Tattoos on the Heart

Name: Tattoos on the Heart
ISBN: 9781439153154

Greg Boyle

217 pages · about 4 hours
First published 2010
6 editions

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1 About this book

Father Boyle started Homeboy Industries nearly 20 years ago, which has served members of more than half of the gangs in Los Angeles. This collection presents parables about kinship and the sacredness of life drawn from Boyle's years of working with gangs.

Good for readers who want: a true life story and self-improvement.

Biography & autobiography
Self-help
Social science
Christian life
Anecdotes
Gangs

2 About Greg Boyle

Born 1954

Gregory Joseph Boyle (born May 19, 1954) is an American Jesuit priest who is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program. He is the former pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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