Ruah Woods Institute

Become the person God made you to be.

Ruah Woods Institute offers resources for growing your God-given identity, written in language made for today’s world.

Ruah Woods Institute supports adults, teachers, students, and parents as we seek to understand the truth about our innate dignity, as image-bearers of God, male or female, called to love one another as God loves. We do this by helping Catholics apply Theology of the Body to our everyday lives—becoming more of the sons or daughters God made each of us to be.

Teacher-friendly, affordable, and easily implemented, our curriculum has been widely integrated into schools and parishes across all 50 states and beyond.

What our Theology of the Body K-12 curriculum teaches vs. what it is not.
WHAT IT IS:

What it means to be male or female, created in God’s image
We are created as a gift
God gives us an essential purpose to live for others
We are called to authentically love God and one another
When we align with God and our purpose, we are destined for happiness
Understanding how God reveals himself through Jesus, marriage, the sacraments, and more
The dignity of each human person, and their calls to work and love
God’s plan for marital relationships

WHAT IT IS NOT:

A chastity program
Too hard for the common person to understand
A bunch of rules
Only focused on human sexuality
Revolutionary or a break with tradition
A biology textbook
A “fad” or trend
Sex Ed.