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Father Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ, was born and raised in the town of Church Point, Louisiana. He entered the Jesuits in 1988. He holds degrees in Philosophy, Psychology and Theology from Loyola University of New Orleans and Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After his ordination to the priesthood, he worked in Jesuit secondary schools for nine years. In 2007, he began working for the Jesuit Novitiate in Grand Coteau, La. In 2018, after a decade of service as Novice Director, he left that work to become pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Church in New Orleans. He is the author of six books on prayer and spirituality, including the Armchair Mystic and Ascending with Ignatius www.talkingjoy.com

Gary's Bio:As the CEO of PeerForward, Gary Z. Linnen has directed the nonprofit's programs for over a decade, cultivating deep experience in youth development, program innovation, and organizational leadership. Growing up as a black Puerto Rican in Spanish Harlem, he experienced firsthand the obstacles other people's assumptions place in your path. He developed resilience and social solidarity from his family, who taught him to stand and deliver.Links:Website: https://www.peerforward.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peerforward/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peerforward.org/Quotes:"In a leadership position, individuals are looking up to you. If you're not being true to yourself, they'll see that.""If you've never had to make pasta, you don't know the recipe for pasta. We can't make assumptions around it."Episode Highlights:Despite growing up in poverty, Gary's successes caused him to be chosen by the Oliver Scholars Program, which allowed him to attend the prestigious Weston School. Upon his return home, Gary realized that others who were as smart (or smarter) had yet to be given a chance to overcome the obstacles marginalized youth regularly face in academia, and he wanted to change that.Childhood Incidents:Gary grew up in a community where family meant everything to him. Material belongings only mattered to him after he was denied in school because his best outfit was a pair of jeans and a grey sweater, and not a suit. When Gary moved from his community, he realized he was primarily judged by how he looked, spoke, and behaved instead of his accomplishments or intellect. Leadership and Culture Style: According to the principle of Quakerism, regardless of who you are, there's a higher being around to help drive individuals. Although Gary is not religious, this principle guides him on many things. As a leader, Gary has made it his mission to ensure that everyone receives a fair chance. He also believes that vulnerability to oneself is essential because it helps us find where we are and how we can get past that. Temperament and Personality:Gary always believed he had everything under control based on his ability to juggle multiple tasks at once. About six years ago, he realized that he was juggling too much and needed to slow down because that pace wasn't sustainable. Influential groups:The LGBTQ+ community has played a considerable role in Gary's life. Since the age of 16, that community space provided him with a sense of resiliency, connection, sisterhood and brotherhood. Cultural Epiphanies:Being a Puerto Rican, Gary experiences people with a deficit mindset in his day-to-day life. In many cases, some wonder if he can produce the desired results, resulting in him being repeatedly questioned on his capabilities, even though he has consistent proof of his expertise.What Brings out the best in Gary:Gary has an open-door policy and loves it when people are upfront with him. Being a natural nurturer, Gary wishes the best for everyone. The ability to just be himself also helps him face challenges with ease.Soap Box Moment:Gary invites us to check out https://www.peerforward.org/ to understand how his organization helps youth be there for each other, and find out how to support educational achievement for youth in poverty. Tagline: Youth as problem solvers, not problems to be solved.Support the show

Christendom College held a one-day conference on Catholic bioethics featuring renowned speakers including Francis Cardinal Arinze, Bishop Robert Morlino, Dr. Janet Smith, and Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk. The conference, held on July 9, 2012, drew close to 300 attendees who enjoyed presentations on the full range of life issues–from reproductive health to embryonic stem cell research.Bishop Robert Morlino is the Bishop of Madison, WI. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Fordham University, an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, an M.Div. Degree from the Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, MA, and an S.T.D. in Moral Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome, with specialization in fundamental moral theology and bioethics. Bishop Morlino has served as chairman of two committees within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)–the Bishops' Committee on the Diaconate, and the Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care Issues and the Church. Since 2005, Bishop Morlino has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), which conducts research, consultation, publishing and education to promote human dignity in health care and the life sciences.

Father Joseph Carola S.J., theology professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, spoke to the Diocese of St. Petersburg Synod Planning Team on October 28, 2021. This presentation is a recording of his talk.  Father Carola presents a meditation based on Luke 1:26-38.  He invites us to meditate upon the Annunciation when the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and revealed God's plan for her life. She was troubled by God's plan and she questions the angel in faith.  Mary is a model for us and how we can question in faith. This meditation is a resource for all preparing to participate in the Synod on Synodality.Father Carola was born in Houston, Texas, in 1962. Having entered the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus in 1980, he was ordained priest in 1993. He studied philosophy and modern foreign languages at Saint Louis University as well as theology at the Weston School of Theology and the Pontifical Gregorian University. In 2001 he obtained his doctorate in theology and patristic sciences from the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome. He is the author of Augustine of Hippo: The Role of the Laity in Ecclesial Reconciliation (2005). He has contributed to the Augustinus-Lexikon (2008) and published in Augustinian Studies, Gregorianum, and Faith. Since 2002 he has been professor of patristic theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome 

