The true-life story of boxer-turned-priest. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk he meets Carmen a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others leading to the surprising realization that he's meant to be a Catholic priest.