Faith Life - Deacon Michael Halbrook

April 10, 2020

Published by Deacon Michael on April 10, 2020

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Streaming @ Holy Family “101”

With the advent of the Coronavirus pandemic and the closure of church gatherings, I was thankful to be called into a new kind of service, putting […]

November 7, 2019

Published by Deacon Michael on November 7, 2019

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Marriage & Unmarriage in Heaven

I finally did it! I’ve envisioned this for a long, long time, but waited through a few years of formation, building a house, moving, unpacking, settling […]

July 12, 2019

Published by Deacon Michael on July 12, 2019

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A dirty cup of water

I saw something last night that really disturbed me. It didn’t all really click and set in at the time, but as the scene has continued […]

June 8, 2019

Published by Deacon Michael on June 8, 2019

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For Pentecost: Living our Baptism (in Lumen Gentium)

Some solid and challenging reflection on living our sacramental initiation into the Church in Baptism & Confirmation, all from Lumen Gentium (“Light of the Nations”), the […]

March 10, 2019

Published by Deacon Michael on March 10, 2019

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Reflection: March 2019

Originally written for and delivered as a reflection at Holy Hour at our March 2019 diaconate formation weekend – March 8, 2019: A reading from the […]

October 18, 2018

Published by Deacon Michael on October 18, 2018

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A dream, a perspective

I had a wonderful, vivid dream last night. I was in the middle of the most beautiful, never-ending liturgy, with people of every race and time […]

August 18, 2018

Published by Deacon Michael on August 18, 2018

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Christ’s Body: Change From the Outside

I woke this morning to the sounds of the crickets finishing their evening chorus to the rising sun, and I laid in bed for a few […]

August 10, 2018

Published by Deacon Michael on August 10, 2018

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The Homeless Man & The Body of Christ

The other morning, I took our dog on our usual walk down the street and around the park. While in the park, we came across an […]

December 15, 2017

Published by Deacon Michael on December 15, 2017

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Personal Reflection on Chapter 1 of ‘Ministries: A Relational Approach’

I found Edward Hahnenberg’s analysis of the contrast and balance between clergy and laity in Chapter 1 of his Ministries: A Relational Approach to be fascinating […]