Tag: discernment

• The Medicine

  A young man leaves the ordered stillness of an abbey and steps onto a dusty road, choosing solitude and faith over security in this memoir excerpt from Path Perilous: My Search for God and the Miraculous.

  RMDell’Orfano

  February 13, 2026

  Autobio

  abbey, bell tower, calling, crossroads, decision, departure, discernment, dusty road, faith, farewell, monastic life, perseverance, pilgrimage, silence, solitude, spiritual journey, surrender, vocation, young seeker

• Breakthrough

  A memoir excerpt recounting a quiet turning point during psychiatric hospitalization, where truth was received without recoil and healing could begin.

  RMDell’Orfano

  December 31, 2025

  Autobio

  Catholic reflection, discernment, healing and recovery, human presence, memoir excerpt, mental health journey, spiritual memoir