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.

Paying Attention
Faith & Life

Paying Attention

On endings, beginnings, and a boy who noticed

He Calls You By Name
Homilies & Reflections

He Calls You By Name

"He calls his own sheep by name." It's easy to skip over that line. But stay with it. Jesus doesn't manage a flock. He doesn't track a herd. He calls each she

Running and Building
Ad Alta ↗ Identity

Running and Building

I'm writing this from Walt Disney World. Not a sentence I expected to include in a post about leadership transitions - but here we are.

What Clarity Feels Like
Faith & Life

What Clarity Feels Like

A weekend full of ministry - and the deepest peace I've felt in years

Mercy Through Wounds
Homilies & Reflections

Mercy Through Wounds

Of all the things Jesus could have done with his resurrected body, he chose to keep the wounds. Why? Because those wounds are the source of mercy. Those wound

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.