多疑的主教(阿明·缪勒-斯塔尔)将信仰动摇的牧师(艾德·哈里斯)派去鉴定神迹——一位虔诚的女信徒死时圣母像留下了血泪,她生前还治好了一个女孩的狼疮癌。牧师在调查过程中结识了该信徒的女儿(安妮·海切),重建了自己的信仰和生活。A skeptical Bishop sends a broken priest as Postulator to investigate the possible beatification of a simple, devout woman whose death caused a statue of the Virgin Mary to bleed upon and cure a girl with terminal lupus. The politically weary priest unknowingly embarks on a spiritual journey that rebuilds his shattered faith and life.