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Tattoos on the heart, the power of boundless compassion, Gregory Boyle

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Tattoos on the heart, the power of boundless compassion, Gregory Boyle

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tattoos on the heart

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

893134280

Responsibility statement

Gregory Boyle

Sub title

the power of boundless compassion

Summary

"Destined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spirituality" ( Los Angeles Times )'Tattoos on the Heart is a series of parables about kinship and redemption from pastor, activist, and renowned speaker, Father Gregory Boyle. For twenty years, Father Gregory Boyle has run Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention program located in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles'also known as the gang capital of the world. In Tattoos on the Heart, he has distilled his experience working in the ghetto into a breathtaking series of parables inspired by faith. From giant, tattooed Cesar, shopping at JC Penney fresh out of prison, you learn how to feel worthy of God's love. From ten-year-old Pipi you learn the importance of being known and acknowledged. From Lulu you come to understand the kind of patience necessary to rescue someone from the dark'as Father Boyle phrases it, we can only shine a flashlight on a light switch in a darkened room. This is a motivating look at how to stay faithful in spite of failure, how to meet the world with a loving heart, and how to conquer shame with boundless, restorative love

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