Otec Greg Boyle, uznávaný expert na gangy a prístupy k intervencii, je medzinárodne uznávaný rečník. Jeho práca sa zameriava na transformačnú silu pozornosti dospelých, vedenia a bezpodmienečnej lásky pri predchádzaní tomu, aby sa mladí ľudia zapojili do gangov. Prostredníctvom svojej práce obhajuje porozumenie koreňom delikvencie a presadzuje empatické a podporné stratégie pre zraniteľných mladých ľudí. Jeho prístup zdôrazňuje, že porozumenie a podpora sú kľúčové pre pozitívnu zmenu a reintegráciu.
Otec Gregory Boyle je jezuita a zakladateľ Homeboy Industries, jednej z najúspešnejších organizácií v USA, ktorá sa venuje integrácii mladých ľudí z prostredia pouličných gangov. V roku 1982 bol vysvätený za kňaza a v roku 1988 začal pracovať medzi gangmi v Los Angeles. Otec Gregory začal mladým ľuďom z ulice poskytovať prácu, vzdelanie – a lásku. Za svoju prácu dostal prestížnu cenu „Humanitárny pracovník roka“ a mnoho ďalších ocenení.
In a poignant exploration of unconditional love during challenging times, Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest and bestselling author, reflects on his three decades of working with gang members in Los Angeles. Following his acclaimed first book, which introduced Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention program globally, Boyle returns to share how compassion is reshaping lives. In a nation grappling with division, poverty, and violence, this work offers insight into the struggles and triumphs of those living on society's margins. Through stories like that of Sergio, who was arrested at nine and now aids others in recovery, and Jamal, who learns to forgive his mother after years of abandonment, we see the transformative power of love and support. New father Cuco, who never knew his own dad, seeks to create joyful experiences for his son. These narratives uplift the spirit and highlight the brightness that can emerge from unconditional love and kindness. This book challenges our perceptions of God and humanity, presenting a world where compassion prevails over barriers. With gentle humor, it invites readers to embrace kinship and reconnect with their inherent goodness.
The founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang-intervention program in the world, through a series of moving stories that bear witness to the transformative power of tenderness, challenges ideas about God and about people.
"The founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang-intervention program in the world--through a series of stories that bear witness to the transformative power of tenderness--challenges ideas about God and about people."--Provided by publisher.