When daniel sheppard entered the priesthood, he thought he finally found the peace he had sought his entire life. his thirst for knowledge and his desire to question everything sometimes ruffled feathers within the church, but his passion and inspiration stimulated his parishioners. his peace became short lived when he uncovered a conspiracy within the church. daniel was resistant to become swept into these events, focusing instead on his work in the church. it wasn't until a curious child came into his life that he began to question everything. going against the will of the archbishop, daniel joined isis-a group of religious scholars. together they sought answers--they sought a golden thread; a commonality which linked all religions together. along the way, they discovered that their spiritual progression was tied to their overlapping beliefs. but daniel would never have expected this new path to have led him toward one of the most amazing and wondrous spiritual revelations of the modern era.