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Rev. David A. Fisher

Maronite Catholic Priest, Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles. Ordained 31 May 1984 by His Holiness, Pope Saint John Paul II. Studied at Pontifical College Josephinum, Ohio Dominican College, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Presently, Instructor in Eastern Christian Studies at Saint Charles Seminary of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Latest Articles By Rev. David A. Fisher
Saints Peter and Paul: The Prince of the Apostles and the Apostle to the Gentiles
Saints Peter and Paul: The Prince of the Apostles and the Apostle to the Gentiles
Sacred Scripture and Holy Tradition, especially reveals the central ministries of Saints Peter and Paul. Peter the Prince of the apostles and Paul the apostle to the Gentiles, labored to the point of martyrdom, to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to the Jewish and Gentile communities they encountered in the first century of Christianity.
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The Holy Cross: The Symbol of God’s Love
The Holy Cross: The Symbol of God’s Love
Jesus on the Holy Cross reveals to us the God who is love. That from the Holy Cross the veil that has veiled the truth of God has been lifted. The Holy Cross upon which the Savior of the world opened the gates of the Kingdom of God, is the symbol of God’s love for us.
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One In Christ: The Gospel and Prejudice
One In Christ: The Gospel and Prejudice
Genetically we all belong to the same human race. We may have different climate adaptations, different skin complexions, some are tall, some are short, curly hair, and straight hair, blondes, brunettes, and red heads; yet we are all children of the same creator, and we all stand before God, seeking self-understanding, love, forgiveness, and ultimately the grace of salvation, won for us by the God
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The Cross and Resurrection: A Revelation about God and Ourselves
The Cross and Resurrection: A Revelation about God and Ourselves
The Solemnity of the Glorious Resurrection of the Lord is the Church’s celebration of Christ’s victory over sin and death. It is the revelation of our new birth in Christ, in which we discover the true nature of God, and of ourselves.
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This Truth Remains Forever: New Testament Reflections
This Truth Remains Forever: New Testament Reflections
Jesus Christ is the Eternal Word of the Father and his Truth remains forever. It is important that Catholic Christians read the Sacred Scriptures, for it is there, like in the Sacraments, we encounter Christ.
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Reflection on the Epistle to the Galatians
Reflection on the Epistle to the Galatians
In his vigorous emphasis on the absolute preeminence of Christ and his cross as God’s way to salvation and holiness, Paul stresses Christian freedom and the ineffectiveness of the Mosaic law for gaining divine favor and blessings (Gal 3:19–29).
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Reflections on the Gospel of Luke
Reflections on the Gospel of Luke
Early Christian tradition, from the late second century on, identifies the author of this gospel and of the Acts of the Apostles as Luke, a Syrian from Antioch, who is mentioned in the New Testament in Col 4:14, Phlm 24 and 2 Tm 4:11.
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The Origins of the Epiphany
The Origins of the Epiphany
The origin of the Feast of the Epiphany seems to have begun to take shape in the fourth century, or possibly even earlier in the Syriac and Alexandrian Churches.
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The Resurrection: According To The Scriptures
The Resurrection: According To The Scriptures
How did the apostles preach? Saint Irenaeus (c.130-c.202.) was one of the earliest and greatest of Church Fathers and a disciple of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna, who was a disciple of Saint John the Apostle. Saint Irenaeus tells us in his Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching that the apostles preached by showing how Jesus was the fulfillment of the scriptures.
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CHRISTIANITY AND THE HUMAN PERSON: THE PATRISTIC SYNTHESIS
CHRISTIANITY AND THE HUMAN PERSON: THE PATRISTIC SYNTHESIS
If we look to the Patristic synthesis of faith and reason concerning the human person we discover a definition of the person that respects both the development of classical philosophy, and the biblical tradition; a synthesis which emerged from the existential, sacramental life of the church.
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Cross Catholic Outreach: In the Light of the Decree Ad Gentes, On the Mission Activity of the Church
Cross Catholic Outreach: In the Light of the Decree Ad Gentes, On the Mission Activity of the Church
“Cross Catholic Outreach launched its ministry in 2001 to provide material and spiritual blessings to those in need around the world. Since then, thousands of lives and communities have been transformed by God working through its mission of mercy”(crosscatholic.org).
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Aphrahat the Persian Sage
Aphrahat the Persian Sage
Aphrahat's teachings reflect the Syriac Christian closeness to Sacred Scripture. Unlike in the Latin and Greek Christian worlds, that relied heavily on understanding Christian doctrine and Biblical teachings through Hellenistic philosophical systems; Syriac theology was very biblical and shaped the Syriac language into becoming what is often understood as the Christian form of the Aramaic language
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Aphrahat the Persian Sage: Author of the Syriac Demonstrations
Aphrahat the Persian Sage: Author of the Syriac Demonstrations
The thought of Aphrahat reveals the Scriptural/Biblical world of Syriac Christianity. Rather than grappling with the legacy of Hellenistic/Greco-Roman thought and culture as is seen in the works of the Latin and Greek Fathers, and the extreme austerity and isolation of the Coptic and Ethiopian monastic movements; the Syriac Fathers indeed inherited the biblical world and its monotheistic heritage
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The Assumption of Mary: Full of Grace
The Assumption of Mary: Full of Grace
The “All-Holiness” of Mary, which is realized in her Assumption, also reveals her role of Mother of the Church and the greatest of our created human race.
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Arriving At The Harbor Of Our Salvation
Arriving At The Harbor Of Our Salvation
The disciplines and liturgies of Great Lent, Holy Week, all leading to the celebration of the Glorious Resurrection of the Lord, teaches that the faithful must be vigilant in their care of the faith given by Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. The lamps of light that brought the faithful to the harbor of salvation, are given to the Church to be kept burning bright.
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