Faith & Life
As Ferguson Burned
November 25, 2014 | Read Online As Ferguson Burned “If you want peace work for justice.” – Pope Paul VI I didn’t sleep well last night. As I tried, building…
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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God's Wheat
October 17, 2014 | Read Online God's Wheat “I am God’s wheat, and I am to be ground by the teeth of wild beasts, so that I may become the pure bread of Chri…
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Focus for the week? Love.
October 20, 2014 | Read Online Focus for the week? Love. Often on a Monday morning (or over a weekend), I’ll spend some time considering the “Biggest Rock” …
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#DareToDo
August 08, 2015 | Read Online #DareToDo At last week’s National Order of the Arrow Conference (I’ll do a write-up about the whole event soon), National Chie…
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Crucifix
April 20, 2015 | Read Online Crucifix My favorite gift from the “Easter Bunny” Crucifix, “Trinitarian Cross” by Suzanne Young (first discovered at St. Bonif…
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The Pruning
May 03, 2015 | Read Online The Pruning Bob Jenkins, Pruned Rose (Flickr) “I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear …
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Patriarch
July 29, 2015 | Read Online Patriarch [pey-tree-ahrk] n. noun 1. the male head of a family or tribal line. My Grandpa Halbrook passed away this morning at 1…
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Epic Order of the Arrow #TBT
July 22, 2015 | Read Online Epic Order of the Arrow #TBT Today, I’m sharing a massive Throwback Thursday (#TBT): A stockpile of thoughts and memories that h…
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#ThankfulThursday – 1/14/2016
January 14, 2016 | Read Online #ThankfulThursday – 1/14/2016 A whole new idea – a public dose of what I’m thankful for each Thursday. This week: (1) Mom Tod…
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A House, A Home
January 05, 2016 | Read Online A House, A Home My grandparents’ house – where they made a home, raised my dad, my aunt, and my uncle, and helped to raise ou…
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See You in the Eucharist #ThankfulThursday
June 02, 2016 | Read Online See You in the Eucharist #ThankfulThursday Appropriate for a #ThankfulThursday, because of how thankful I am for this chapter of…
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Cheerful Servant
September 19, 2015 | Read Online Cheerful Servant I love this weekend’s readings. The themes in them have long been a big part of my life and character. In …