Fr. Innocent Smith was born in California and raised in South Bend, Indiana, where his family attended Sacred Heart Parish. Br. Innocent studied music and philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. After graduating from Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts, Br. Innocent entered the novitiate for the Province of St. Joseph. “When I first encountered the Dominican friars, I was attracted to their synthesis of prayer, study, and apostolic preaching. In the Order of Preachers, I am able to follow in the footsteps of St. Dominic, devoting my life to study and preaching for the salvation of souls.”

More from Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

• An Aquinas Family Vacation: Solidarity at Home and Abroad
• I love every kind of cat
• I am not who you think I am
• It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City
• The Analogy of Liturgy
• St. Ignatius and Other Great Dominicans
• Cat Cams & the Real Presence
• Fulton Sheen and the Playfulness of the Gospel
• Sherlock Holmes, Heliocentrism, and the Proclamation of the Gospel
• Embracing the Future with Hope