Believe and Be...

Be and do all this and:

Having experienced the closeness of death a few times, I am most thankful for the intense beauty of life at all times...

I find Jesus on the loneliest and most isolated beaches of my life. From there, He invites me to step out towards unknown horizons. His love for all is present everywhere.

Believe and be…

Alleluia! Praise be to God!

Fraudulent First American Title (NYSE trading symbol: FAF)…

Fraud & Racketeering at First American are an enduring way of life:

http://members.forbes.com/forbes/2006/1127/024a.html

http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07401high.pdf

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-barrington1007apr10,0,1325766.story?coll=orl-business-headlines

We recommend reading the Forbes article: 'Inside america's Richest Racket'

First American as represented by James J Dufficy (aka Jim Dufficy) would have had me eat off rocks just like these hungry Rodrigues goats.


But, by the grace of God, family and friends, I am well fed, happy and alive.

Rodrigues turns Human Vanity upside down...

The name of this upside down boat is 'Vanite'!

Happiness is: owning ‘my’ primary residence in Rodrigues.


(Sorry I could only afford the door in 'tole'. The rest had to be free thatch.)

Supreme happiness is: owning ‘my’ secondary residence in Rodrigues so Eve, all the children, grand children and friends can come visit.

‘My’ captivating private aquarium teems with colorful fish. Free entrance…


‘My’ ultimate exclusive swimming beach.


‘My’ most helpful fishing pals netting bait for me by my father's favorite fishing hole.


“My’ favorite flavored fresh fine flesh fish.

'Riviere seche' is often dry. This fish can only be caught when the river flows.

‘My’ children, grand children, family and friends represented or not on this blog are all sources of immense earthly joy and peace.

But of course none of it all belongs to me. It is all on lease to me for a short time on earth.
God, my ultimate landlord, alone decides the terms, conditions and duration of the lease.

Only God belongs to me as I totally belong to Him for eternity.

He has taught me that when life throws unexpected angles at us, we must look for the angles that the Rock cast in stone.

Whether mostly invisible or not, I thank God for reminding me often that His light is always there to guide me from this rented beautiful world to the infinitely sublime eternal one. There, in John 14, Jesus has promised me that there are many rooms waiting for us and our loved ones.

Lord wherever I feel the light of Your intense pure loving presence – That is where I want to be…

What a Scene...'Seine' Fishing in Rodrigues...

Time & Tide wait for no man…

But here we spent time waiting for tide. Mr. Donald in the yellow jacket has been net fishing in the lagoons of Rodrigues for thirty five years. He learnt from his father who set nets for decades before him. Indeed Darwin might say that they have done it for so long that evolution has even caused the fisherman’s feet to be webbed.

Over the years they have mastered the intricate alphabet of the sea. They know exactly how to read the multi topaz shades of the vast lagoon as the clouds, the wind and the tides write all over it when, where and how to catch fish?

Only the wind and the clappety clap of the waves add sound to the otherwise silent language of that fishing experience in Rodrigues. Like clockwork and without exchanging a word at some mysterious signal from the sea or the wind or the tide or the fish, each and every one of the thirty or so fisherman took his position all over the fishing field.

Some boats set out in one direction to pay the nets in position while other boats went in the opposite direction to form a wide semi circle. The fisherman in the boats setting out the nets knew exactly the favorite fish freeways carrying the highest traffic. They cast their nets across all the freeway lanes running along the sea floor. Although the players at one end of the fishing field could not see those at the other end and without any cell phones or loud speaker to start off the play, the whole team started playing their individual role all at once as if by some magic impulse.

Once the nets were set, just like cops with sirens blaring, the fisherman in the boats forming the semi circle set off in pursuit of all fish within the region. By keeping pace with each other and the fish, they ensured that all fish traffic from secondary feeder lanes in the neighborhood headed towards the freeway and the road block. Giving loud chase, the fisherman used sticks to drum on the side of their boats while splashing the water with their poles. The intense commotion and well paced chase caused the fish to panic. The fish raced head on towards the nets waiting to intercept them. At the road block, some of the more daring fish raced at full speed in a last ditch effort to try to bust the road block by flying over it. The fisherman had anticipated that move and the nets were laid about two feet above the water surface. They were instantly caught within the net and were left dangling in the air. Ironically one of the boats sported the name: ‘Do not panic’.

Well my dear children, grand children and all those who happen to read my fishing story, I hope that you enjoy it and the pictures that confirm the story.

Binding time waiting for tide

Fishing head man with typical Rodrigues straw hat


Setting the Filao poles in the sand to tie the nets to


Nets are set for the catch

Herding the fish towards the nets

We caught fish that big...

Pulling in the nets

Sorting the fish out

Fish sharing

No Panic

Happy Easter from Rodrigues...

A white dove came down from heaven to rest upon Him and a voice was heard from above...

