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Jose Arellano, Steve Avalos detail life in gangs, prison, finding purpose through Homeboy

by Max Zambrano on August 6, 2021

MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Fr. Greg Boyle was in Bolivia when he had an experience, one that prompted him to ask his church to place him in the poorest parish in Los Angeles. There,

Homeboy Industries’ Jose Arellano and Steve Avalos to discuss life stories, from gangs to mentors, humanizing people in Interfaith Lecture

by Max Zambrano on August 5, 2021

MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Arellano Sometimes, the mere presence of Jose Arellano and Steve Avalos is enough to impact

Distance between self and other is shortened by radical hospitality, say Boyle

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 17, 2020

“Jesus was a man who welcomed sinners and ate with them. We need to take seriously what Jesus took seriously

Tenderness, says Boyle, is the only way to bring the despised and excluded back into community

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 15, 2020

The men and women who come to Homeboy Industries are not thriving because they are the fittest people, but “they

The only word God knows is ‘love,’ says Boyle, so fire all the other gods

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 14, 2020

“There is nothing more consequential than our notion of God. God is the tender one who calls us to be

Chautauqua favorite, Fr. Greg Boyle to serve as chaplain for Week 3

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 11, 2020

Love, Fr. Gregory Boyle said recently, is greater than the virus. “We know love never fails,” Boyle said earlier this spring in a “Thought for the Day” video on the Homeboy Industries website. “Love is

Morning Worship: Be tender with each other, that is God’s dream, Fr. Greg Boyle says

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 19, 2018

One of the delights in working with the Homeboys and Homegirls is savoring their use of the English language.

Morning Worship: Goodness is a pre-existing condition, Fr. Greg Boyle says

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 17, 2018

Many Buddhist texts begin with this line, ‘O nobly born, remember who you really are,’ ” said Fr. Greg Boyle,

At Vespers, Fr. Greg Boyle talks about privilege of working with former gang members

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 17, 2018

“My parents were faithful people, and by that I mean they were anchored in love, tethered to God and unshakable

Morning Worship: Boyle: God gives tender glances, loves the sound of our voices

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 16, 2018

Meister Eckhart said, ‘It is a lie, any talk of God that doesn’t comfort you,’” said Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J.

Father Greg Boyle shares homies’ work of nourishing the margins

by Ryan Pait on August 25, 2017

In a week focused on food, Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. closed out the 2017 Interfaith Lecture Series on Friday in the Hall of Philosophy with a discussion of physical and spiritual nourishment. Boyle, the founder

Father Gregory Boyle of Homeboy Industries to discuss how ‘homies’ came together over food

by Delaney Van Wey on August 24, 2017

When Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J., first tried to come up with a way to give rehabilitated gang members jobs during