Thomas Smith has been a parishioner at Holy Spirit Catholic Community since 2008.  While his apostolate as a parish mission speaker, retreat leader, and conference speaker meant he was on the road for 160-180 days a year, he’s still been engaged in the parish as a reader, extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, offering parish missions, reflections, and Bible studies for his spiritual family here.

He joined our parish staff full time in 2019 as Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation and Evangelization.  He holds a degree in Philosophy from Regis University, and the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. He did his later graduate studies at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver where he spent six years in formation. 

He has authored Bible studies used in over 8,000 parishes, including Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come; Prophets: Messengers of God’s Mercy; Ephesians: Discovering Your Inheritance, Wisdom: God’s Vision for Life.

Thomas also served as the Director of the Denver Catholic Biblical School (the oldest and largest school of its kind in the world) and the Denver Catholic Catechetical School. Additionally, he was adjunct professor of Scripture at the St. Francis School of Theology.