The safety of a commemorative stone from Pope Pius IX and an eight-year-old cousin from Ireland, Michael Ryan's own flesh and blood, are thrust upon Sean, forcing him to revisit the faith he had lost, and the past he put behind him. But that is not all Sean must face. Washington's streets are teeming with the prejudice of the age-old battle between the Protestants and the Catholics, as well as the rising American Party, dubbed "Know-Nothings" for their secret ways. Sean and his charge Molly are caught up in the devious scheme, their destinies irreversibly entwined with the stone from "Rome to America."

This story is told in seven parts.

Chapter 1: The Rock of Faith

Chapter 2: Blessed are the Children

Chapter 3: Sheppard's Boarding House

Chapter 4: A Thief in the Night

Chapter 5: The Bad Seed

Chapter 6: The Prodigal's Prayer

Chapter 7: Whatsoever You Do