A 2019 Vigil on the US-Mex Border

Compassion in the Age of Globalization

Matt Malcom
Nov 6 · 6 min read

I am persuaded that the most meaningful way to understand human spirituality is through the concept of inner life.

The interior life perhaps can be thought of even more specifically as the way we internalize our outer world over time — how we make our experience our own, create a narrative around our existence, and then share that back with everyone else.

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Matt Malcom

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West Point Graduate. Former Army Officer. Conscientious Objector. Writing about peace, an inclusive orthodoxy, and regenerative spirituality. repairinghope.com

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