Category: Mysticism

• The Banyan Tree

  We visited the Hawaiian Islands in 1987 and took a tour of Lahaina, the former royal capital on Maui. In that small town, the activity was along Front Street lined with stores and restaurants, and packed with tourists. In the middle of the historic district, Banyan Court Park featured an exceptional banyan tree, which I later…

  RMDell’Orfano

  April 3, 2023

  Mysticism

• Death Is Not What It Seems

  Her father’s distress was palpable as he gripped my arm. His chief concern was if she’d go to hell. And I worried because what I’d said to her may have prompted her suicide.

  RMDell’Orfano

  March 8, 2023

  Mysticism

  butterfly transmigration, Catholic Catechism, depresssion, hell, suicide, tombstone