Tag: contemplation

• His Money for My Life

  A sharply dressed heir seeks investment advice from a man kneeling in the dirt, plucking caterpillars into a jar—revealing a deeper divide between wealth and a life lived with purpose.

  RMDell’Orfano

  April 22, 2026

  Autobio

  caterpillars, Chapter 43, contemplation, discipline, garden scene, investment philosophy, memoir excerpt, Path Perilous, real estate insight, rural life, San Marcos, simple living, spiritual vs material, tomato garden, wealth contrast

• No One Wants to Hear This

  A Catholic reflection on the Church’s real crisis: not external threats, but the loss of interior life, silence, and true spiritual transformation.

  RMDell’Orfano

  April 3, 2026

  Mysticism, Religion, Uncategorized

  Catholic Church, Catholic commentary, Catholic renewal, Christian spirituality, Church crisis, contemplation, Contemplative Outreach, ecclesial reform, Faith and Culture, holiness, inner transformation, interior life, media influence, modern culture, monastic spirituality, New Oxford Review, prayer life, silence and prayer, Spiritual Formation, technology and faith, Thomas Keating, Trappist spirituality