Faith & Life
Prayers for the Start of a Journey
October 10, 2014 | Read Online Prayers for the Start of a Journey For more than ten years – since I re-met my wife, started dating her, realized my vocation…
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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Faith & Life
Give to God [29th Sunday, Year A]
October 17, 2014 | Read Online Give to God [29th Sunday, Year A] The Tribute Money, Peter Paul Ruben (c. 1612) “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and t…
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Psalm 51:17
October 06, 2014 | Read Online Psalm 51:17 Lord, you will open my lips; and my mouth will proclaim your praise. …it begins each day’s Liturgy of the Hours, …
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North Star: Steady and Consistent
October 13, 2014 | Read Online North Star: Steady and Consistent This morning on an early morning flight, I opened the window shade just as we started our d…
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As Ferguson Burned
November 25, 2014 | Read Online As Ferguson Burned “If you want peace work for justice.” – Pope Paul VI I didn’t sleep well last night. As I tried, building…
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Lent 2015
February 18, 2015 | Read Online Lent 2015 Today, Ash Wednesday, begins our season of penance and fasting. My wife Suzanne has been asking, and I’ve been pus…
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God's Wheat
October 17, 2014 | Read Online God's Wheat “I am God’s wheat, and I am to be ground by the teeth of wild beasts, so that I may become the pure bread of Chri…
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Focus for the week? Love.
October 20, 2014 | Read Online Focus for the week? Love. Often on a Monday morning (or over a weekend), I’ll spend some time considering the “Biggest Rock” …
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Step by step with God
February 10, 2015 | Read Online Step by step with God Nice Day for a Ride, by Big Dave Diode (Flickr), Creative Commons license, some rights reserved. I smi…
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A Jarful of Prayers
March 19, 2015 | Read Online A Jarful of Prayers Tonight I walked into Kool Beanz Cafe, the coffee shop a few blocks from home, for an end-of-day coffee. Vi…
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Epic Order of the Arrow #TBT
July 22, 2015 | Read Online Epic Order of the Arrow #TBT Today, I’m sharing a massive Throwback Thursday (#TBT): A stockpile of thoughts and memories that h…
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Patriarch
July 29, 2015 | Read Online Patriarch [pey-tree-ahrk] n. noun 1. the male head of a family or tribal line. My Grandpa Halbrook passed away this morning at 1…