The Image of God Institute
Encounter Jesus.
Know Who You Are.
The Image of God Institute helps individuals and parishes enter deeper prayer, sacramental living, and union with Jesus - through the wisdom of St. John Paul II's masterwork.
About Us
More than a teaching. A way of seeing everything.
John Paul II’s teaching is often mistaken for a rulebook, a set of teachings about marriage, or the body, or family planning.
It’s so much more than that.
It’s a unique worldview. A way of knowing God, knowing yourself, and recognizing the beauty woven through every part of human life — how we pray, how we eat, how we love, how we rest, how we suffer, how we live with one another.
As Pope Benedict XVI reminded us, being Christian doesn’t begin with an ethical choice or a lofty idea. It begins with an encounter — a meeting with a Person who sets our life on a new horizon.
That’s what we’re here for.
How We
Do This Work
The same mission, at two different scales. Whether we’re gathered in a living room or walking alongside a parish for a year, the goal is the same: encounter.
Living Flame Parish Evangelization
A year-long engagement built with your leadership — retreats, teaching, and training that leaves a core team of parishioners equipped to carry this mission on long after we leave.
BeholdRetreats
Small, experiential gatherings — usually in someone’s home. Teaching, testimony, prayer, and time to be known.
Rooted in the Wisdom of the Church
Founded in 2016. Established as a nonprofit in 2021. Built by witnesses. Sustained by prayer.
Our work is guided by an advisory team whose scholarship and witness have shaped Catholic thought for a generation.
Our Hope for You
To Know Christ in Prayer
Not as an idea or a duty but as a Person who meets you.
To Know Who You Are
Created in His image. Seen, named, and loved.
To Live Sacramentally
In your family, your work, your rest – whole life as worship.
To Become a Witness
So the next person finds what you found.
Witness the Impact
The Unpack speaker series and the Behold retreat put on by the Image of God Institue were really great events! I loved the way they were presented because it gave all who attended a chance to see how these teachings work in everyday life, how couples and families utilize these concepts, and how it is impacting people in their everyday life. This experience reaches down and grabs you and it helps you truly find a way to deepen your faith.
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Come and See
Whether you’re seeking a retreat, inviting us into your parish, or standing with us as a mission partner – the door is open.