Greg Boyle
Greg Boyle
Gregory "Greg" Joseph Boyleis an American Jesuit priest. He is the founder and Director of Homeboy Industries and former pastor of Dolores Mission Church...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth19 May 1954
CountryUnited States of America
capital complex gangs los members
In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is a daunting, complex social dilemma.
folks half heights life
I know two L.A.s. Half my life was around the house my folks had for 46 years at 3rd and Norton. The other half was in Boyle Heights on the Eastside, working with gang members.
employer gang member released
The employer is not going to choose the gang member who's just been released from prison: they're going to choose the person with the skills.
frightened grave women
The Church should say, 'I'm frightened that women will be ordained;' that's honest, say that. But don't say, 'It's a grave sin,' because that's nonsense.
god larger
The desire of God's heart is immeasurably larger than our imaginations can conjure.
tiny careful ifs
God can get tiny, if we're not careful.
laughing want prophetic
I want to be prophetic and take stands and stand with those on the margins, and I want to laugh as much as I can.
gang-members gang imagine
Even gang members imagine a future that doesnt include gangs.
compassion challenges fundamentals
If there is a fundamental challenge within these stories, it is simply to change our lurking suspicion that some lives matter less than other lives.
eye acceptance empathy
Close both eyes see with the other one. Then we are no longer saddled by the burden of our persistent judgments our ceaseless withholding our constant exclusion. Our sphere has widened and we find ourselves quite unexpectedly in a new expansive location in a place of endless acceptance and infinite love.