Jack Rigert

By Jack Rigert

Jack Rigert is a co-founder of the John Paul II Renewal Center, the host of the "Become Who You Are" podcast, a writer, and speaker. Jack was a professional chef and entrepreneur who owned restaurants, real estate, and a financial service company. Dramatic “encounters” with Jesus Christ at his dying brother’s bedside and again in the Eucharist at his brother’s funeral, brought him back into the Church after a twenty-year absence. While attending graduate school for theology, Jack came across the teaching of Pope John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” He immediately understood that this was the treasure he had been seeking all his life, sold everything, and now travels the country presenting parish missions, retreats, and classes. Jack has an MA in Theology “John Paul II Studies” from the University of Saint Thomas in Houston. He has three grown children and seven grandchildren. He lives in Elburn, Illinois with his wife Jeannie and is an active member of St. Gall’s Parish.