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2018 After-Action Review
January 01, 2019 | Read Online 2018 After-Action Review Happy new year! It’s time to kick off 2019 with an after-action review of 2018 and setting up some p…
Deacon Michael Halbrook
Faith, family, work, and life — all intertwined
I'm a husband, father of four boys, Catholic deacon, and 30-year veteran of media, marketing, and tech consulting and leadership roles, including 18 years at Adobe. I write about the intersection of faith and every day life — because they were never meant to be separate.
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The power of Christ's blood
April 14, 2017 | Read Online The power of Christ's blood From the Catecheses by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop If we wish to understand the power of Christ’s…
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"No divisions among you"
January 22, 2017 | Read Online "No divisions among you" Today’s Second Reading, from the first chapter of Paul’s first letter to the Church at Corinth, is v…
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The Call is Sacred
July 19, 2017 | Read Online The Call is Sacred Image: © lightpoet – Shutterstock I awoke this morning to the tail end of a dream in which I was sitting in t…
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The Triduum
April 13, 2017 | Read Online The Triduum The three holiest days of the church year. Tonight, the table hosts a meal. Tomorrow, the cross provides a place of…
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Our Peaceful Protest
September 24, 2017 | Read Online Our Peaceful Protest In the midst of all of the protests (and rioting) in St. Louis right now (just follow the Twitter hash…
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Today's Office of Readings
October 10, 2017 | Read Online Today's Office of Readings I always start my day by offering the Morning Prayer of the church (as I’m obliged to do while in …
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The Church, and the People
November 10, 2017 | Read Online The Church, and the People One might recall the childhood activity of folding one’s hands, fingers pointing inward through t…
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Personal Reflection on Chapter 1 of ‘Ministries: A Relational Approach’
December 15, 2017 | Read Online Personal Reflection on Chapter 1 of ‘Ministries: A Relational Approach’ I found Edward Hahnenberg’s analysis of the contrast…
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Q&A: Reception of Baptised Christians into Full Communion
November 27, 2017 | Read Online Q&A: Reception of Baptised Christians into Full Communion At one of the Masses last weekend in my home parish (the paris…
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Today's Gospel: In the Vineyard
September 24, 2017 | Read Online Today's Gospel: In the Vineyard Workers in the Vineyard, Erasmus Quellinius Today’s Gospel is deeply meaningful to me. When…
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Getting the Rite Right: The Intent and Results of the Vatican II Liturgical Reforms
December 15, 2017 | Read Online Getting the Rite Right: The Intent and Results of the Vatican II Liturgical Reforms Of the four Constitutions resulting from…