Contemporary Catholic morality-like contemporary morality in general is in a state of crisis. Widespread drug and alcohol abuse, unfettered sexual activity, callous greed and its flipside, rampant poverty, have caused cracks in the cornerstones of Catholic moral teaching. Despite the distance that many Catholic educators and parents feel from their faith tradition, they still desire to provide moral direction for their children, but do not know themselves where to turn for guidance. For young people, deluged by messages of sex and violence, who are groping for a moral foothold, and for those attempting to guide them parents, teachers and preachers - this book is a supportive, forceful resource.