I just finished the best and most powerful book of the year. It is called Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle, SJ. With humor and profound sadness, but always with love Boyle tells stories of gang members he encounters at Delores Mission and Homeboy Industries, http://www.homeboy-industries.org/index.php,. Do check out their website and youtube.com for videos about the company and Fr. Boyle.
The world of gangs is something I am so far removed from I wasn't even aware there was anyone working with them. But rather than just another social service program, Boyle is moved by the Gospel and God's unconditional love for ALL. That means those who come to get help and those who remain in gangs. His solidarity with the gangs, just hanging with them, being a presence in these young men and women's lives is compassion lived. Between very funny stories of young people given jobs, there are the tragic and heartbreaking stories of the lives lost and the funerals officiates. Boyle's message of compassion, hope, redemption, and kinship will bring you to your knees.
BUY this book, and give it to all your friends.
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