Father Gregory Boyle

Jesuit priest, founder of Homeboy Industries, author of “The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness”

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The LA City Council declared May 19 “Father Greg Boyle Day,” and Joe Biden recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Boyle for his anti-gang violence work.

Replay: In divided world, how to speak ‘whole language’ of compassion

The LA City Council declared May 19 “Father Greg Boyle Day,” and Joe Biden recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Boyle for his anti-gang violence work.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Father Gregory Boyle founded the gang intervention organization called Homeboy Industries. He’s out with a new book, “The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness.”

In divided world, how to speak the ‘whole language’ of compassion

Father Gregory Boyle founded the gang intervention organization called Homeboy Industries. He’s out with a new book, “The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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