WITNESS TO JESUS | 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time delivered Oct. 16 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center Chapel, Kaneohe, and Oct. 17 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu. Now that most of us are […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 22ND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time delivered, Aug. 28 at St. Philomena Church, Honolulu, and Aug. 29 at Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa. Both Masses celebrated Confirmations and first holy Communions. The actual homily was modified […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 24ND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time delivered Sept. 12 at St. Raphael Church, Koloa, on the occasion of the installation of the pastor. Sanitize, sanitize, sanitize! That is something we are quite accustomed to doing […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time delivered Aug. 21 at St. Anthony Church, Wailuku, and Aug. 22 at St. Theresa Church, Kihei, on the occasion, in both places, of the installation of a new pastor. […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva delivered Aug. 14 at St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Church, Mililani, for the 50th anniversary of the parish and the installation of the pastor; and on Aug. 15 at St. Anthony Church, […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 17TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered July 25 at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi, on the occasion of the installation of the new pastor, La Salette Father Arlan Intal. Weeds seem to multiply […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 10 and 11 delivered at St. Michael Church, Waialua, and St. Roch Church, Kahuku, on the occasion of the installation of their pastors. What are your […]

13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEThis is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered June 26 and 27 at Sacred Heart Church, Punahou, where he was conducting a parish visitation. Stop the bleeding! That is what we often say when there is a crisis, because […]