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Bishop Larry Silva: ‘Here I am. Send me!’

02/16/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary time, delivered Feb. 6 at Mystical Rose Oratory at Chaminade University of Honolulu. The teenaged son of my best friend noticed that one of his classmates was depressed, and he […]

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Bishop Larry Silva: Preach. If necessary, use words

02/02/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text for the homily by Bishop Larry Silva delivered Jan. 22 and 23, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, at Resurrection of the Lord Church, Waipio, on the occasion of the installation of the new pastor, and at the Cathedral Basilica of […]

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Bishop Larry Silva: This little light of mine

01/19/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 1 and 2, delivered at St. John Vianney Church, Kailua, on the occasion of the installation of a new pastor. In this severely rainy weather, many people have very little […]

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Bishop Larry Silva: The day God married humanity

01/05/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | CHRISTMAS Here is the prepared text for the homily for the feast of Christmas, Dec. 25, delivered at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, and the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. Starry skies and starry eyes. Magic moments and majestic music. Fear and trembling amidst fantasy and romance. […]

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Bishop Larry Silva: On the journey to the shores of heaven

12/08/2021 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28, at Christ the King Church, Kahului, Maui, and St. Joseph Church, Makawao, on the occasion of Confirmation and First Communion. The first people who came to […]

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Bishop Larry Silva: The lessons of the widows

11/24/2021 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS THE JESUS | 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 7, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Kailua Ah, the perfect opportunity to talk about money! Specifically giving money to the church! This Gospel about […]

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Bishop Larry Silva: God has so loved us

11/10/2021 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

  WITNESS TO JESUS | 31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time delivered Oct. 31 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, and at Holy Spirit Parish/Newman Center, Manoa The ancients believed that sacrifices were to be […]

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Bishop Larry Silva: Jesus, our ransom from sin and death

10/27/2021 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

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 […]

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Bishop Larry Silva: Symptoms and manifestations

09/29/2021 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

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 […]

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Bishop Larry Silva: Sanitize, sanitize, sanitize!

09/15/2021 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

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 […]

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