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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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

He Calls You By Name
2 Minute Homilies

He Calls You By Name

"He calls his own sheep by name." It's easy to skip over that line. But stay with it. Jesus doesn't manage a flock. He doesn't track a herd. He calls each she

The Wound He Kept
2 Minute Homilies

The Wound He Kept

#2MinuteHomily for Divine Mercy Sunday

One Liturgy
2 Minute Homilies

One Liturgy

#2MinuteHomily for Holy Week

Day Four
2 Minute Homilies

Day Four

Why Jesus waited until it was "too late." #2MinuteHomily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent

#2MinuteHomily: He Waited
2 Minute Homilies

#2MinuteHomily: He Waited

Third Sunday of Lent - The Woman at the Well God keeps showing up for people who don't deserve it. The Israelites grumbled in the desert - He gave them water a

Come Back Down
2 Minute Homilies

Come Back Down

2 Minute Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent

Launching Lent
2 Minute Homilies

Launching Lent

#2MinuteHomily for Ash Wednesday & the First Sunday of Lent

Let Your 'Yes' Mean 'Yes'
2 Minute Homilies

Let Your 'Yes' Mean 'Yes'

In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus goes deeper than the Law—teaching that it's not enough to avoid murder or adultery or false oaths. God cares about what's happening in your heart. And he ends with this: "Let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and your 'No' mean 'No.'"