The world slides toward the abyss. God is gone, scrubbed from the public arena by the Postmodern Worldview. Dominicans have been preachers of the Gospel for over 800 years, battling heresy for the Church. Today, however, the number of friars has decreased by 40%. No longer can the religious of the Order preach in the secular places - the schools, the marketplaces, the workplaces, the neighborhoods - and the only solution left is those Dominicans who live and work in those places - lay Dominicans. The time has come and this book provides the most complete answers as to why, where, how-to, and to whom, the preaching must be done. This is the claxon, the answer book with all of the acts of the General Chapters - the ruling body of the Order - all of the letters from the Masters of the Order, and the truth that surrounds and calls to the laity: "the doctrinal mission of the Order can no longer be adequate achieved without the help of lay people..." (General Chapter of Tallaght, 1971)
