When Sister Colleen Mary Donovan is brutally beaten and raped the family's faith and love meet new challenges. The successful Donovan's and their four children have found their way through life with two of the Donovan children rising to respectable positions within the church. Francis Xavier, the eldest has attained the title of Cardinal and Colleen who is an aggressive modern day nun is devoted to her vocation and the teens of the inner city.

When Sister Colleen Mary Donovan is brutally beaten and raped the family's faith and love meet new challenges. The successful Donovan's and their four children have found their way through life with two of the Donovan children rising to respectable positions within the church. Francis Xavier, the eldest has attained the title of Cardinal and Colleen who is an aggressive modern day nun is devoted to her vocation and the teens of the inner city.