WITNESS TO JESUS | 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time Here is the prepared text of Bishop Silva’s homily for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered Oct. 23 at St. Francis Church, Kalaupapa, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the canonization of St. Marianne Cope (Oct. 21) I can imagine a very lonely […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 27TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 2, at St. Augustine by the Sea Church, Waikiki. A stadium full of soccer fans went to enjoy themselves at a match in Indonesia this […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 25TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Silva delivered Sept. 17 and 18, for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, and the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Chapel I can see the media spin […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 23RD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Sept. 4 for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time delivered at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu. Did you know that some people consider the Catholic Church a hate group? Did you know that […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 21ST SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text for the homily delivered Aug. 21 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pearl City, with the blessing of a new reconciliation room. Inclusion and diversity seem to be on everyone’s minds today. Universities and businesses now often have an “Inclusion […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 17TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 23 and 24, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Honolulu, on the occasion of the reception of Confirmation and First Communion If you watch TV […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 15TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Silva for July 10, the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered at Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai City, on the occasion of the reception of Confirmation and First Communion. Someone is bullied at school, and we just […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | TRINITY SUNDAY This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for Trinity Sunday, June 12, delivered at St. Joseph Church, Makawao, Maui Some years ago I led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I was shopping for a gift at an icon shop, and I selected the […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva for the Second Sunday of Easter, also called Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23 at St. Augustine Church, Waikiki, with Confirmation and First Communion; and April 24 at the Cathedral Basilica of […]