i'm father kieser.destiny in the next world only by doing the will of god in this one. but how, and at what price? these are the questions the hero of today's drama must wrestle with. eric andrews: if you were a catholic in the 1960s who was working in the entertainment business out in l.a., you'd probably find yourself at st. paul the apostle church in westwood. in the pews, you'd see people like bob newhart, jerry lewis, jane wyman, brian keith, ricardo montalban, carroll o'connor. people loved to go to mass at st. paul's because they could see all their favorite celebrities in the pews next to them. bob: everybody knew father kieser. it was almost the way you pictured in movies the voice of god. tim matheson: the thing that was special about father bud kieser, he didn't judge you whether we were religious or jewish or catholic or protestant or whatever, we were all accepted. bud: to use pope pius xi's expression, we are spiritual semites. christian and jew, god love and keep you all. narrator: while