You’re not alone in this calling.
A community for Catholic permanent deacons, and a podcast about the life and ministry we share.
Permanent deacons serve the Church in ways few people see — hospital rooms, food pantries, marriage prep, funerals, and the quiet work of presence. But the diaconate can be isolating. Most deacons are the only one in their parish, and few have a place to connect with brothers who understand the calling.
By deacons, for deacons
Connect across dioceses
Find brother deacons beyond your own parish and diocese. Share the road with men who understand it.
Share wisdom and experience
From homily prep to navigating parish dynamics, learn from deacons who have walked before you.
Find support for the journey
The joys and the challenges — celebrated and carried together, as brothers in Christ.
Grow in ministry together
Resources, conversations, and fraternity that help you serve your people more fully.
An oral history of the diaconate
Real conversations with deacons about their faith, their call, and their ministry.
Dcn. Lekë Brisku
God Draws Straight with Crooked Lines
with Dcn. Lekë Brisku, Archdiocese of Chicago
In Episode 2 of the Deacon Life Podcast, I sit down with Deacon Lekë Brisku of the Archdiocese of Chicago to hear his powerful story of falling away f…
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About the Founder
Deacon Michael Halbrook is a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, now in his fifth year of ministry. A husband and father of four, he created Deacon Life because he believes deacons need each other — and that the stories of the diaconate deserve to be told.
He prays daily for his brother deacons.