A reserved and recently-divorced man joins a pilgrimage to meet a mysterious and all-powerful guru, and, through a harrowing crisis, finds his skepticism replaced with a newly-opened mind.

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 sixty-year-old ex-missionary takes an emotional pilgrimage to her first home in India and makes a new friend along the way.

A missionary preaches to a village in Mexico but faces utter alienation.

An African man arguing for his ancient grandfather’s passage to Mecca tells the story of his enslavement and separation from his brother during the American Civil War.

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

In a mountainous Haitian village, a missionary has his work interrupted by an unexpected guest who is a stranger to the local culture and blends African spirituality with Christian religion.

A pessimistic tour-guide in Dehli grows frustrated with his life while working to prevent his naïve American tourists from being scammed by merchants and beggars.

A young girl wants to be a religious saint and tries to figure out what kind of sacrifice will be big enough for God to make her one.

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