Bishop Larry Silva

Bishop Larry Silva: A hell of your own making

09/27/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva delivered Sept. 17 at St. Rita Church, Nanakuli, on the occasion of the installation of the pastor, Capuchin Franciscan Father Paulo Kosaka. I would like to tell you about the time I went […]

Official notices: Sept. 29, 2023

09/27/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop’s Schedule September 29, 8:30 am, Clergy Workshop, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. September 30, 10:00 am, ʻOhana in Christ Donor Appreciation Mass and Brunch, SSDC; 4:00 pm, Mass for the Feast Day of St. Theresa, St. Theresa Church, Kihei. October 1, 8:30 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion and Installation of […]

Bishop Larry Silva : Taking up the prophetic cross

09/13/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva, delivered Sept. 2 and 3 for the Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time, at Christ the King Church, Kahului, and St. Joseph Church, Makawao, on the occasion of the installation of their pastors. Imagine […]

Official notices: Sept. 15, 2023

09/13/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop’s Schedule September 15, 9:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation Board of Directors, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe; 10:30 am, Annual Members Meeting of the Augustine Educational Foundation, SSDC. September 17, 5:00 pm, Mass and Installation of Reverend Paulo Kosaka, OFM Cap. as Pastor of St. Rita Church, Nanakuli. September 19, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative […]

Bishop Larry Silva: The true and living God

08/30/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS THE JESUS | 20TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva at St. Damien of Molokai Church, Kaunakakai on the occasion of Confirmation and First Communion. Worshipping the right God is the most important thing you can do! We know that Jesus was […]

Official notices: Sept. 1, 2023

08/30/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop’s Schedule September 2, 5:00 pm, Mass and Installation of Reverend Efren Tomas as Pastor of Christ the King Church, Kahului. September 3, 9:00 am, Mass and Installation of Reverend Edison Pamintuan, MS as Pastor of St. Joseph Church, Makawao. September 5, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference). September 6, 8:15 am, Commemoration […]

Letter from Bishop Silva on the Lahaina Wildfire

08/16/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Click here to view pdf of Bishop Larry Silva’s Maui Wildfire Donation Letter

Bishop Larrry Silva: Grief and sorrow

08/16/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop’s note: On Sunday, Aug. 13, I celebrated Mass at Sacred Hearts Church, Kapalua, one of the churches of Maria Lanakila Parish in Lahaina, Maui. I was accompanied by the pastor, Father Kuriakose Nadooparambil, MF; the Maui-Lanai vicar forane, Msgr. Terrence Watanabe; the former pastor, Father Gary Colton; and the former parochial vicar, Father […]

Official notices: Aug. 18, 2023

08/16/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop’s Schedule August 20, 9:00 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Damien of Molokai Church, Kaunakakai. August 22, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference). August 23, 9:20 am, Mass at Damien Memorial School, Kalihi. August 24, 11:00 am, Blessing of Catholic Charities Hawaii Maui Office at Kahului Lani, Kahului. August […]

Final year?

08/02/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop Larry Silva has been Bishop of Honolulu for 18 years, the second longest term of any Hawaii diocesan bishop after Bishop James J. Sweeney, who served 26 years. He turns 74 on Aug. 6, which means he has one more year before he is required at age 75 to submit his request for retirement […]