Alleluia! Christ the light of the world is risen. He sent forth His Spirit. Alleluia…

Go forth and spread the word...

Wherever one or two fly in my name, I shall be there among you & He sent them out two by two.

Here I am Lord...Is it I Lord to be sent

Along the road less traveled

And charged with the Holy Ghost, the Trinity sailed away to evangelize the whole world...

Trinity…

By His Light - We Live...

Dear Children, grand children, family and friends,

I am glad that I was able to mail a few candy to you today.

God is so good! He keeps confirming His active presence by my side so much and so often. In my Easter wish card, I mention how much I enjoy the reading at p.96 of the Jan – March ’07 issue.

I will have been here for over a year now. Up to yesterday, I was not satisfied about the presence of Jesus in the living room. Eve & I had put a ‘palm’ cross in her basket of shells.

The other day I placed a crucifix in the shark’s mouth with Jim Dufficy name written below.

To me it represents that regardless how the sharks of this world maul and bleed us; Jesus is always there to save us by His own cross.

But the room still felt empty! Finally, yesterday while I was cleaning my briefcase of all the mildew it had accumulated during the rainy season, I came across the picture of the monument I had designed and painted in the back of our yard in Bellevue.

The yellow cross for the light, it brings us that I had painted above the dark world from which Jesus arose, the perfectly round stone to be rolled away that I had picked on our 1600 acres in Ephrata, the blue sky beckoning us to rise by the light of the cross. Finally, you will remember the massive piece of solid granite enveloping it all on which I had written: “Let the rock be…”

Well I stuck the picture up on the wall and I felt content!

But as if that was not enough, this morning Jesus organized some great readings to confirm: “Job well done!”

First I read in St. Paul’s calendar: There are times when Jesus confirms His presence by our side! I did not have to take long to receive His confirmation. The reading for today is Matthew: 28, 1 – 10. At line 3: “The angel came and rolled away the stone…”; At line 6: “He has risen…” Am I glad I was inspired to put that picture up yesterday! Am I thankful and grateful God confirmed His presence by my side today! I do not deserve it all at all!

To those of you I have not been able to reach, I wish you a most Blessed and happy Easter.

‘Aurore’ d’Eve Leclézio – À l’Aurore de Pâques – As Easter Dawns

At this time, when the Love, Light and Peace of Jesus conquers the darkness of all that entombs us let us pray: May Jesus fill our hearts with tsunami tides of Love, Light & Peace to transport us like grains of sand on each other’s welcoming shores!

Fruits of Lenten Prayers & Meditations

Dear All,

I am thankful that during lent some of you have advised me how much you are enjoying reading: ‘Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence’ – ‘Confiance en le Providence Divine’ by Claude de la Colombiere and Abbe de Saint Jurre.

I have spent most evenings during Lent listening to: Table of Plenty, I go before you…, On the wings of a snow white dove, Gentle woman…,

Thereafter I have said the rosary while meditating on the mysteries. I love this picture that I took of Our Blessed Mother handing over the rosary to St. Dominic.



As Lent comes to an end and we are about to embrace the joyful resurrection of Easter, I would like to share with you two personal prayers. They are a great source of peace and joy to me. They are the fruits of my daily meditations on ‘Trustful Surrender…’ and are also the result of my examining my conscience daily.

The first prayer is simply an addition to the ‘Our Father…’ At the end of that wise prayer taught to us by Jesus, I now add: “Please Lord grant the necessary graces to all those we have offended so they will forgive us and deliver them from all evil caused by our offences as well as all other evil.” “Accordez les grâces nécessaires a ceux que nous avons offensé pour qu’il nous pardonnent et délivrez les de tout le mal causé par nos offenses et de tout autre mal.”

The second prayer has evolved around the Coptic woolen bracelet with the 33 knots representing the 33 years of Jesus given to me by Sœur Maridere at the Voirons Monastery.



On it I like to repeat: « Seigneur Jésus, je vous aime et je vous adore. Je mets toute ma confiance en votre volonté sachant que Vous continuerais à avoir pitié de moi un pauvre pécheur. » – My Lord Jesus, I adore You and I love You. I place all of my trust in You being confident that You will go on showing mercy to me, a miserable sinner.

Afterwards I read a chapter from an old book given to me by aunt Lilly. It is called: ‘Notre Dame de Tous Les Jours’ by Paula Hoesl – ‘Our Everyday Lady’. It speaks of the mysteries of the rosary and their individual fruits. I will share those with you some other day.

As a result of the above I have spent a most peaceful and enjoyable Lent. My prayerful Indian neighbor who is a teacher remarked to me the other day that he only has to look at me to know that I am never alone. I then asked him what does he teach? When he answered Math, I told him that I thought it was theology.

Have a most blessed 'Good & Holy Friday' and a joyful and peaceful Happy Easter.