The legacy of Rev. Dirk Ficca in the global interfaith movement cannot be understated. At the Parliament of the World's Religions, we are especially thankful for his service to the faith and spiritual communities, which was reflected in his steadfast championing of the interfaith movement.

The Parliament is featuring reflections from our community honoring Rev. Ficca's legacy. Former Parliament Trustee, Dr. Balwant S. Hansra shares a special reflection.

He talked for about ten minutes and introduced the event, its venue, dates, the mission, and invited the Sikh participation. I invited him to have Langar with us. He was impressed with the Sikh hospitality and equality and made a remark stating that “if he was not born a Christian, he would have been a Sikh”. Later he mentioned this in his book.

The event was a great success, people coming from all corners of the world representing almost all religions in the world. After the event, the planning group developed it into a full-fledged organization. He and Jim Kenney were appointed CO directors. We had the third Parliament event in Cape Town, South Africa. After this Dirk was appointed Executive Director and remained in this position for many years.

The current Parliament is the result of his interviewing over 100 people. He synthesized the views expressed by those he interviewed. The current mission of a just, peaceful and sustainable world came from these interviews.

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We invite you to share your memories of Rev. Ficca to help us in honoring his legacy at the Parliament of the World's Religions.

Email us at info@parliamentofreligions.org with “Honoring Rev. Ficca” in the subject line.