The Guardian of Empathy

It wasn’t long after his canonization that a major Hollywood studio began making a movie depicting the life of Father Rick Petroni. Tasked with composing this screenplay, is renowned but deeply troubled Topher Lundquist, a brilliant and prolific multi-award-winning writer. When Topher, a non-believer delves into the life of Father Rick. He discovers a mysterious incident that causes him to dig deeper into both the enigmatic priest’s background and Catholicism as well. As he probes further and further, belief and value systems collide under the glittering canopy of New York and Hollywood. It’s only when miraculous events occur that Topher is forced to acknowledge the truth about himself, and the valid sanctity of Father Rick.