Author: RMDell’Orfano
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Timeless Little Children
A reflective memoir excerpt exploring Krishnamurti’s Choiceless Awareness, childhood innocence, and the illusion of time through contemplative silence.
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The Snake’s Head Doctrine…Update
IUpdate (January 2026) I have added a brief update to an earlier essay, The Snake’s Head Doctrine, written in August 2025, which examined the vulnerability of regime leadership under conditions of hemispheric consolidation and identified Venezuela as a likely pressure point. The recent seizure of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces underscores the mechanism described there,…
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Curve Chasing—No Guardrails
In a hyper-sexualized culture racing without guardrails, a growing number of young people are choosing restraint. This essay explores why a “sexless” generation is emerging—not from fear or moralism, but from exhaustion, clarity, and self-preservation.
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Breakthrough
A memoir excerpt recounting a quiet turning point during psychiatric hospitalization, where truth was received without recoil and healing could begin.
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Our Messy, Ugly America…UpDate
A brief notice linking to an updated essay, Our Messy, Ugly America, reflecting recent reporting on rising exorcism requests and cultural breakdown.
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The Untamed Beast
A parable exposing the limits of bookish religion and the necessity of a lived obedience to Scripture.,
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Why Families Can’t Afford Christmas
Catholic reflection on why families can’t afford Christmas anymore—linking inflation, education costs, debt, and the forgotten humility of the manger.
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THEN THE BELLS TOLLED
A firsthand account of November 22, 1963—when JFK was assassinated, church bells tolled, snow kept falling, and a young man stepped unknowingly into a lifelong spiritual threshold.
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Our City Crises: A Mechanical Failure
A village parable reveals why New York’s crisis isn’t about greed or compassion—but a broken economic mechanism no one wants to inspect.
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The Wrong Career
Even back in 1963, sitting in that lecture hall, I had felt a similar confusion—and quietly recognized that I had entered the wrong room. I just didn’t yet know why.
THE TRIQUETRA OF LIFE: Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness 