April 10, 2025 Dear Friends, Peace be with you! As you know, we have been working on the restoration of our beautiful and historic Cathedral Basilica for many years. In the past, you have been patient with parts of the church being closed off and the disruption that comes from renovations. We have decided that […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Family prayer can help heal our blindness
WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered on Oct. 26 at St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea, with Missionary Families of Christ, and on Oct. 27 at St. Anthony Church, Wailuku, marking the 175th anniversary of St. Anthony School. As you know, the Hawaiian word for […]
2024 Easter Message of the Most Reverend Larry Silva, Bishop of Honolulu
Where is Jesus when you need him? This is a question many have asked as they suffer through the loss of a home or livelihood in a wildfire, a debilitating illness in oneself or a loved one, or serious conflicts among family members or nations. Sometimes we have the notion that Jesus is basking in […]
Bishop Larry Silva: CHRISTMAS 2023 MESSAGE
Bishop Larry Silva: Christmas 2023 Nativity sets portray the great event of the birth of the Lord Jesus, the great gift of Emmanuel, God-with-us. Although the birth of Jesus took place in a particular historical time and place, and although we know he and his family were Jews, Nativity sets often portray them with local […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Letter for Campaign for Human Development
CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT “She reaches out her hands to the poor and extends her arms to the needy.” (Proverbs 31:20, First Reading, Sunday, November 19, 2023) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This year, Sunday, November 19, is the World Day of the Poor, whose theme is “Do not turn your face away from […]
Letter from Bishop Silva on the Lahaina Wildfire
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2023 Easter Message of the Most Reverend Larry Silva, Bishop of Honolulu
Hidden in plain sight. That is an apt description of the risen Jesus’ presence among us. The first to see him after he rose from the dead, Mary Magdalene, thought he was the gardener — until he called her by her name (John 20:11-18). The two disciples who already knew him well walked seven miles […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Letter on the CRS Rice Bowl
Dear Friends in Christ, Every year the season of Lent calls us on a journey of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to come closer to Jesus, the Son of God who shared and redeemed our vulnerable humanity. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops invites us to participate in the Lenten journey through the Catholic Relief Services-CRS […]
Bishop Silva’s letter on the death of Pope Benedict XVI
December 31, 2022 ON THE DEATH OF POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT XVI Dear Clergy, Consecrated Women and Men, and all the Faithful of the Diocese of Honolulu, Peace be with you! As we received news of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on this day in Rome, we thank God for giving us the leadership […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Christmas 2022 Message
Get ahead! Be successful! You can be whatever you want to be! These are messages that constantly bombard us and that shape our lives more than we wish to admit. They all reinforce the notion that each one of us is our own god, and that we and we alone make ultimate decisions for […]
