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.

The Long Goodbye
Ad Alta ↗ Transitions

The Long Goodbye

I'm leaving Adobe. After eighteen years, I'm walking out the door at the start of next month. Not because something went wrong - but because something else is pulling me forward.

What's Next
Building Something

What's Next

Leaving Adobe, building Domus, and stepping into the deep

The Wound He Kept
Homilies & Reflections

The Wound He Kept

#2MinuteHomily for Divine Mercy Sunday

The Four
The Living Thread ↗

The Four

There were three of them in the pew, and they looked at him the way people look at someone they have been expecting but are not entirely sure about.

One Liturgy
Homilies & Reflections

One Liturgy

#2MinuteHomily for Holy Week