The celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) this year in Zamboanga was blessed with many activities organized and sponsored by different partners of the United Nations Interfaith Harmony Partners- Zamboanga (UNI-HP-Z). The partners this year are 35 who represent most of the government and private sectors of education and different institutions who joined […]
I was invited by the city Jail of Zamboanga last December 19, 2017 to give a message as founder of the Silsilah Dialogue Movement in a graduation program of a group of ninety six (96) prisoners, men and women, who have completed six months formation training of Silsilah on the “CULTURE OF DIALOGUE, ITS ROLE
SILSILAH MISSION IN THE CITY JAIL OF ZAMBOANGA: Formation Program and Touching Stories. Read More »
Today there is the temptation to reduce Christmas to an external celebration that is not the real message of Christmas. There is also the temptation to ignore the faith differences between Christianity and Islam about Jesus. Both cases have to be properly considered. Indeed we are different in faith in this specific celebration. For the
Following the annual tradition of Silsilah to send a message to Christians on the occasion of Advent and Christmas time and to the Muslims on the month of Ramadhan, Silsilah focuses this message now to the Christians in this special time and to the Muslims who journey together with the Christians, especially in Mindanao. This
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Since 2007 when the open letter (A Common Word) of 138 Muslim scholars was sent to Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders of the world, the Silsilah Dialogue Movement welcomed the initiative and spread the message publishing the book “ A Common Word Between Us and You” (Silsilah Publications) with the full text of
This is a special time for us in Mindanao. On one side there is the fear of an increasing terrorism and the spread of the ISIS and Maute “ideology”. On the other side, the initiatives of Christian – Muslim dialogue are more visible also among Muslim religious leaders who condemn the “terrorism” and the use
“The Sultan and the Saint”: A lesson for Muslims and Christians in Mindanao Read More »
Last September 29, 2017, Silsilah launched the Dialogue with Creation Partners Movement as part of the ongoing effort to promote the four pillars of its spirituality of life in dialogue: Dialogue with God, Dialogue with the Self, with Others and with Creation. Last September 29, 2017, Silsilah launched the Dialogue with Creation Partners Movement
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I write this open letter as a friend in solidarity with you who suffer for what is going on in our beautiful land of Mindanao. I dare to say “our beautiful land” even if I am Italian, but I have been in Mindanao since 1977 and I am still here in Zamboanga. This gives me
An open letter to Muslim Religious Leaders of Mindanao Read More »
I stand before you to express my gratitude to you all, for the countless blessings that God – the Creator has allowed me to experience. Indeed, the Silsilah Dialogue Movement (SDM) is a gift to my life as a Filipino Marist priest. It has opened me a space and opportunity to understand and experience what
The holy month of Ramadan for the Muslim Ummah is a special time of fasting, prayer and solidarity. Following the tradition of Silsilah Dialogue Movement to address every year a message to the Christians during the Advent and Christmas seasons and to the Muslims on the occasion of the month of Ramadan, we focus this
Silsilah Message of Ramadan 2017 (Hijrah Calendar 1438) Read More »
Marawi is a beautiful area in Mindanao with the beautiful lake populated by Maranao people, most of them Muslims. I recall a play of many years ago presented by a Maranao group with the title “Kalilintad, anda ka?” (Peace where are you?). It was a great presentation on the Maranao culture and conflicts among tribes
Reflecting on the siege in Marawi: Peace, where are you? Read More »
The Manuel Luis Quezon University is the pioneering school in Manila that opened the door for the SilPeace organized by Silsilah for the Inter religious program of the parish of Quiapo in Manila. One of the things that the SilPeace Manila is being challenged into these coming days is to assist in the team building
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