Faith & Life
Basking in the Warmth
December 01, 2025 | Read Online Basking in the Warmth Our dogs in front of the fire, and us at Adoration I guess I’m not ashamed to compare myself with our …
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.
Homilies & Reflections
Stay awake. Be ready.
November 30, 2025 | Read Online Stay awake. Be ready. Holy Gospel & Homily, November 30, 2025 Stay awake. Be ready. Stay awake. Be ready. Proclamation o…
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#2MinuteHomily: Show Love
December 01, 2025 | Read Online #2MinuteHomily: Show Love #2MinuteHomily for the Second Sunday of Advent Show your love - God's love #2MinuteHomily for the …
Homilies & Reflections
#2MinuteHomily: Be Prepared
November 25, 2025 | Read Online #2MinuteHomily: Be Prepared #2MinuteHomily for the First Sunday of Advent Be prepared! Stay awake. #2MinuteHomily for the Fi…
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Christ the King
November 24, 2025 | Read Online Christ the King A reflection on my favorite feast - and time - of the year As far back as I can remember - at least to my re…
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Remember, Christian Soul...
November 19, 2025 | Read Online Wednesdays @ LunchReflections for your Wednesday lunch timewith Deacon Michael Halbrook “The Last Battle”, from BARITUS Cath…
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Of the "Social" in "Social Media"
May 23, 2011 | Read Online Of the "Social" in "Social Media" I was the instigator in a pretty cool scenario last week in social media. [As an aside, I must …
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Vision & Execution
January 15, 2013 | Read Online Vision & Execution The post Vision & Execution appeared first on Deacon Michael Halbrook. Update your email preferenc…
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Hello world!
May 18, 2011 | Read Online Hello world! Ah, the spirit of “Hello world!” That pretty much encapsulates what brings me here, so I’m not even going to change …
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The Physical-to-Digital Transition
May 19, 2011 | Read Online The Physical-to-Digital Transition Out of about 300 headlines in my RSS Reader yesterday, a few really caught my eye and got me t…
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Trying to Subscribe to Newspapers (aka Death of a Dinosaur)
October 24, 2011 | Read Online Trying to Subscribe to Newspapers (aka Death of a Dinosaur) Much has been written about the plight of the traditional newspap…
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2012 – Pray, Produce, & Conserve
January 03, 2012 | Read Online 2012 – Pray, Produce, & Conserve The other day, I shared three words that I had chosen as my focus for 2012 with my close…