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 Heather Vento | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
When I was in college, I was blessed to spend a semester abroad in Ireland, the mother country of my grandma and grandpa, who grew up on the west coast. Studying at University College Dublin, I learned much about life, love and being Catholic that spring of...
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 Heather Vento | Oct 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I first decided to live the virtue of chastity, including saving myself for marriage, it seemed a wise choice. Avoiding some nasty consequences and being a unique gift to my future husband made sense. But, I was unprepared for the deluge of pressure I’d...
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...
