Episode 22- Exquisite Compassion with Father Greg Boyle

08/10/2023 45 min
Episode 22- Exquisite Compassion with Father Greg Boyle

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Exquisite Compassion with Father Greg BoyleFather Greg Boyle has spent most of his adult years helping transform the lives of former gang members at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. In this conversation he applies his many lessons learned to how we can increase joy and reduce loneliness in schools through kinship, mercy, and meaning.We cover a lot of territory, including: 2:21 Greg’s childhood on Norton Avenue4:23 How Bolivia turned Greg inside out9:00 How Homeboy Industries came to be12:26 Building a powerful culture16:50 A powerful message from a Homie to teachers19:02 The cultural problem in American schools (the power of relationships)21:23 The powerful story of Lencho and true belonging25:30 Exquisite compassion and merciful community30:09 How Father Greg’s school addressed the most difficult students31:02 Steve seeks counsel on the youth mental health crisis33:13 The recipe for sadness and the recipe for joy and wholeness36:57 How schools are rising to meet the challenge40:06 Father Greg tells a story you won’t want to missLearn more about Father Greg and Homeboy IndustriesHomeboy Industries’ powerful 30-year anniversary short videoFather Greg’s commencement address at Pepperdine UniversityMike Wallace’s 1992 60 Minutes story on Father Greg