The current political, moral, societal and economic environment appears for some to be a barren wasteland. Things we used to take for granted-faith, marriage, family, morality, truth-appear to be relics of the past. Even within the Church we constantly hear about the crisis of vocations, the growing number of unaffiliated Catholics and the general lull in people who are practicing the faith. … What is the role of the Church amidst such erosion? What is our task in a world torn by violence, hedonism and strife?