Nothing Sacred

Episode 1

Proofs for the Existence of God

Thu, Sep 18, 1997

Fr. Ray, pastor of the troubled inner city Catholic parish, St. Thomas has too much on his plate. The parish soup kitchen is being threatened by the rich people coming into gentrify the area. The bishop needs him to have a homily on St. Thomas Aquinas' Proofs of the Existence of God when he, himself is having his doubts. An old flame (of before his ordination) comes back in his life and awakens some of the old yearnings. She is a stepmother to one of the students at the parish school and the boy is very troubled. Add on top of that someone has been recording his Confessions and his advice is not doctrine. Also in this pilot we meet the rest of the parish staff: the old traditional but sweetly irascible, Fr. Leo; the young inexperienced Fr. Eric who has yet to learn how to give a good homily; the very modern Sr. Maureen (Mo); the Jewish Atheist accountant Sydney; the young high school secretary Rachel.

Episode 2

Song of Songs

Thu, Sep 25, 1997

The parish of St. Thomas has another very busy day on its plate. A rich man wants to inspect the soup kitchen with designs for shutting it down and on the worst day possible as the Confirmation students are serving that day as required by their service hours and the cook is the parish drunk. Also the parish's Youth Minister is getting married and has just lost the hall.

Episode 3

Mixed Blessings

Thu, Oct 2, 1997

In one plot line, Fr. Ray has to placate a husband of a very recently deceased member of the Parish. The husband however does not want anything to do with Ray and his modern ways. If only Ray could find a letter the lady sent to him. In another plot, the parish receives a lotto ticket in the collection plate. It's a winner. The staff dreams of what to buy. Leo wants a new boiler. Eric a new parish car. And No wants to restore the statues.

Episode 4

Parents and Children

Thu, Oct 9, 1997

Episode 5

Roman Catholic Holiday

Thu, Oct 16, 1997

Father Ray takes a day off and finds divine interventions at a pick-up basket ball game.

Episode 6

Spirit and Substance

Thu, Oct 23, 1997

Episode 7

Calling

Thu, Nov 6, 1997 60 mins

Episode 8

Speaking in Tongues

Thu, Nov 13, 1997

Episode 9

A Bloody Miracle

Sat, Nov 29, 1997

Episode 10

House of Rage

Thu, Dec 11, 1997

Episode 11

Hodie Christus Natus Est

Thu, Dec 18, 1997

Episode 12

Signs and Words

Sat, Jan 17, 1998

Episode 13

A Nun's Story

Sat, Jan 24, 1998

Episode 14

Kindred Spirits

Sat, Mar 7, 1998

Episode 15

The Coldest Night of the Year

Sat, Mar 14, 1998

Episode 16

Holy Words

Thu, Sep 17, 1998

Episode 17

Sex, God and Reality

Thu, Sep 17, 1998

Episode 18

HIV Priest! Film at Eleven

Thu, Sep 17, 1998

Father Ray provides support to his longtime friend Father Jesse, a priest who is secretly gay and has AIDS.

Episode 19

Sleeping Dogs

Thu, Sep 17, 1998

Episode 20

Felix Culpa

Thu, Sep 17, 1998