By Parker B. read

Posted in The Culture Project

1. “Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let out your nets for a catch.”⠀

2. “It is necessary that the heroic becomes daily and that the daily becomes heroic.”⠀

3. “Genuine love…is demanding. But its beauty lies precisely in the demands that it makes.”⠀

4. “It is Jesus you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you.”⠀

5. “There is no cross that Christ has not already born for us and does not bear with us now.”⠀

6. “We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son.”⠀ -⠀

7. “Today Christ is asking each of you the same question: do you love Me? He is not asking you whether you know how to speak to crowds, whether you can direct an organization or manage an estate. He is asking you to love Him. All the rest will ensue.”⠀

8. “Freedom exists for the sake of love.”⠀

9. “God is entrusting to you the task, at once difficult and uplifting, of working with Him in the building of the civilization of love.”⠀

10. “Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.”⠀

JPII, we love you⠀

st. john paul ii • the culture project

About the Author

Parker

Parker is a 2019 graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University with a BA in Communication. He grew up in the town of Denham Springs, Louisiana and is an avid basketball fan, casual poetry writer, and lover of life. Parker first encountered the Culture Project when a missionary visited his university’s student center. As someone who is passionate about love, virtue, and the writings of St. John Paul II, he immediately felt a strong pull towards their mission. After much discernment, he answered the Lord’s call to serve as a Culture Project missionary and share his passion with others. “Everyone is made for love and so everyone longs for it deeply. If no one ever tells us where true love is found, how will we ever find it? I hope to speak the truth and help others find this Love they long for.”

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