Deacon Michael Halbrook

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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Faith & Life

Weekly 2017-02-28 (Ash Wednesday)

February 28, 2017   |   Read Online Weekly 2017-02-28 (Ash Wednesday) Bread Alive: So you think you're going to heaven? He saw the ashes on our foreheads and as…

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Weekly 2017-03-03

March 03, 2017   |   Read Online Weekly 2017-03-03 Bread Alive: Which pattern? Adam or Christ? This week's Sunday readings... Which pattern? Adam or Jesus? Afte…

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2017-04-2017

April 13, 2017   |   Read Online 2017-04-2017 Bread Alive: The Triduum The three holiest days of the church year... The Triduum The three holiest days of the ch…

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Weekly 2016-06-09

June 09, 2016   |   Read Online Weekly 2016-06-09 Leaving on retreat - let's trade prayers Less reflection this week, but some personal updates instead. Retreat…

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Weekly 2016-11-24

November 24, 2016   |   Read Online Weekly 2016-11-24 Bread Alive: Sparrows If he can hold the world, he can hold this moment... God's Eye is on the Sparrow. He…

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Weekly 2016-08-22

August 26, 2016   |   Read Online Weekly 2016-08-22 Bread Alive: A Man Named James The night I met an interesting & special man named James.,, A story I've …

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Of the "Social" in "Social Media"

May 23, 2011   |   Read Online Of the "Social" in "Social Media" I was the instigator in a pretty cool scenario last week in social media. [As an aside, I must …

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Vision & Execution

January 15, 2013   |   Read Online Vision & Execution The post Vision & Execution appeared first on Deacon Michael Halbrook. Update your email preferenc…

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The Physical-to-Digital Transition

May 19, 2011   |   Read Online The Physical-to-Digital Transition Out of about 300 headlines in my RSS Reader yesterday, a few really caught my eye and got me t…

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Hello world!

May 18, 2011   |   Read Online Hello world! Ah, the spirit of “Hello world!” That pretty much encapsulates what brings me here, so I’m not even going to change …

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My $1 Million Idea for Marriott (#74)

January 15, 2013   |   Read Online My $1 Million Idea for Marriott (#74) Upon embarking into 2013, I resolved to write at least one Blog post each week. So far,…

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2012 – Pray, Produce, & Conserve

January 03, 2012   |   Read Online 2012 – Pray, Produce, & Conserve The other day, I shared three words that I had chosen as my focus for 2012 with my close…