Faith & Life
The Call is Sacred
July 19, 2017 | Read Online The Call is Sacred Image: © lightpoet – Shutterstock I awoke this morning to the tail end of a dream in which I was sitting in t…
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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The Triduum
April 13, 2017 | Read Online The Triduum The three holiest days of the church year. Tonight, the table hosts a meal. Tomorrow, the cross provides a place of…
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Our Peaceful Protest
September 24, 2017 | Read Online Our Peaceful Protest In the midst of all of the protests (and rioting) in St. Louis right now (just follow the Twitter hash…
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Today's Office of Readings
October 10, 2017 | Read Online Today's Office of Readings I always start my day by offering the Morning Prayer of the church (as I’m obliged to do while in …
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The Church, and the People
November 10, 2017 | Read Online The Church, and the People One might recall the childhood activity of folding one’s hands, fingers pointing inward through t…
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Personal Reflection on Chapter 1 of ‘Ministries: A Relational Approach’
December 15, 2017 | Read Online Personal Reflection on Chapter 1 of ‘Ministries: A Relational Approach’ I found Edward Hahnenberg’s analysis of the contrast…
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Q&A: Reception of Baptised Christians into Full Communion
November 27, 2017 | Read Online Q&A: Reception of Baptised Christians into Full Communion At one of the Masses last weekend in my home parish (the paris…
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Today's Gospel: In the Vineyard
September 24, 2017 | Read Online Today's Gospel: In the Vineyard Workers in the Vineyard, Erasmus Quellinius Today’s Gospel is deeply meaningful to me. When…
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Getting the Rite Right: The Intent and Results of the Vatican II Liturgical Reforms
December 15, 2017 | Read Online Getting the Rite Right: The Intent and Results of the Vatican II Liturgical Reforms Of the four Constitutions resulting from…
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A Juneteenth Reflection
June 19, 2020 | Read Online A Juneteenth Reflection In the Church’s calendar today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We reflect upon…
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Marriage & Unmarriage in Heaven
November 07, 2019 | Read Online Marriage & Unmarriage in Heaven I finally did it! I’ve envisioned this for a long, long time, but waited through a few y…
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The Homeless Man & The Body of Christ
August 10, 2018 | Read Online The Homeless Man & The Body of Christ The other morning, I took our dog on our usual walk down the street and around the p…