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Greg Boyle Quotes

Don’t forget, you are the hero of your own story Picture Quote #1

Young people can change and grow. Every parent knows that Picture Quote #1

I kinda don’t do guilt. I gave it up for Lent years ago Picture Quote #1

Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society Picture Quote #1

God can get tiny, if we’re not careful Picture Quote #1

You stand with the least likely to succeed until success is succeeded by something more valuable: kinship. You stand with the belligerent, the surly and the badly behaved until bad behavior is recognized for the language it is: the vocabulary of the deeply wounded and of those whose burdens are more than they can bear Picture Quote #1

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You are so much more than the worst thing you’ve ever done Picture Quote #1

I have never seen a hopeful person join a gang Picture Quote #1

I’m the priest who has been mistaken for an ATM machine Picture Quote #1

Ours is a God who waits. So who are we not to? Picture Quote #1

There is no ‘them’ and ‘us.’ There is only us Picture Quote #1

You are exactly what God had in mind when he made you Picture Quote #1

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All politics are local, and so in church Picture Quote #1

I feel called to be faithful Picture Quote #1

God can get tiny if we’re not careful Picture Quote #1

My church is in the detention facilities where I preside and celebrate the Eucharist. To me that’s the church. That’s the people of God Picture Quote #1

We need the disruption of categories that lead us to abandon the difficult, the disagreeable, and the least likely to go very far Picture Quote #1

Most employers just aren’t willing to look beyond the dumbest or worst thing someone has done Picture Quote #1

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At its best, an injunction creates a kind of vigilant heat that moves kids toward the light Picture Quote #1

God seems to be an unwilling participant in our efforts to pigeonhole Him Picture Quote #1

Businesses have come and gone at Homeboy Industries. We have had starts and stops, but anything worth doing is worth failing at. We started Homeboy Plumbing. That didn’t go so well. Who knew? People didn’t want gang members in their homes. I just didn’t see that coming Picture Quote #1

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 moments that rhyme with this expansive heart of God Picture Quote #1

My church is in the detention facilities where I preside and celebrate the Eucharist. To me that’s the church. That’s the people of God Picture Quote #1

Gangs are bastions of conditional love, and one of the ways to counteract it is to offer community, which will always trump gang, and that’s what happens at Homeboy Industries Picture Quote #1

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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 and depth of compassion who’s gonna say ‘no.’ Picture Quote #1

We lose our right to be surprised that California has the highest recidivism rate in the country if we refuse to hire folks who have taken responsibility for their crimes and have done their time Picture Quote #1

I always have a funny story at communion time that underscores that no one is perfect, and that communion is not for perfect people but for hungry people Picture Quote #1

Even gang members imagine a future that doesnt include gangs Picture Quote #1

The desire of God’s heart is immeasurably larger than our imaginations can conjure Picture Quote #1

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 you walked through it, you’d be happier than you are.’ Picture Quote #1

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Don’t forget, you are the hero of your own story (Greg Boyle Quotes) Young people can change and grow. Every parent knows that. (Greg Boyle Quotes) I kinda don’t do guilt. I gave it up for Lent years ago. (Greg Boyle Quotes) Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society (Greg Boyle Quotes) God can get tiny, if we’re not careful (Greg Boyle Quotes) You stand with the least likely to succeed until success is succeeded by something more valuable: kinship. You stand with the belligerent, the surly and the badly behaved until bad behavior is recognized for the language it is: the vocabulary of the deeply wounded and of those whose burdens are more than they can bear (Greg Boyle Quotes) You are so much more than the worst thing you’ve ever done (Greg Boyle Quotes) I have never seen a hopeful person join a gang (Greg Boyle Quotes) I’m the priest who has been mistaken for an ATM machine (Greg Boyle Quotes) Ours is a God who waits. So who are we not to? (Greg Boyle Quotes) There is no ‘them’ and ‘us.’ There is only us (Greg Boyle Quotes) You are exactly what God had in mind when he made you (Greg Boyle Quotes) All politics are local, and so in church (Greg Boyle Quotes) I feel called to be faithful (Greg Boyle Quotes) God can get tiny if we’re not careful (Greg Boyle Quotes) My church is in the detention facilities where I preside and celebrate the Eucharist. To me that’s the church. That’s the people of God (Greg Boyle Quotes) We need the disruption of categories that lead us to abandon the difficult, the disagreeable, and the least likely to go very far (Greg Boyle Quotes) Most employers just aren’t willing to look beyond the dumbest or worst thing someone has done (Greg Boyle Quotes) At its best, an injunction creates a kind of vigilant heat that moves kids toward the light (Greg Boyle Quotes) God seems to be an unwilling participant in our efforts to pigeonhole Him (Greg Boyle Quotes) Businesses have come and gone at Homeboy Industries. We have had starts and stops, but anything worth doing is worth failing at. We started Homeboy Plumbing. That didn’t go so well. Who knew? People didn’t want gang members in their homes. I just didn’t see that coming. (Greg Boyle Quotes) 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 moments that rhyme with this expansive heart of God. (Greg Boyle Quotes) My church is in the detention facilities where I preside and celebrate the Eucharist. To me that’s the church. That’s the people of God. (Greg Boyle Quotes) Gangs are bastions of conditional love, and one of the ways to counteract it is to offer community, which will always trump gang, and that’s what happens at Homeboy Industries. (Greg Boyle Quotes) 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 and depth of compassion who’s gonna say ‘no.’ (Greg Boyle Quotes) We lose our right to be surprised that California has the highest recidivism rate in the country if we refuse to hire folks who have taken responsibility for their crimes and have done their time. (Greg Boyle Quotes) I always have a funny story at communion time that underscores that no one is perfect, and that communion is not for perfect people but for hungry people. (Greg Boyle Quotes) Even gang members imagine a future that doesnt include gangs (Greg Boyle Quotes) The desire of God’s heart is immeasurably larger than our imaginations can conjure (Greg Boyle Quotes) 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 you walked through it, you’d be happier than you are.’ (Greg Boyle Quotes)

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