Loss of Lanka’s beloved Jesuit Fr. Paul Caspersz by Alex VAN ARKADIE Rome, Monday, 01 May 2017 I share the grief upon the earthly loss of Lanka’s beloved Jesuit Fr. Paul Caspersz. May he Rest in the Eternal Peace of the Lord. (vide attachment). I gained his valuable acquaintance in the mid-1980s when coordinating with SATYODAYA Kandy to solicit and thereafter secure approval (from our Donor Agency comprised of staff of the U.N. FAO-Rome) financial help for the Kap-Ela Youth Farm Project in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Thanks to the consistency, visionary leadership, and guidance of Fr. Paul, the project had a unique success story from its inception. To abide by the strict requirements of our Fund, Fr. Paul led the people’s campaign to legally acquire for the Rural Youth Farm the block of land by a Crown Grant (announced by Govt. Gazette). An overseas Telegram to the Fund simply read, ...