The Oak at Kildare
Two Lamps, Issue 11: Saint Benedict of Nursia and Saint Brigid of Kildare, the double monastery at Kildare, Ireland, an evening in the late summer of 524
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.
The American Thread
I did not know, when I arrived in Alton in 1948, that the record was already here.
Faith & Life
A Granite City Man Sat Down With Fulton Sheen
On an old article, a kindred spirit, and the beatification ahead
Faith & Life
What the Sabbatical Is Teaching Me
On stepping back, saying no, and seeking first the Kingdom
The First Thursday After
Mara's reply arrived on a Tuesday, which gave him two days to sit with it before Thursday.
The Room in Turin
Two Lamps, Issue 10: Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the upstairs bedroom of the Frassati family house, Via Lamarmora, Turin, the night of July 3, 1925
Lamplight 02: Notes on June and the First Week of July
Two Lamps Companion - Issues 05 through 09 - June and early July 2026
The Drive North
He drove north for two hours and thought about almost nothing, which was new.
The Convent at Bharananganam
Two Lamps, Issue 09: Saint Thomas the Apostle and Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, the small infirmary cell at the Franciscan Clarist convent at Bharananganam, Kerala, India, an evening in