Father Chuck O’Malley enjoyed a colourful life of sports, music, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy, but his steady gaze and smiling eyes indicate that he knows he made the right decision. After joining a parish, O’Malley’s worldly knowledge allows him to connect with a gang of teenagers yearning for guidance while also handling the business issues of the church-building fund, winning over his ageing, conventional superior, Father Fitzgibbon.