I work with gang members, and I feel a kind of affinity and gift, even. But who would've thunk it, you know?… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
We lose our right to be surprised that California has the highest recidivism rate in the country if we refuse to hire… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
Businesses have come and gone at Homeboy Industries. We have had starts and stops, but anything worth doing is worth failing at.… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
We don't need a specialized gang unit. We need patrol officers who specialize in knowing their community. — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
The church needs a pope who can call us to conversion and lead us to take seriously what Jesus did. — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
Relapse happens, especially when you're dealing with folks who are frankly the least likely to succeed based on their own pasts and… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
Homeboy Bakery is an alternative to kids who have found themselves, regrettably, in gangs and want to redirect their lives. — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
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… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
Anyone who knows gangs knows that lawmakers cannot conceive of a law that would lead a hard-core gang member to 'think twice.' — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
The truth is this: Brutalized, victimized children invariably will brutalize and victimize when they grow up. Is our only response to this the certain… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
I don't save people. God saves people. I can point them in the right direction. I can say, 'There's that door. I think if… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
Gang members aren't frightened into acceptable behavior by increased penalties, enhanced punishments, and the promise of new detention facilities. — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
The idea that any law enforcement agency or person would ever know these gang members better than Homeboy Industries is impossible. — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
You can't reason with gang violence: you can't talk to it, sit it at the table, and negotiate with it. — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
Most citizens viewing the tape of Rodney G. King being beaten by police officers were stunned and uncomprehending. Most citizens, that is, but the… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
“On most days, if I'm true to myself, I just want to share my life with the poor, regardless of result. I want to… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
The poor evangelize you about what's important and what is the Gospel, and that that's where the joy is. — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
“Leon Dufour, a world-renowned Jesuit theologian and Scripture scholar, a year before he died at ninety-nine, confided in a Jesuit who was caring for… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
When the vastness of God meets the restriction of our own humanity, words can't hold it. The best we can do is find the… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
I spent the summers of 1984 and 1985 as an associate pastor at Dolores Mission Church, the poorest parish in the Los Angeles archdiocese.… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