Father Joseph Carola S.J., theology professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, spoke to the Diocese of St. Petersburg Synod Planning Team on October 28, 2021. This presentation is a recording of his talk.  Father Carola offers a teaching and reflection on the Vatican Synod on Synodality called for by Pope Francis. Father Carola reflects on the historical context and how this process is nothing new for the Church.Father Carola was born in Houston, Texas, in 1962. Having entered the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus in 1980, he was ordained priest in 1993. He studied philosophy and modern foreign languages at Saint Louis University as well as theology at the Weston School of Theology and the Pontifical Gregorian University. In 2001 he obtained his doctorate in theology and patristic sciences from the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome. He is the author of Augustine of Hippo: The Role of the Laity in Ecclesial Reconciliation (2005). He has contributed to the Augustinus-Lexikon (2008) and published in Augustinian Studies, Gregorianum, and Faith. Since 2002 he has been professor of patristic theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

For our Family Equality Day special we brought on Stan J. Sloan, CEO of Family Equality Council, to speak about the work of the organization and about gay men who don't have kids and would like to connect with LGBTQ families. International Family Equality Day celebrates the diversity of LGBTQ families around the world, and takes place every year on the first Sunday in May. By celebrating International Family Equality Day, Family Equality Council raises awareness among politicians and the general public about the need for equal treatment and recognition for all families, regardless of the sexual orientation or gender identity of their family’s members. To mark this important day of visibility that kicks off Family Equality Week, we turned to Stan Sloan, Chief Executive Officer of Family Equality Council, to talk about the organization's work and how each of us can contribute for the sake of a better future for our kids' generation. “Our research has shown that 77% of millennial LGBTQ people are contemplating having children and 63% of them are actually planning on it, which represents a huge explosion in the decade ahead for LGBTQ families,” Stan says. “The goal of Family Equality Council is that every one of those millennials who wants to plan a family is able to do so. Our goal is to help people no matter where they are geographically, no matter what their income level, live their dream of becoming a parent.” Family Equality Council now has over a hundred chapters spread out across the United States that are doing synchronized activities to raise the visibility of LGBTQ families. "Every time we raise our visibility, discrimination that people are still facing in red states and rural areas gets easier.” - Stan J. Sloan An issue that we wanted to tackle on this family-oriented episode is gay men who don’t have kids and want them, somehow, in their lives. “Those of us who are in our fifties and sixties and seventies, when we were young we never imagined that we would be able to get married, let alone the idea of forming our own families,” Sloan says. “There’s a small fraction of us who pressed for it and they did make it happen but for the vast majority of us it just wasn’t an option, it was not something that we thought about. “For folks around my age there was a pain in feeling we didn’t have that option and ‘excuses’ like ‘I’m too old now’ or ‘I’m too selfish’ were things that we kind of told ourselves to ease our pain a little bit. If I was younger Jan and I would be having a baby, I feel certain of it. And I’m not. No criticism, of course, of younger people who are not having kids, but I’m pretty sure we’d have kids if we were a generation younger.” Family Equality Council’s mission is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change. One of the most prominent activities of Family Equality Council is Family Week in Provincetown. This is the largest annual gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified families in the world, and will be held this year between July 27th -August 3rd. Registration for Family Week in Provincetown now open Our Guest: Stan J. Sloan A leader in the homeless, LGBTQ and AIDS service communities for over two decades, Stan J. Sloan was named CEO of Family Equality Council in June 2016. Previously, he served as the CEO of Chicago House, a social service agency that provides services to individuals and families disenfranchised by HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ poverty and/or gender nonconformity. Ordained in 1991, Stan is an Episcopal priest. He has a Master’s in Divinity from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake and a Master’s in Theology/Theological Studies from Weston School of Theology. A native of Amarillo, Texas (and a mean cook and margarita-maker), Stan lives with his husband, cardiologist Jan Lopes, and their dog,

