In The Path to San Damiano Peter Cantara witnesses a kind deed by a man dressed as an impoverished monk. In seeking the man's identity, he learns of an elusive person that some consider saint-like, but that the FBI considers a criminal. Peter and his friends, a wise Mrs. Macy, a mischievous Mulligan and a learned Teresa Cepeda, embark on an amazing search that raises human and spiritual questions, both for them and for readers. As the mystery unfolds, they discover links to a person who lived eight hundred years ago and learn of extraordinary new deeds occurring in some surprising places. While the FBI considers every reasonable explanation, the four friends search for something more, in an adventure that will take them to Italy and to a place that transcends time.