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
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The wrong idea has taken root in the world. And the idea is this: there just might be lives out there that matter less than other lives.
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You are exactly what God had in mind when he made you.
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People have to see that there is a high degree of complexity about belonging to a gang. It's a symptom, not a problem.
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Gangs are bastions of conditional love, and one of the ways to counteract it is to offer community, which will always trump gang, and that's what happens at Homeboy Industries.
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The margins don't get erased by simply insisting that the powers-that-be erase them.
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I kinda don't do guilt. I gave it up for Lent years ago.
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Jesus did not only serve the needs of the people, but truly hoped that the people and Jesus would be one.
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Does God feel like that same-sex marriage could happen? I don't think anybody who has a connection to God and God's understanding and depth of compassion who's gonna say 'no.'
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Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society.
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Kids are different from adults. They are not as developed as far as brain science, controlling impulses, and maturity, and fall prey to all kinds of pressures.
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You don't really get Jesus saying very often there'll be pie in the sky when you die. He's really talking about now and today, and it's supposed to be like that. You're supposed to delight in what's right in front of you.
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We lose our right to be surprised that California has the highest recidivism rate in the country if we refuse to hire folks who have taken responsibility for their crimes and have done their time.
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Homeboy Industries has chosen to stand with the 'demonized' so that the demonizing will stop; it stands with the 'disposable' so that the day will come when we stop throwing people away.
You are so much more than the worst thing you've ever done.