Fr. Greg Boyle: Everybody is Unshakably Good. No Exceptions.

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Dec 3, 2023

Fr. Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries and author, shares profound insights on compassion and kinship. He discusses the transformative power of Centering Prayer in fostering mental and physical well-being. Fr. Boyle emphasizes the inherent goodness in every individual, advocating for unconditional love and understanding, particularly for marginalized groups. He highlights the importance of community support in healing trauma and the need to embrace life's randomness, fostering meaningful connections over judgment.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Contemplative Journeys: Centering Prayer and Spiritual Growth

01:41 • 10min

Inherent Goodness and Compassionate Healing

11:33 • 21min

From Self-Absorption to Attentiveness

32:36 • 7min

Exploring Trauma and the Healing Power of Connection

39:58 • 5min

Embracing Randomness and Creating Kinship

45:05 • 3min

Centering Prayer is a practice that changes the way we see the world from the inside out and is important for our well-being both physically and mentally. To help us reflect on this important principle, we are excited to welcome Fr. Greg Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world. Fr. Greg was born and raised in Los Angeles and was a Jesuit priest from 1986 to 1992. He served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church, the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles that had the highest concentration of gang activity in the city. After witnessing the devastating impact of gang violence on his community, peaking at 1,000 gang-related killings in 1992, he was inspired to adopt a radical approach at the time, treating gang members as human beings. Homeboy Industries employs and trains former gang members in a range of social enterprises, and provides critical services to thousands of individuals who walk through its doors each year seeking a better life.

To connect further with Fr. Greg Boyle:

Visit his website: www.homeboyindustries.org
Like him on Facebook - www.facebook.com/HomeboyIndustries/
Follow him on Twitter - www.twitter.com/homboyind
Find him on Instagram - www.instagram.com/explore/tags/homeboyindustries/
Connect with him on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/homeboy-industries/
Check out his YouTube Channel – www.youtube.com/user/JobsNotJails

Fr. Boyle is the author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. Followed by Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship (2017) and The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness (2021). Most recently, he authored Forgive Everyone Everything, an anthology of writings accompanied by Fabian Debora’s artwork.

To connect further with us:

Visit our website: www.contemplativeoutreach.org
Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contemplativeoutreachltd/
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/contemplativeoutreach
Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/coutreach
To learn more about Father Thomas Keating’s guidelines for service and principles visit www.contemplativeoutreach.org/vision.

Season 2 of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts was made possible by a grant from the Trust for the Meditation Process, a charitable foundation encouraging meditation, mindfulness, and contemplative prayer.

This episode of Opening Minds, Opening Hearts produced by Crys & Tiana LLC www.crysandtiana.com

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