Tag: Providence

• 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 Day my Father Arrived

  Waiting beneath a dying avocado tree for his father’s arrival, a wandering seeker watches ants rebuild their shattered colony and discovers a quiet revelation about responsibility, providence, and belonging.

  RMDell’Orfano

  May 6, 2026

  Autobio

  ants, avocado tree, California 1973, Christian memoir, commune life, contemplative writing, deep POV, father and son, literary memoir, memoir excerpt, metaphysical memoir, nature and faith, Path Perilous, perseverance, pilgrimage, prodigal son, Providence, redemption, responsibility, Richard Dell’Orfano, Richland House, spiritual awakening, spiritual journey, transformation

• When Providence Moves …

  In the summer of 1968, a hitchhiking pilgrim experiences Providence in motion, receives unexpected hospitality in Amherst, and witnesses a startling moment at a Connecticut turkey farm.

  RMDell’Orfano

  February 18, 2026

  Autobio

  Amherst 1968, ashram life, Christian pilgrimage, Doris and Jack, Gethsemane, Hatha Yoga, hitchhiking, hospitality, Providence, spiritual boldness, St Francis rule, Thomas Merton, turkey farm incident, W H Murray