Phil Fox Rose writes the What Works personal spirituality column at Busted Halo. He is Assistant Coordinator for the New York City Chapter of Contemplative Outreach, and writes, edits and provides spiritual direction in NYC. Phil has also been a political party leader, videographer, web developer, tech journalist, punk roadie, software designer, sheepherder, stockbroker and downtempo radio DJ. Follow Phil on Twitter here.

	November 4th, 2009 Health Care Reform and Catholicism Revisited A follow-up as the debate enters its final stage Thousands of you read, responded to and shared my August piece about the health care debate and Catholicism. We are now in the final ...
	November 2nd, 2009 What Works: The Welcoming Prayer An unassuming little tool in my spiritual first aid kit that can have a big impact I want to share with you a little method with a big impact: the Welcoming Prayer. This unassuming little method has helped me many times. ...
	October 27th, 2009 So we saunter toward the Holy Land; till one day the sun shall shine more brightly than ever he has done, shall perchance shine into our minds and hearts, and light up our whole lives with a great awakening light, so warm and serene and golden as on a bank-side in Autumn. Henry David Thoreau, from "Walking" Today, take a slow walk and appreciate the natural surroundings.
	October 19th, 2009 What Works: Baggage Letting go of our burdens We've all heard the jokes. Ever since the term "baggage" entered popular use thanks to the 80s inner child movement, it's been both a warning ...
	October 4th, 2009 What Works: Turn Off the News You won't miss anything important I don't mean to put anyone out of work in this difficult economy — I even have several friends in this profession — but I ...
	September 20th, 2009 What Works: Freedom From Choice Stop wasting so much time figuring out what to do I was on a retreat this weekend, and do you know what one of the little pleasures was for me? Coming to the dining room ...
	September 7th, 2009 What Works: Your Internal Compass Discernment is about uncovering what you already know I've written several columns here with suggestions that are rather directive — get enough sleep, use the downturn to find your calling, ...
	August 23rd, 2009 For I Was Ill and You Cared For Me A Catholic convert calls on his Church to be a positive force in extending health care to all People of faith are not of one political party or the other — not all conservative or all progressive, all right or all left. But most people of faith believe as a core principle that ...
	August 10th, 2009 What Works: HALT — Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired Avoiding triggers and staying connected to God Ever want to bite someone's head off just because they had the misfortune to cross your path when you hadn't eaten lunch? Or hadn't gotten ...
	July 27th, 2009 What Works: How Sweet to Do Nothing Give yourself the gift of time with no goals, on retreat, on vacation, and at home Our new level of connectedness is a wonderful thing — perhaps the greatest blessing technology has brought us. But it has created a new problem. In this hyper-connected world, time in which you can do ...