Father gregory boyle biography of william
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USC Dornsife College Of Letters Arts and Sciences
This article was originally published on Religion Unplugged, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.
The founder of the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and prison reentry program in the world is a mystic, a Jesuit priest who does not believe that God has a plan for your life. Having buried young men and women, Father Greg Boyle rejects the idea that it is God’s plan that anyone should die of a gang member’s bullet.
I first met Fr. Greg 30 years ago when he was a lot skinnier and the priest at Dolores Mission in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. This was a time when gang violence was at its peak, and the mothers of the neighborhood used to do peace vigils, walking the streets at night, petitioning their sons to put away their guns.
At that time, Fr. Greg thought the solution to gang violence was good employment, offering the motto that “Nothing stops a bullet like a job.”
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LMU to Honor Homeboy Industries’ Father Gregory Boyle with Doshi Family Bridgebuilder Award
Boyle will give a talk drawing from his latest book, “Cherished Belonging: Healing Power of Love in Divided Times”
LOS ANGELES &#; Loyola Marymount University will honor Gregory Boyle, S.J., M.A. ’85, founder of Homeboy Industries and an specialist on gangs, intervention approaches, and social enterprises, with the Doshi Bridgebuilder Award on Monday, Feb. 10,
The nationally renowned speaker, best-selling author, and LMU honorary grad recipient will give a talk at the award ceremony drawing from his latest book, “Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times,” on LMU’s Westchester campus. The schema begins at p.m. and is open to the public, but guests must RSVP.
Named for its benefactors, Navin and Pratima Doshi, the Doshi Family Bridgebuilder Award was established in It is given annually to an individual or organization dedicated to fostering beneath
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For seventeen semesters from the autumn of , I had the privilege of teaching one course a semester at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, a Jesuit school founded in It was a rewarding experience for me, and I grew in appreciation for the Jesuits, whose Order was formed in
I regret that I did not know about Father Gregory Boyle back then in order to introduce him to my students. He has now been a Jesuit for 50+ years and has had a remarkable ministry in Los Angeles for 35+ years. Let me share with you some highlights about this amazing man.
Gregory Joseph Boyle was born in Los Angeles in Upon graduating from a Jesuit high school, he joined the Society of Jesus(S.J., the Jesuits). Following his graduation from Gonzaga University, he then earned master&#;s degrees from three other Jesuit schools.
After being ordained as a priest in , Boyle lived/served for a year in Bolivia. He then returned to LA, where he was appointed pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Height