Father Greg Boyle: Unshakable Goodness
Everything Happens with Kate Bowler
Everything Happens Studios
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Sometimes you really need someone to believe that you are good. Unshakably good. Over 30 years ago, Father Greg Boyle started working with gang members in Los Angeles through Homeboy Industries. The lessons that he learns from whom he calls “homies” are contagious. Every day, they teach him about what it means to heal, to belong to one another, to practice compassion, and to relearn how to feel good again to God and others. These are just some of the transcendent truths that he has to share with us today.
In this conversation, Kate and Greg discuss:
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what it means to see unshakable goodness in others
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what it would mean for our carceral system if we sought to heal instead of punish
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how can we have a greater capacity for joy
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