I was born in Acitrezza, Italy, a small village near the sea. Since I was a child, I could see in front of my house a small island. At the back, one can be struck with awe at the enormous sight of Etna, the biggest volcano in Europe. Born in 1942, during the Second World […]
No man is an island: My experience of dialogue and peace Read More »
“With Silsilah, I am convinced that life-in-dialogue is possible. It continues to happen without us even noticing it. I am aware that the process of dialogue and letting go of my prejudices against people who are different from me will continue to happen. It does not matter how long it will take. What is important
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The news of the visit of pope Francis in Bahrain is a sign of hope for all, especially for us in Silsilah that have advocated for Christian-Muslim dialogue through the Silsilah Dialogue Movement since 1984. Pope Francis has arrived in Bahrain on his first trip to the Gulf nation, calling for an end to discrimination
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“ What was common in us?… I found out that it is the ability to love and be loved back. The love and care that they have shown me were enough for me to understand that whatever religion a person follows, he or she is a person who’s capable to show love to other human
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By: AMINDA E. SAÑO, EDC I remember I was more or less nine years old when for the first time, I had the opportunity fifty-six years ago to see for myself a new reality about people, places and different situations in life when my parents decided to leave our hometown in the Visayas region in
“A STORY OF CHANGE: The Deeper Meaning and Purpose of MISSION” Read More »
by: Rosabel Anne F. Tarroza & Mary Joy O. Gio The Silsilah Elementary School and Extensions is one of the programs of Silsilah Dialogue Movement. The Silsilah schools have been a response to the need of the movement “to be in solidarity with all people in the uplifting of the less privileged, in the building up
Silsilah Elementary School and Extensions: On the move Read More »
We are happy to share in our Oasis news the commitment of Comunita’ Dialogo in promoting the World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) in Italy. After the martyrdom of Fr. Salvatore in Zamboanga (Mindanao, Philippines-1992) a group of friends of Fr. Sebastiano D’Ambra, PIME and Fr. Salvatore Carzedda, PIME started in Sicily a group called “Comunita’ Dialogo” under the leadership
At the beginning of the year 2000, the United Nations proclaimed a ten-year initiative of ” Dialogue among Civilizations”. Unfortunately, the September 11 bombing and the new time of history of violence became more visible. Since the beginning of all these sad events has been challenged to do more in the spirit of dialogue and peace. Unfortunately on September 2013 in Zamboanga
Remembering : Ground Zero to the Ground of Hope Read More »
The Silsilah Elementary School and Extensions’ teachers attended the In-Service Education and Training (INSET) and Professional Development of Teachers SY 2022-2023 last August 22-26, 2022 at the Oasis Livelihood and Training Center, Harmony Village. As part of the training, the teachers were given four Peace and Dialogue and Education workshops under the Tulay Bata for
Tulay Bata for Dialogue and Peace : A new beginning Read More »
After the heights of the COVID-19 Pandemic and as the world entered the ‘new normal’ way of life, the Silsilah Dialogue Movement restarted the annual face-to-face Summer Course on Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Harmony Village, Pitogo, Sinunuc, Zamboanga City. A year ago, in 2021, online platform was utilized in order to continue this long-running program which
Face –to-face Silsilah Summer Course: Coming back on track Read More »
The “Oasis News” of Silsilah has thousands of friends from different parts of the world. This is a regular online voice that presents different issues and events related to the mission of Silsilah. We always post the Oasis News in our website, www.silsilahdialogue.com. This new Oasis News wishes to reach out those who regularly receive the Oasis News. Please see the
NEW BEGINNING OF THE OASIS NEWS AND THE DIALOGUE WITH CREATION PARTNERS MOVEMENT Read More »
Silsilah along the years has given attention to any good effort of interreligious dialogue, most of the time related to Muslims and Christian dialogue, but Silsilah is a Link/chain of dialogue and peace with all religions and in this spirit meanwhile the Muslims are about to end the sacred month of Ramadan, a special event that
Buddhists and Christians: Standing Together in Hopeful Resilience Read More »
This year the month of Ramadan coincides in the Philippines with the campaign period of the national and local election and alarming war time in Ukraine and other parts of the world. Ramadan is a special time of fasting for a journey of purification with some obligations such as fasting from eating and drinking during day time,
Message of the Silsilah Dialogue Movement for the month of Ramadan Read More »
The COVID Pandemic has challenged us to focus… One of the positive effects of the COVID 19 Pandemic is it has challenged us to focus on what is more essential, urgent and empowered us to collaborate with others who believe in the same goal and importance. In this spirit, the Episcopal Commission for Interreligious Dialogue
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We know that today one of the big problems is to remain healthy physically but also spiritually and maintain the MENTAL HEALTH. Silsilah in this time of pandemic have been sharing different suggestions and even the Silsilah Calendar 2022 present in the cover the message of WE SERVE with a slogan “Moving together with Hope, Solidarity and Love”. (See the Silsilah
How can we SERVE others and move in this pandemic situation? Read More »
