by Michael Vento | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our name, the Image of God Institute, is derived from two realities that are critical to understanding the human person in Sacred Scripture, the teaching of the Church, and the minds of Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. Genesis 1:27: Man and woman are...
by Michael Vento | Dec 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
What is the meaning of the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”? Why does it move us so deeply? What can it tell us about humanity? My family and I watch this movie during either Advent or Christmastide each year and it always brings tears to our...
by Michael Vento | Oct 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Throughout history, literature has played a crucial role in forming (and deforming) civilizations. Postmodernism produced a plethora of works espousing skepticism and relativism, and we see the destructive results all around us. It forces us to seek out literary works...
by Michael Vento | Jul 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Are you looking for hope in the troubled times in which we live? “I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die a martyr in the public square. His successor will pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help...
by Michael Vento | Jul 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Pope Benedict put his profound knowledge of Scripture to work in identifying the Old Testament texts used by the evangelists when writing of Christ’s crucifixion. Chief among them, spanning the entire Passion narrative, were Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22 (Jesus of Nazareth:...
