Deacon Michael Halbrook

Deacon Michael Halbrook

Faith, family, work, and life — all intertwined

I'm a husband, father of four boys, Catholic deacon, and 30-year veteran of media, marketing, and tech consulting and leadership roles, including 18 years at Adobe. I write about the intersection of faith and every day life — because they were never meant to be separate.

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Spring Water
Faith & Life

Spring Water

On trout streams, sabbaticals, and coming to rest

The Guard Slipped
Faith & Life

The Guard Slipped

On trimming, sabbaticals, and the work ahead

Ordinary Time
Building Something

Ordinary Time

On rest, re-entry, and rightly ordering our days

Pentecost Happened
Sunday Homilies

Pentecost Happened

What I preached, what I learned, and a word I should have used

The Bird at the Window
Faith & Life

The Bird at the Window

Sunday Night as our weekly Holy Hour started, when I was kneeling to chant O Salutaris Hostia, I could see a bird flying around the window above the sanctuary.

The Upper Room
Building Something

The Upper Room

On waiting, writing, and what the Spirit has not yet sent

The End Is Where We Start From
Faith & Life

The End Is Where We Start From

"What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from." - T.S. Eliot, Little Gidding

Slower Steps
Faith & Life

Slower Steps

What runner's knee is teaching me about humility and prayer

The Answer is a Person
2 Minute Homilies

The Answer is a Person

Thomas asks a perfectly reasonable question. Jesus has just said, "Where I am going, you know the way." And Thomas responds: "Master, we do not know where you