A priest on a planet with aliens that commune with their dead must go on a pilgrimage when the first human at his outpost dies and becomes a confused ghost.

A Buddhist monk tells a visitor about an enchanting woman he met and why he feels he must redeem himself.

A priest is the god of his own universe, but struggles to understand how he came to be. He takes in a young pupil to relieve himself of godhood.

A Jesuit biologist and his team work to uncover the mysteries of a planet in the hope that it can be inhabitable for humans. But as he interacts with the native inhabitants, he realizes he has a decision to make: protect the planet or let those on Earth use it for their own selfish needs.

While teaching a student his practice, an ailing Buddhist monk reflects on his life and his violent relationship with his family.

In a futuristic world, a human fights heresy on behalf of the Christian church and goes to challenge a new church on a different planet, only to find out from its creators is a giant lie. Though he does his job and destroys the heresy, it destroys his already wavering faith.

When an American monk's visa renewal is rejected, he is sent to stay with a woman in Thailand. Before long, as the monk and his hostess grow closer, they each must decide between love and piety, while avoiding the woman's aggressive uncle, who may be a threat to their safety as well as their happiness.

An unwilling Antarean guide takes an obnoxious family of Earthlings on a tour of the planet's most important temple.

At a monk retreat, a guilty pharmacist tries to reclaim his attention span—and take accountability for what he has done.

In a Priory community by a yellow lake, a young man works for his mother's acquaintance to build the basement of her beach house. He is pushed to complete the project before the community summer solstice celebration, though the celebration turns out to be a rather cheerless, mundane success without necessitating the finished basement anyway.