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.

	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 ...
	September 26th, 2010 What Works: The Serenity Prayer A simple prayer with a powerful message "God, grant me the serenity..." You've probably heard the Serenity Prayer, whether while attending a 12-Step meeting as a member or guest, or from watching ...
	September 7th, 2010 What Works: Reading the Bible Get to know the Word of God The other day I was reading in Acts 8 about Philip the Evangelist, my namesake, along with some study bible commentary on his history. Even ...
	August 22nd, 2010 What Works: Yes, But Is This Gossip? Phil Fox Rose responds to readers’ questions and comments sparked by his column about gossip My last column, about gossip, seems to have struck a nerve and inspired a lot of discussion. Since I assume that for every reader ...
	July 25th, 2010 What Works: Are Affirmations Lying? Can the concept of affirmations be reconciled with radical honesty? A reader, Janice J. Holladay, LPC, raised a great point the other day after reading my old column on radical honesty. She had just ...
	July 6th, 2010 What Works: More on meditation for Christians Currents tapes a segment with Busted Halo columnist Phil Fox Rose's Centering Prayer group in New York Watch the video from when Currents visited the Centering Prayer group facilitated by Busted Halo columnist Phil Fox Rose, then read on for helpful tips about Centeering Prayer and meditation.
	June 21st, 2010 What Works: Talking with God Deepening your personal relationship with God through conversational prayer I had always been fine with the "God is everything" and "There is that of God in each of us" kinds of conceptions of God, but I was finding it hard to turn my will ...
	June 7th, 2010 What Works: Enjoy the Silence Protect the silence in your day and consider a silent retreat this summer "Words are very Unnecessary." — Depeche Mode There is not enough silence in the world. More than ever before, daily life consists of a near-constant bombardment of noise and messaging. When I am introducing people to Centering Prayer ...
	May 24th, 2010 What Works: Solo playdates Nourishing your soul with regular creative outings In my column a few months back about nonnegotiables, I talked about Julia Cameron's concept from The Artist's Way of the "artist date" — where you make a playdate with yourself to do something ...
	April 12th, 2010 What Works: More on the spirituality of being on time What Works columnist Phil Fox Rose is interviewed about being on time on NET TV and responds to reader comments Recently, I was interviewed for the show Currents on the NET TV network about the spirituality of being on time. Watch the video right here on this page; I've queued it up to my segment ...
	March 29th, 2010 What Works: A Day of Rest Devoting a day to faith, family, friends and food When I was growing up, Sunday was a day for leisure and family. My atheist father did his version of worship: reading the Sunday New ...
	March 15th, 2010 What Works: Starting Fresh Renewal is possible at any time The vernal equinox, Easter, Passover and the Iranian New Year are approaching. And this column marks the one-year anniversary of What Works. So I want to talk about renewal, fresh starts. (But first, thank you ...
	March 1st, 2010 What Works: Can You Turn the Other Cheek? A challenge to work on everyday acceptance Acceptance is the answer to all my problems, because if I'm in acceptance, I have no problems. OK, that takes care of this column. See ...
	February 16th, 2010 What Works: Why to meditate A closer look at the benefits of meditation for Christians In a famous exchange, Dan Rather asked Mother Teresa of Calcutta what she says in prayer and she replied, "I don't say anything. I listen." ...