What do astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Nobel-winning scientist Liz
Blackburn, The Beach Boys, athlete Magic Johnson, author Amy Tan, and Jesuit
Father Gregory Boyle all have in common?
In mid-December, all of them (along with a few others) were inducted into the California Hall of Fame. So what is so special about Father Boyle? Well, among other things, he is the author of Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, a remarkably moving personal memoir about the founding of Homeboy Industries, an organization that offers gang-involved youth positive alternatives to their violent environment through jobs, education, business opportunities, and more. Fr. Boyle’s book records the best and the worst moments of his ministry in southern California; readers will find themselves crying and laughing, sometimes on the same page. This is not a book for the faint of heart; profoundly disturbing stories of the violence Fr. Boyle has encountered through his ministry are recorded here, but so are beautiful moments of joy and thanksgiving shared by individuals with one common goal: to embody God’s church here on earth for one another through acts of kindness and boundless compassion. This book will leave you aching for more, and hopeful for the lives of the many whom Fr. Boyle has touched.
In mid-December, all of them (along with a few others) were inducted into the California Hall of Fame. So what is so special about Father Boyle? Well, among other things, he is the author of Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, a remarkably moving personal memoir about the founding of Homeboy Industries, an organization that offers gang-involved youth positive alternatives to their violent environment through jobs, education, business opportunities, and more. Fr. Boyle’s book records the best and the worst moments of his ministry in southern California; readers will find themselves crying and laughing, sometimes on the same page. This is not a book for the faint of heart; profoundly disturbing stories of the violence Fr. Boyle has encountered through his ministry are recorded here, but so are beautiful moments of joy and thanksgiving shared by individuals with one common goal: to embody God’s church here on earth for one another through acts of kindness and boundless compassion. This book will leave you aching for more, and hopeful for the lives of the many whom Fr. Boyle has touched.
To hear Fr. Boyle talk about Homeboy Industries, watch the video above!
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