Text: Homily of Archbishop-Elect Carlson on the Eve of His Installation

From the most-professional-archdiocesan-website-in-the-world (St. Louis) ... both text and mp3 of Archbishop-Elect Robert Carlson's homily on the eve of his installation Mass (which I will be covering live later today at 2PM CST):

"Here is the homily of Archbishop-elect Robert J. Carlson, delivered on the eve of his Installation as the ninth Archbishop of Saint Louis at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. You may also download an MP3 of his homily. Click through the 'Read more' link below to read the full homily. Also, pictures from Evening Prayer can be viewed on the Saint Louis Review's website."

One of my favorite parts:

"...we must not only 'preach to the choir.' The Church must also be willing to engage the culture. This gets us in trouble when our teaching conflicts with the "wisdom of the day,” but it is also our duty as a moral voice in the community.

Think about the values of the contemporary culture, and compare them with the values of the Gospel. Perhaps there was a time when the culture supported the values of the Gospel, or at least appeared to do so. But we now live in a culture that is not particularly friendly and is sometimes actively hostile to the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

How was his homily received? The Archdiocesan twitter reports it received "over a minute of applause!"