Sun worshippers courted by DJ priest

BY MIGUEL CULLEN
THE THREE S’s usually associated with beach holidays have rarely included sermons – until now. Italian Fr Roberto Fiscer has taken a new route to reach his flock.
Sporting a lemon yellow T-shirt with the legend “you are my river of love”, he plays chart-toppers laced with religious dialogue. Dorothy Norwood’s “Shake the Devil Off” is interspersed with the words: “I have a message for you that comes straight from heaven: without Jesus there is no future, without Jesus we have no love, no joy.” Fr Fiscer, who has DJed every Wednesday at Arenzano’s San Petro resort since mid-June, said: “I alternate the classics that you hear in nightclubs with remixed religious music. Music is what young people like the most. Through music, Jesus reaches their hearts.” The priest was formerly a cruise ship entertainer.