Faith & Life
A Formation House for the Domestic Church
February 10, 2026 | Read Online A Formation House for the Domestic Church What I'm building for the second half - and how you can help Last night I sat down…
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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What Disneyland Gave Me for the Second Half
February 03, 2026 | Read Online What Disneyland Gave Me for the Second Half On clarity, flywheels, and the formation house I didn't know I was building For …
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Offering the Miles
February 02, 2026 | Read Online Offering the Miles What the Joyful Mysteries taught me about carrying sorrow Somewhere around mile eight, I hit the Presenta…
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The Name Before the Work
January 24, 2026 | Read Online The Name Before the Work On vigils, patrons, and twenty years of waiting It was the summer of 1994 when I kept my vigil in th…
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Walking Main Street with Purpose
January 28, 2026 | Read Online Walking Main Street with Purpose Why a 47-year-old deacon keeps coming back to Disney - and what it has to do with your soul …
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The Pivot to the Real
January 22, 2026 | Read Online The Pivot to the Real I send at least one handwritten note every week. It's slow. It's inefficient. It can't be scaled. And i…
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The Seeds That Form Us
January 27, 2026 | Read Online The Seeds That Form Us I've been thinking a lot lately about the little moments that shape who we become. It started with a c…
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Drop Your Nets: The Invitations We Almost Miss
January 20, 2026 | Read Online Drop Your Nets: The Invitations We Almost Miss On hearing God's voice through the people around us. In this Sunday's Gospel, …
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Mid-Race Reflections
January 13, 2026 | Read Online Mid-Race Reflections What Running Is Teaching Me About Leadership and Life Eighteen months ago, I couldn't run a mile. Not “c…
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Whose voice do you listen to?
January 11, 2026 | Read Online Whose voice do you listen to? Proclamation of the Holy Gospel & Homily Whose voice do you listen to? Proclamation of the …
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The Servant's Mission
January 06, 2026 | Read Online The Servant's Mission This is a sample of a blog that will be shared weekly with those signed up at Emmaus Disciples. I’ll be…
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Fathers, be Fathers!
December 24, 2025 | Read Online Fathers, be Fathers! Fatherhood and the rise and fall of families, parishes, and societies Images of Saint Joseph have perva…