guys and Dolls"? More like guys and cars!

Three men were working in a prominent company. The president and founder of the company sent for these men and offered each of them a large loan amount. "Take this money," he said, "and buy a company ...
Posted by James on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:53:00 PST

My speech

Yeah! This speech got rave reviews from my parish. Quoting a certain TINY TOON ADVENTURES episode (which so happens to be entitled "Animaniacs"), "It's magnificent! It's brilliant! It's short! It wins...
Posted by James on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:12:00 PST

Fasting & Abstinence

    Fasting and abstinence are the two common terms used throughout the season of Lent. As Christians, we know that we are required to fast on Ash Wednesday, which has already passed, a...
Posted by James on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:12:00 PST

Pre-marital sex

THE RESEARCH QUESTION OF THE MONTH"Fornication" is from the Latin word "fornix," which means "brothel" or "vault." Prostitutes were traditionally solicited in archways, so a place to buy sex was "the ...
Posted by James on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:01:00 PST

First Joyful Mystery - The Annunciation

MEDITATIONS ON THE HOLY ROSARYJOYFUL MYSTERIESTHE ANNUNCIATION    It all happened so fast! I don't remember anything...oh, just kidding! It didn't happen so fast, and there's no way I'...
Posted by James on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:14:00 PST

The inside counts first.

According to a lot of people, the first impression is the most important feature we must focus on. So, we do everything we can to change our appearnace in order to be highly regarded by that spec...
Posted by James on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:56:00 PST

(Short) Humility is hard to bear

You have read more than once in the Gospel that the disciples arguing about who the greatest among them is. Afterwards, they stop in their tracks when Jesus jumps in the fray, which leads to the speec...
Posted by James on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:28:00 PST

Ordinary Time

There goes another ceremonial season in the Catholic liturgical calendar. As you may already know, Easter has officially ended with the passing of Pentecost Sunday. This means we are now celebrating O...
Posted by James on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:43:00 PST

"The Christian in the World" ~Letter to Diognetus

             Christians are indistinguishable from other men either by nationality, language or customs. They do not inhabit separate cities of th...
Posted by James on Wed, 31 May 2006 05:20:00 PST

Lamentation & Prayer

Men like Lazarus have suffered under Your name, Lord.According to Your parable, such men undergo pain.Such men were mistreated and abandoned,And their injuries increased by affliction and humility.I f...
Posted by James on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:05:00 PST