[2] The story follows the internal struggle of Father Gregory Lind, a Catholic priest who falls in love and starts to question his relationship with the Church.

He meets Pamela Gibson (Lauren Hutton) – a widowed and rich social worker from the local Community Center.

To clear up his confusing feelings about his love for the widow and priesthood, Father Lind visits his family, hoping for support.

The social worker disagrees and visits Lind, but they end up in another argument when Pamela insists that he choose between his love for her and the priesthood.

After spending some time at his parish in Albuquerque, Lind visits the Bishop (Will Geer) to inform him about his wish to leave the priesthood.