What does Image and Likeness of God mean?

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It is said that we are made in the Image and Likeness of God. What does this mean?
 
From the Catechism:
1704 The human person participates in the light and power of the divine Spirit. By his reason, he is capable of understanding the order of things established by the Creator. By free will, he is capable of directing himself toward his true good. He finds his perfection “in seeking and loving what is true and good.”
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1705 By virtue of his soul and his spiritual powers of intellect and will, man is endowed with freedom, an “outstanding manifestation of the divine image.”
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Human persons are in the image and likeness of God because we are capable of freely choosing to do good and to love. Human persons are not mere reactionary creatures but a creation that, like God, can freely choose to do good and to love one another. Human persons are also able to know and understand goodness and love. Human persons can mirror God in the manner we know, understand, love and do good.
 
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