It is always said that truth is stranger than fiction.  If any proof was needed then this story of a small-town scandal centred on the alleged murder of a young nun by a Catholic priest should provide it.

Today such a voyeuristic headline would assure sales, but "The Runner Stumbles" reveals itself as a touching story of faith, innocence, and that most dreadful human sadness, loneliness.

It becomes a microcosm of the human condition, it's spirit, it's strengths and weaknesses.  Perhaps when we accept unfounded rumours and whispers about others, we say more about ourselves than the people we slander.