Phil Fox Rose is a writer, editor and content lead based in New York. He writes the What Works personal spirituality column at Busted Halo and is assistant coordinator for the New York City chapter of Contemplative Outreach, helping promote centering prayer, which has been his contemplative practice for over 17 years. Phil has also been a political party leader, videographer, tech journalist, punk roadie, software designer, sheepherder, stockbroker and downtempo radio DJ. A common thread is the process of learning about stuff, figuring it out and then sharing that understanding with others. Follow Phil on Facebook here. Or on Twitter here. philfoxrose.com.

	June 2nd, 2011 What Works: Meat-free Fridays Reviving an abstinence tradition that never really went away A few weeks ago, when the bishops of England and Wales decided to reestablish the practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays, I had been thinking about the issue already after seeing friends struggle with ...
	May 26th, 2011 What Works: Get Outdoors Spending time outside is nurturing for you spiritually and physically Making sure to fit nature into my life, and encouraging others to do to the same, is a passion of mine. As a writer, it's easy enough to stay holed up indoors in a room ...
	May 9th, 2011 There Be Dragons Roland Joffé's new film is part biopic, part inspirational drama, part epic war story For some, it will not be possible to separate the movie There Be Dragons from their views about Opus Dei, as it tells the story of that organization's founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá. The majority of ...
	May 4th, 2011 What Works: “In the face of a man’s death, a Christian never rejoices” A look at the responses to bin Laden's death I was going to stay quiet on the whole issue of the public reaction to bin Laden's killing, but after an hour or so of ...
	May 3rd, 2011 Interview: Charlie Cox The man who plays St. Josemaria Escrivá in the upcoming There Be Dragons talks about forgiveness, Opus Dei and how playing a saint has affected him When I talked last week with Charlie Cox about his role as St. Josemaria Escrivá in the movie There Be Dragons (written and directed by ...
	April 25th, 2011 What brought you here? Reflections from RCIA There is perhaps nothing so inspiring as someone who has been called to join the Catholic Church as an adult, who in the midst of ...
	April 21st, 2011 A Conversation About Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week Busted Halo talks with Fr. Joseph Fessio about the pope's new book When we sat down recently with Fr. Joseph Fessio, S. J., founder and editor of Ignatius Press, to discuss the YouCat, the new youth ...
	April 20th, 2011 What Works: Renewal An Easter meditation I always go to the Easter Vigil. I don't do it out of duty; I do it out of love. My own baptism happened at ...
	March 25th, 2011 What Works: Being imperfect doesn’t mean you’re bad, just human Go easy on yourself this Lent I broke my Lenten commitment on day one this year. On Ash Wednesday, after a difficult day, I trudged right past two people asking for change on my way home, remembering my commitment but in ...
	March 9th, 2011 What Works: What Are You Giving Up for Lent? A serious challenge In our Fast Pray Give calendar, Busted Halo has great suggestions for how to broaden the fasting concept during this season. But if you struggle with an addiction, I want you to consider taking it ...
	February 25th, 2011 What Works: A lie is a lie is a lie A look at the discussion about lying sparked by the Lila Rose videos An interesting thing has happened because of the debate over Lila Rose's tactics in going after Planned Parenthood. A serious discussion has erupted across the ...
	February 10th, 2011 What Works: A Look at the New iPhone Confession App Helpful tool or digital distraction? As Ginny Moyer's recent article here on e-readers and the reader responses showed so eloquently, you're either comfortable with digital replacements for technologies or ...
	January 27th, 2011 What Works: Discerning Your Calling Facing questions of direction and purpose The other day, I was reading a biography of Fr. Isaac Hecker, founder of the Paulists, and it was describing the American challenge into which ...
	January 10th, 2011 What Works: Love For One Another Walter Parker (1939 - 2010) When my neighbor Walter Parker passed away in October, I knew the following: he was one of the sweetest people I'd ever met; he spent ...
	January 5th, 2011 Unnecessary deaths Alexander McQueen (1969 - 2010), Mark Linkous (1962 - 2010) and Andrew Koenig (1968 - 2010) These people, who had contributed much to the world; who could be gratified by the lives they had touched; who seemed to have a passion and a calling; who had more accomplishments to point at ...
	December 26th, 2010 What Works: Character Defects They block us from our full potential -- are you willing to let go of yours? In my recent interview about the spirituality of being on time, I talked about the fact that the spiritual answer is not just to ...
	December 19th, 2010 Gift-Wrap-Up Suggestions we've made in recent weeks, if you still need a little help Still struggling to find a Christmas gift for someone? Consider these suggestions we've made recently. If you have someone on your list who would appreciate a ...
	November 29th, 2010 What Works: The Examen A daily review can help you stay on the path It's remarkable (though not really) how easily we can forget the emotionally charged things that happen in a day. The problem is that if we ...
	November 24th, 2010 Meeting Scripture Through the Illuminated Word The Saint John's Bible — sacred art and contemplative tool As I sit before the illustration accompanying the story of creation in The Saint John's Bible, I see representations that are obvious -- the seven days; Adam, Eve and the serpent; land and sea. And ...
	October 17th, 2010 What Works: Revenge is not sweet Letting go of the desire to be God's enforcer Recently, I sat next to a woman on the long bus rise to the country who spent an hour on the phone tracking down the ...