Born and raised in French Guiana, naturalized and ordained in Los Angeles, and removed from the ministry in Kenya though never laicized by Rome, Father LaChance describes himself thusly as follows: ?I live within the grand arches of the train station in Los Angeles using my brother's residence for mail and occasional phone calls. I use computers in public libraries to compress my recollections and write for several hours a day. I collect aluminum cans to buy incidentals. How much more money do I need . . . do you need?? What more needs to be said for a failed life?