Earlier this month, Fr. Greg Boyle, the founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, spoke at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. Prior to his keynote, he shared a few thoughts with Fr. James Martin. Here are some highlights:
.@FrGregBoyle: How do we locate our heart at this moment? I find mine by it breaking right now. It shows us what we care about. #IFTJ16
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) November 12, 2016
.@FrGregBoyle: We have to stand with the demonized so the demonizing will stop. #IFTJ16
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) November 12, 2016
.@FrGregBoyle: Love is the answer. Tenderness is the methodology. We can find hope in tenderness. #IFTJ16
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) November 12, 2016
.@FrGregBoyle: This isn’t “my candidate lost”…it’s different. The rhetoric and approach have created a different reaction. #IFTJ16
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) November 12, 2016
.@FrGregBoyle: Gang violence is about the lethal absence of hope. #IFTJ16
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) November 12, 2016
.@FrGregBoyle: Mercy is about a return to the original program–what the faith is all about. #IFTJ16
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) November 12, 2016
.@FrGregBoyle: Savor the world. Stand in the right place. Let your heart be altered by people. #IFTJ16
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) November 12, 2016
.@FrGregBoyle: God has a question: What is all this measuring about? Christianity is counterculturally anti-meritocracy #IFTJ16
— Robert Christian (@RGC3) November 12, 2016
His full keynote address can be viewed here: