The MIRARI logo brings together the themes of wonder, human dignity, moral imagination, and participation in the good. At its center is MIRARI, representing the human person—embodied, relational, developing, and oriented toward something beyond the self. Above is the star, a symbol of transcendence, wonder, and the imago Dei: a reality that calls the person beyond what is immediately visible. Its rays descend toward the water, where the light is received and reflected upward, creating a visual movement of reaching toward one another. The imagery echoes Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, evoking the relationship between gift and response and the human capacity to participate in what has been given.

The water and horizon introduce depth, mystery, and the limits of perception. What lies beyond the horizon cannot yet be seen, making the image an expression of moral imagination—the capacity to perceive and move toward possibilities that are not yet fully visible. The shell represents the protected and receptive interior life of the embodied person, while the botanical form represents growth, development, and becoming.  The circle gathers these elements into an image of wholeness and relationship, reflecting the understanding that the person is always situated within something larger than the self.

Together, the imagery moves from wonder to perception, from perception to imagination, and from imagination to participation. The phrase “co-creating what is good” gives this movement its purpose. The human person is neither the sole author of the good nor merely a passive recipient of it, but a participant—receiving what is given, discerning what is possible, and freely contributing to its unfolding. The meeting of the star's light and its reflection across the water thus becomes an image of this participatory relationship: what reaches toward us also calls forth our response.