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August 13th, 2010
Praying the Rosary Rarely, Not Regularly
Sunday, August 15 is the feast of the Assumption. According to Catholic tradition, at the end of Mary’s earthly life, she was assumed body and ...
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July 25th, 2010
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 ...
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July 6th, 2010
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.
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June 21st, 2010
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 ...
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June 7th, 2010
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 ...
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May 24th, 2010
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 ...
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May 18th, 2010
Busted Halo newest podcast presents anything and everything you ever wanted to know about Catholicism
Interested in learning about the Vatican secret archives? Want to know a little bit more about Catholic superheroes? Never knew what "Diet of Worms" really ...
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May 12th, 2010
...or how I lost my war with the Holy Days of Obligation
There's a great scene from The Simpsons that sums up my childhood view of church perfectly. Bart, Lisa and Homer all run out of church ...
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April 21st, 2010
A message for those feeling the weight of the ongoing crisis in the Church
The following reflection ...
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April 12th, 2010
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 ...
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March 31st, 2010
A Good Friday Reflection
Though Good Friday is the most solemn day on the liturgical calendar, for much of my early life it was difficult for me to connect ...
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March 29th, 2010
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 ...
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March 16th, 2010
My imperceptible and awkward conversion
Among the seekers at inquiry sessions and the candidates and catechumens in Sunday RCIA classes, one's Personal Faith Journey is currency. It is asked for ...
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March 15th, 2010
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 ...
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March 11th, 2010
Making the case for moving beyond your own personal God
Everybody seems to be spiritual these days — from your college roommate, to the person in the office cubicle next to yours, to every other ...
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March 9th, 2010
Meet the followers of a dwindling ancient faith which they claim influenced Christianity
His admirers claim he was the first to teach monotheism, the existence of heaven and hell and the final triumph of good over evil. Plato ...
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March 2nd, 2010
No one's perfect... just start fresh today
I have something to confess...
It was late, I was out, I was hungry, and nothing else was open, so I went into a pizza shop ...
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March 1st, 2010
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 ...
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February 18th, 2010
Looking back at life and death through the eyes of a 10-year-old
For Kathleen Erin Daly
The outside cover of Natalie Babbit's 1975 novel Tuck Everlasting poses just one question — what would you do if you could ...
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February 16th, 2010
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." ...
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