The Shadow and Love: Healing our relationships to self, others and God

Encountering the shadow may lead us into a whole new identity willing and able to make freer decisions. Without shadow work, prayer and grace we may get stuck repeating destructive patterns of self-loathing, incapacity for intimacy and rigid false images of God. The shadow we fear may be the gateway to transformation.

Discover the light hidden in your darkness. Each of us carries within a shadow—a part of ourselves we often avoid, deny, or fear to confront. Yet it is precisely here, in the depths of our unacknowledged wounds and desires, that the Spirit waits to meet us. In this retreat, Br. Don Bisson will guide participants into a profound and compassionate exploration of the shadow self as a path toward wholeness and inner freedom.

Encountering the shadow may open us to an entirely new sense of identity—one that is grounded, authentic, and capable of making freer, more life-giving choices. Without shadow work integration, and without the grounding of prayer and grace, we risk repeating destructive patterns of self-loathing, incapacity for intimacy and rigid false images of God – old patterns that limit our capacity for love. The shadow we fear may be the gateway to transformation

Through teachings, guided reflection, and prayerful silence, participants will learn that the shadow we fear may, in truth, be the threshold where divine mercy leads us into an ever-deepening encounter with love.