In Memory of Father Tom Francis Smith (1927-2024), Monk, Mystic and Friend

Friends, I am heartbroken to share with you that Father Thomas Francis Smith, OCSO, of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit passed away early this morning. He was 96 years old.

Fr. Tom Francis Smith, OCSO, in 2012.

I met Father Tom in 2005 when I attended a Centering Prayer introductory workshop at the Monastery. He wasn’t the first monk I had met at the monastery, but we struck up a conversation that day and before long we had become friends. I briefly met with Tom thinking I would love to see a mo...