Father Jacob Mackenzie Knows the Song grew up in an abusive home. When he discovers bruises on eight-year-old Paul, the ward of the monastery, his carefully sequestered past breaks into his present life. His turmoil of anger and sadness turn to disgust and rage when he discovers the monk responsible for the abuse. To find peace and help Paul survive this ordeal, Jacob must confront the trauma he had so carefully spent his life hiding.