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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 …
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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#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 Intentions on my Rosary
September 03, 2015 | Read Online The Intentions on my Rosary A daily rosary; an intention per mystery As I’ve gotten back into the habit of praying the rosa…
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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 …
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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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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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"Adobe is a rocket ship"
June 17, 2015 | Read Online "Adobe is a rocket ship" It was cool to read what Blair Reeves had to write about Adobe in his Bullish Data Newsletter… pretty m…
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Prodigal
August 31, 2015 | Read Online Prodigal Thinking about this weekend’s readings and the grace of Confession… The post Prodigal appeared first on Deacon Michae…
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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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The Prodigal Son & the Father's Mercy
March 09, 2016 | Read Online The Prodigal Son & the Father's Mercy Last weekend, the Gospel at Mass (assuming you weren’t hearing the readings for Year …
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Mercy at the Front Door
January 12, 2016 | Read Online Mercy at the Front Door “God’s mercy can make even the driest land become a garden, can restore life to dry bones (cf. Ez 37:…