Nothing Sacred

1. S01E01Proofs for the Existence of GodSeptember 18, 1997—A typical day at St. Thomas parish sees Ray being thrown out of a city council meeting for over-zealously arguing to save the church's soup
2. S01E02Song of SongsSeptember 25, 1997—When Father Ray goes to battle for the church soup kitchen and invites a local politician to dine with the homeless on J.A.'s wedding day, h
3. S01E03Mixed BlessingsOctober 2, 1997—Father Ray struggles to fulfill the last wishes of a deceased parishioner while her widowed husband, a lapsed Catholic who despises Ray, veh
4. S01E04Parents and ChildrenOctober 9, 1997—Ray and Leo are painfully and angrily divided when Rachel (Tamara Mello) asks them for advice on whether or not to continue her pregnancy.
5. S01E05Roman Catholic HolidayOctober 16, 1997—Even a priest needs a break from time to time, and when Father Ray takes a day off from his duties at St. Thomas he finds divine inspiration
6. S01E06Spirit and SubstanceOctober 23, 1997—Distracted by Father Leo's absence, Father Ray finds it mysteriously difficult to get in touch with God; while his old flame (Wendy Gazelle)
7. S01E07CallingNovember 6, 1997—Sibling rivalry is taken to extremes when Father Ray grudgingly opens his home to his estranged parolee brother. Meanwhile, Eric teaches an
8. S01E08Speaking in TonguesNovember 13, 1997—Father Ray attempts to save the life of a young man who has been hospitalized for speaking in foreign tongues and seeing spiritual visions.
9. S01E09A Bloody MiracleNovember 29, 1997—Father Ray tries to end the violence between two warring gangs and is shocked to learn why a teenage girl is caught in the literal and figur
10. S01E10House of RageDecember 11, 1997—Father Ray facilitates the inevitable dissolution of a broken marriage in a family besieged by alcoholism, violence and bitterness. Meanwhil
11. S01E11Hodie Christus Natus EstDecember 18, 1997—Father Ray declares St. Thomas a sanctuary to a family of Salvadoran refugees on Christmas Eve and lands himself in the most unexpected of p
12. S01E12Signs and WordsJanuary 17, 1998—The St. Thomas staff is taken to task when the Bishop sends Father Ray some very unwelcome assistance in the form of Father Martin. Meanwhil
13. S01E13A Nun's StoryJanuary 24, 1998—When Mo is shaken by the sudden death of Sister Sebastian and confronted with Father Martin's plan to make staffing changes at St. Thomas, s
14. S01E14Kindred SpiritsMarch 7, 1998—Father Ray's heroic instincts are aroused when Justine (Jennifer Beals) is accosted by a mentally disabled parishioner her first day on the
15. S01E15The Coldest Night of the YearMarch 14, 1998—
16. S01E16Holy Words—Ray and woman Rabbi try to bring a Catholic and a Jewish family together in a mixed faith wedding ceremony.
17. S01E17Sex, God and Reality—Justine and Father Ray must contend with a contend with a condom epidemic at school, and Rachel falls for an ex-convict volunteer worker.
18. S01E18HIV Priests—Father Ray receives a call from his friend Father Jesse who informs him that he has contracted AIDS.
19. S01E19Sleeping Dogs—Father Leo faces accusation of sexual abuse.
20. S01E20Felix Culpa—

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