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Mercy at the Front Door
January 12, 2016 | Read Online Mercy at the Front Door “God’s mercy can make even the driest land become a garden, can restore life to dry bones (cf. Ez 37:…
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.
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Diaconate Weekend #5 – Let's Pray for Each Other
January 08, 2016 | Read Online Diaconate Weekend #5 – Let's Pray for Each Other This weekend is a diaconate formation weekend for my classmates and me. We’l…
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The Powerball of Daily Life
January 12, 2016 | Read Online The Powerball of Daily Life Powerball balls. ABC News. Last week, I took a little bit of flack on Twitter for asking, “Am I t…
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The Prodigal Son & the Father's Mercy
March 09, 2016 | Read Online The Prodigal Son & the Father's Mercy Last weekend, the Gospel at Mass (assuming you weren’t hearing the readings for Year …
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The Problem of Evil, Augustine to Today
June 03, 2016 | Read Online The Problem of Evil, Augustine to Today For centuries, “the problem of evil” has vexed those who believe in God and given those …
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Bittersweet
June 06, 2016 | Read Online Bittersweet I made it through a really rough last weekend as music director & organist at my home parish. My eyes didn’t wat…
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O God of Earth and Altar
May 30, 2016 | Read Online O God of Earth and Altar With prayer and thanksgiving for all of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives in service …
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Retreat! #ThankfulThursday
June 09, 2016 | Read Online Retreat! #ThankfulThursday Starting this afternoon, I’ll be offline and away through Sunday for our annual diaconate formation r…
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Open My Eyes
May 11, 2016 | Read Online Open My Eyes Signpost in the Mountain – iStock.com/Mimadeo Fifteen or so years ago, when I had returned to church and was startin…
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Future, Forward
January 19, 2016 | Read Online Future, Forward “Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; See, I am doing something new! Now…
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A Man Named James
August 25, 2016 | Read Online A Man Named James James at Starbucks Back in April, I was out at a Starbucks near our house for an evening of reading for my d…
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Class of Twenty-Twenty-Something
June 15, 2016 | Read Online Class of Twenty-Twenty-Something Now that the “cat’s out of the bag” and has been officially communicated to the clergy of our d…