Episode 1
Aired Sep 21, 1997
The Road Home
Russell Greene's older brother causes a fatal accident and lies about it; guests Richard Thomas, Faith Hill.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 28, 1997
Great Expectations
Special Angel Taylor explains fatherhood to a man who wants to terminate his wife's pregnancy when he learns the baby has Down syndrome.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 5, 1997
Nothing but Net
An inner-city youth learns his basketball idol has criminal connections; guests Alonzo Mourning, Greg Ostertag.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 12, 1997
Children of the Night
Monica, with the help of Rafael, fights to save a young runaway from being corrupted by life on the streets.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 19, 1997
Jones vs. God
Monica and Tess face a small farming town which is accusing God of intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 26, 1997
The Pact
The teenagers at a camp for HIV-positive girls, tired of waiting for the inevitable, make a pact to end their lives.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 2, 1997
Sandcastles
Monica finds a note written by a boy, now a cynical journalist 50 years older, asking God to save his dying mother.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 9, 1997
My Dinner With Andrew
Monica and Tess must convince a competitive scientist to turn over her research before Andrew, the Angel of Death, takes her away.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 16, 1997
Charades
Posthumous recognition for a blacklisted writer reveals family secrets to his daughter; guests Swoosie Kurtz, Janet Leigh.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 23, 1997
The Comeback
A promising young actress understudies for a ruthless Broadway star; guests Carol Burnett, Carrie Hamilton, Rita Moreno, Carol Channing.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 7, 1997
Venice
A bitter woman with a destructive secret needs Monica's (Roma Downey) help to reconcile with the local villagers. Guest stars: Piper Laurie and Bonnie Bartlett.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 21, 1997
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Monica comforts a mentally impaired man whose brother (Randy Travis) is lost in a Christmas Eve snowstorm.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 4, 1998
Deconstructing Harry
A woman steals her late lover's ashes during his funeral to scatter them in a less pompous manner than his family intends.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 11, 1998
The Trigger
A fight between two sisters over one's violent husband forces the siblings to relive the abuse they suffered at the hands of their father.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 18, 1998
Doodlebugs
A boy's pay phone prank stirs a town's faith when its residents believe they have heard the voice of God.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 1, 1998
Redeeming Love
Monica helps a young woman, once a famous artist, beat her cocaine problem and maintain a healthy pregnancy.
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 1, 1998
Flights of Angels
An artist dying of Lou Gehrig's disease hurries to finish a painting so that his wife and children will have some means of support after his death.
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Episode 18
Aired Mar 8, 1998
Breaking Bread
A baker (guest star Michael Chiklis) squares off against Satan to stop hate crimes in a small upstate New York town. With Roma Downey and Della Reese.
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Episode 19
Aired Mar 15, 1998
God and Country
Concerned about his son's service record, a military base commander has him transferred to a unit known for its heroism as well as large numbers of casualties.
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Episode 20
Aired Mar 29, 1998
How Do You Spell Faith?
A 13-year-old boy drawn to the world of books becomes more social after his athletic brother's death.
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Episode 21
Aired Apr 5, 1998
Seek and Ye Shall Find
Monica must help a bitter, widowed doctor come to terms with self-imposed isolation from people and God.
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Episode 22
Aired Apr 12, 1998
Cry, and You Cry Alone
Two Catskill comics, who broke up their act 25 years earlier, must reconcile their differences before death.
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Episode 23
Aired Apr 26, 1998
Perfect Little Angel
A girl (guest star Ele Keats) with a secret must learn to tell the truth before the lies change her life forever. With Roma Downey and Della Reese.
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Episode 24
Aired May 3, 1998
Elijah
An embittered slumlord (guest star Bruce Davison) is sentenced to live in his own decrepit building for two weeks. With Roma Downey and Della Reese.
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Episode 25
Aired May 10, 1998
Last Dance
A long-standing feud between their mothers threatens to dash the romance of two high-school students.
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Episode 26
Aired May 17, 1998
The Spirit of Liberty Moon
A member (Bai Ling) of the Tiananmen uprising sneaks into China as an aide to an American businessman (Adrian Pasdar) to find her family.
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Episode 27
Aired May 17, 1998
The Spirit of Liberty Moon
A dissident (Bai Ling) from the Tiananmen uprising sneaks into China as an aide to an American businessman (Adrian Pasdar) to find her family.
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