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Tattoos on the heart the power of boundless compassion

Father Boyle started Homeboy Industries nearly 20 years ago, which has served members of more than half of the gangs in Los Angeles. This collection presents parables about kinship and the sacredness of life drawn from Boyle's years of working with gangs.

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Main Author: Boyle, Greg
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Free Press, 2010.
Edition:1st Free Press hardcover ed.
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Gangs > California > East Los Angeles.
Church work with juvenile delinquents > California > East Los Angeles.
Christian life > Anecdotes.
Boyle, Greg.
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Summary:Father Boyle started Homeboy Industries nearly 20 years ago, which has served members of more than half of the gangs in Los Angeles. This collection presents parables about kinship and the sacredness of life drawn from Boyle's years of working with gangs.
Physical Description:xv, 217 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781439153024
1439153027
1439153159 (pbk.)
9781439153154 (pbk.)
9781439171776 (ebook)
1439171777 (ebook)
Author Notes:Gregory Boyle is an American Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in the world. In 2024, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States's highest civilian honor. He has received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame. He received the University of Notre Dame's 2017 Laetare Medal, the oldest honor given to American Catholics. He is the acclaimed author of Tattoos on the Heart , Barking to the Choir , and The Whole Language . Cherished Belonging is his fourth book, and he will be donating all net proceeds to Homeboy Industries. Visit the author at HomeboyIndustries.org.

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