Wide-ranging discussion By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholics need to be on guard against allowing the angry rhetoric that comes from a polarized society, especially in an election year, to seep into discussions about the life of the church, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops. Thirty-three bishops, auxiliary bishops and retired […]
Roaming Rome (and other places)
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva accompanied by Msgr. Gary Secor, vicar general, was in Italy from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2, primarily for his ad limina visit to the Vatican and Pope Francis. While they were abroad, Msgr. Secor sent back photos and updates of their adventures. Here are some of […]
Official notices: Feb. 7, 2020
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] February 7, 9:00 am, Annual meeting of St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, Liliha Campus; 11:00 am, Stewardship Workshop for Priests, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe (Note: Workshop begins at 9:00 am). February 8, 8:00 am, Mass for Diocesan Stewardship Day, Resurrection […]
Photo: Mass in the basilica
On Jan. 28, Bishop Larry Silva presided at an “ad limina” Mass in a side chapel in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome during the U.S. bishops’ Region XI ad limina visit to the Vatican and Rome. This grouping of bishops includes Hawaii, Nevada and California. (Photo courtesy Msgr. Gary Secor)
Bishop sends condolences to Honolulu police chief
Here is the letter Bishop Larry Silva sent to Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard on the deaths Jan. 19 in the line of duty of police officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama. January 20, 2020 Dear Chief Susan Ballard and Members of the Honolulu Police Department, Peace be with you! On behalf of the people […]
Bishop Larry Silva: The most polluted river in the world
WITNESS TO JESUS | SOLEMNITY OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, delivered Jan. 12 at St. Anthony Church, Kailua, at a Mass for persons being received into the Catholic Church through the sacraments of […]
Official notices: Jan. 24, 2019
Bishop’s calendar January 17 – February 3, Ad Limina Visit of the Bishops of Region XI to Rome; meeting with Pope Francis, Vatican City. February 5, 6:15 pm, Holy Hour for Vocations, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. February 6, 10:00 am, Presbyteral Council, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi; 1:00 pm, Clergy Personnel Board, Co-Cathedral of […]
To the threshold of the apostles
Bishop Silva is headed for Rome to see the pope, meet with officials and pray at the tombs of Sts. Peter and Paul By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva has his ticket for Rome. He departs Friday, Jan. 17, and arrives Sunday, Jan 19. A week later he will join 32 of […]
Official report to Rome describes Hawaii church as ‘very much alive’
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “The Diocese of Honolulu is a local church that is very much alive in its ministry, its spirituality and its outreach to those in need,” reads the summary of the “Quinquennial Report,” the official accounting of the state of the Catholic Church in Hawaii sent to the Vatican in […]
Bishop Larry Silva: The romance of Christmas
WITNESS TO JESUS | CHRISTMAS Here is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva delivered on Christmas, Dec. 25, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace and the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa In 1988, when I was a pastor of a parish in Oakland, my very dear friend was looking […]
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