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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#2MinuteHomily: You Cannot Serve both God and...
2 Minute Homilies

#2MinuteHomily: You Cannot Serve both God and...

September 15, 2025   |   Read Online #2MinuteHomily: You Cannot Serve both God and... #2MinuteHomily + a challenge for the weekSeptember 21, 202525th Sunday in …

#2MinuteHomily: Not My Plan
2 Minute Homilies

#2MinuteHomily: Not My Plan

November 12, 2025   |   Read Online #2MinuteHomily: Not My Plan #2MinuteHomily + a prayer for the weekNovember 16, 202533rd Sunday in Ordinary Time The post #2M…

#2MinuteHomily: Blessing Bags
2 Minute Homilies

#2MinuteHomily: Blessing Bags

September 23, 2025   |   Read Online #2MinuteHomily: Blessing Bags #2MinuteHomily + a challenge for the weekSeptember 28, 202526th Sunday in Ordinary Time The p…

Don’t Miss the Water Stops
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Don’t Miss the Water Stops

November 09, 2025   |   Read Online Don’t Miss the Water Stops Proclamation of the Holy Gospel & HomilySunday, November 9, 2025Feast of the Dedication of th…

Memento Mori: The Skull That Whispers Eternity
Faith & Life

Memento Mori: The Skull That Whispers Eternity

September 30, 2025   |   Read Online Memento Mori: The Skull That Whispers Eternity Today is the Memorial of Saint Jerome, one of the great Doctors of the Weste…

Tears, Humanity, and Divine Mercy
Faith & Life

Tears, Humanity, and Divine Mercy

September 23, 2025   |   Read Online Tears, Humanity, and Divine Mercy It was a hard week. It was the kind of week that reminds us that the Christian life can b…

Fragile
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Fragile

October 21, 2025   |   Read Online Fragile We are fragile beings in fragile bodies, and we ought to look out for one another. My mother-in-law Mary has been fac…

13.1
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13.1

November 12, 2025   |   Read Online 13.1 What do you learn running a Half Marathon? A couple of weeks ago, my oldest son and I were able to spend a long weekend…