Deacon Michael Halbrook

Deacon Michael Halbrook

Faith, family, work, and life - all intertwined.

Permanent deacon of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. Husband, father of four sons, builder of Catholic technology, and writer of essays, fiction, and homilies.

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