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.
Faith & Life
When Did We Lose Our Humanity?
A banner on a fence - and the answer the Church gives this week
Faith & Life
At the Right Hand
During the Eucharistic Prayer, as the priest raises the sacrifice to the Father, I stand to his right. It's my proper place. The rubrics say so.
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Reflections
Clarity Comes Slowly. Then All at Once.
I spent two years praying for clarity. It didn't come in a flash. It came through the fog - slowly, then all at once.
Homilies & Reflections
Day Four
Why Jesus waited until it was "too late." #2MinuteHomily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
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Identity
You're Not Behind. You're In Fieri.
There's a Latin phrase for what you're feeling right now. You're not behind. You're not broken. You're in fieri - in the becoming.
