Tag: discernment

• The Prompted U-Turn

  After abandoning a crowded medical laboratory, an unexpected inner prompting led me to make a U-turn toward another location. What happened next left me wondering whether adults explain away what children readily recognize. This reflection explores providence, coincidence, and Jesus’ invitation to become like little children.

  RMDell’Orfano

  July 23, 2026

  Autobio

  answered prayer, childlike faith, Christian testimony, coincidence, discernment, divine guidance, everyday miracles, everyday providence, faith journey, Gospel of Matthew, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Labcorp, Matthew 21, Providence, Route 78, spiritual reflection, trust in God, U-turn

• 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