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.

All 2 Minute Homilies Ask Deacon Michael Building Something Culture Faith & Life Family Life Leadership Sunday Homilies Videos

Family Life

Four Sons, One Week

On seeds, stages, and the rare gift of watching them bloom at once

July 29, 2026

Family Life

Letter to Matthew (The Public Version)

On seeds, silence, and the son you release

July 21, 2026

Building Something

What We Released This Weekend

On prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and the work I was made for

July 19, 2026

Faith & Life

Four Days, Four Altars

On weekday Mass, Confession, and what happens when you show up

July 17, 2026

Culture

A Granite City Man Sat Down With Fulton Sheen

On an old article, a kindred spirit, and the beatification ahead

July 14, 2026

Faith & Life

What the Sabbatical Is Teaching Me

On stepping back, saying no, and seeking first the Kingdom

July 14, 2026

Family Life

The Morning He Left

On last weekends, blessings, and letting go

July 8, 2026

Faith & Life

Spring Water

On trout streams, sabbaticals, and coming to rest

July 1, 2026

Faith & Life

The Guard Slipped

On trimming, sabbaticals, and the work ahead

June 24, 2026

Building Something

Ordinary Time

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

June 10, 2026

Sunday Homilies

Pentecost Happened

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

May 26, 2026

Building Something

What Are We Building?

Reading Pope Leo XIV on artificial intelligence

May 25, 2026