For our Family Equality Day special we brought on Stan J. Sloan, CEO of Family Equality Council, to speak about the work of the organization and about gay men who don't have kids and would like to connect with LGBTQ families. International Family Equality Day celebrates the diversity of LGBTQ families around the world, and takes place every year on the first Sunday in May. By celebrating International Family Equality Day, Family Equality Council raises awareness among politicians and the general public about the need for equal treatment and recognition for all families, regardless of the sexual orientation or gender identity of their family's members. To mark this important day of visibility that kicks off Family Equality Week, we turned to Stan Sloan, Chief Executive Officer of Family Equality Council, to talk about the organization's work and how each of us can contribute for the sake of a better future for our kids' generation. “Our research has shown that 77% of millennial LGBTQ people are contemplating having children and 63% of them are actually planning on it, which represents a huge explosion in the decade ahead for LGBTQ families,” Stan says. “The goal of Family Equality Council is that every one of those millennials who wants to plan a family is able to do so. Our goal is to help people no matter where they are geographically, no matter what their income level, live their dream of becoming a parent.” Family Equality Council now has over a hundred chapters spread out across the United States that are doing synchronized activities to raise the visibility of LGBTQ families. "Every time we raise our visibility, discrimination that people are still facing in red states and rural areas gets easier.” - Stan J. Sloan An issue that we wanted to tackle on this family-oriented episode is gay men who don't have kids and want them, somehow, in their lives. “Those of us who are in our fifties and sixties and seventies, when we were young we never imagined that we would be able to get married, let alone the idea of forming our own families,” Sloan says. “There's a small fraction of us who pressed for it and they did make it happen but for the vast majority of us it just wasn't an option, it was not something that we thought about. “For folks around my age there was a pain in feeling we didn't have that option and ‘excuses' like ‘I'm too old now' or ‘I'm too selfish' were things that we kind of told ourselves to ease our pain a little bit. If I was younger Jan and I would be having a baby, I feel certain of it. And I'm not. No criticism, of course, of younger people who are not having kids, but I'm pretty sure we'd have kids if we were a generation younger.” Family Equality Council's mission is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change. One of the most prominent activities of Family Equality Council is Family Week in Provincetown. This is the largest annual gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified families in the world, and will be held this year between July 27th -August 3rd. Registration for Family Week in Provincetown now open Our Guest: Stan J. Sloan A leader in the homeless, LGBTQ and AIDS service communities for over two decades, Stan J. Sloan was named CEO of Family Equality Council in June 2016. Previously, he served as the CEO of Chicago House, a social service agency that provides services to individuals and families disenfranchised by HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ poverty and/or gender nonconformity. Ordained in 1991, Stan is an Episcopal priest. He has a Master's in Divinity from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake and a Master's in Theology/Theological Studies from Weston School of Theology. A native of Amarillo, Texas (and a mean cook and margarita-maker), Stan lives with his husband, cardiologist Jan Lopes, and their dog,

Do our kids need shoes of iron? Studies show that many young Catholics and other Christians leave the Church by the time they finish college. One of the main reasons they leave is that they are not getting sufficiently satisfying answers to key questions they have regarding the compatibility of faith and science…questions about what the church and science have to say about the existence of God, about an immortal soul and about the life and resurrection of Jesus. Join us as we explore these important topics and more with Father Robert J. Spitzer, SJ, PhD, President of the Magis Center and the Spitzer Center. Father Spitzer and the team at the Magis Center have been working hard to provide apologetics, information and resources that help students, parents, churches and educators to get the answers they need. Father Spitzer is a Jesuit priest, philosopher, educator, author, speaker, former President of Gonzaga University. He is the founder and President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith and he is also President of the Spitzer Center of Ethical Leadership. He has made many TV appearances including: Larry King Live debating Stephen Hawking, the Today Show, The History Channel in “God and The Universe,” a multiple part PBS series “Closer to the Truth,” and the Hugh Hewitt Show. Currently he is appearing weekly on EWTN in “Father Spitzer’s Universe“ where he covers a lot of great topics, including those of science and faith. He’s written many great books which you may find on the Magis Center website. Father Spitzer has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (magna cum laude) from Gonzaga University, a Master's degree in Philosophy from St. Louis University (magna cum laude), a Master of Divinity degree from the Gregorian University in Rome (summa cum laude), a Master of Theology degree in Scripture from the Weston School, now the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (summa cum laude) and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Catholic University of America (summa cum laude). Father Spitzer is also the Rector of Junípero Serra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California. Website links: https://www.magiscenter.com/ https://www.crediblecatholic.com/ http://www.ewtn.com/frspitzersuniverse/index.asp Father Spitzer’s Biography pages: https://www.magiscenter.com/meet-fr-spitzer/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Spitzer_(priest) Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and find our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud or your favorite podcasting application: http://www.purposenation.org/podcast/ Visit our website for more information or to make a tax-deductible donation to our non-profit 501(c)(3) Christian ministry: http://www.purposenation.org/

Welcome to back to the podcast! We took an extra week off between episodes, but this was in order to bring you this excellent episode with Fr. Francis Sullivan, SJ. During a recent visit to Boston, Steve Okey had the opportunity to meet with Fr. Sullivan at the grounds of the former Weston College (and later Weston School of Theology) in Weston, MA. In a wide-ranging conversation, they talk about the role of obedience in Fr. Sullivan’s process of coming to theology, his time as Dean of the theology faculty at the Pontifical Gregorian University during Vatican II, and his engagement with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. We also learn why Fr. Sullivan’s students nicknamed him “Arizona” and why Boston would be a bad place for an ecumenical council. Francis Sullivan, SJ, is Professor Emeritus of the Pontifical Gregorian Universityin Rome, where he taught from 1956-1992 and served as dean from 1962-1970. Following his retirement from the Greg, he taught at Boston College until 2009. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1938 at age 16, was ordained a priest in 1951, and completed his dissertation (The Christology of Theodore of Mopsuestia) in 1955. He is the author of numerous books, with a special focus on ecclesiology: Charisms and Charismatic Renewal: A Biblical and Theological Study (Wipf & Stock, 2004), Magisterium: Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church (Wipf & Stock, 2002), The Church We Believe in: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic (Paulist Press, 1988), Salvation Outside the Church: Tracing the History of the Catholic Response (Wipf & Stock, 2002), Creative Fidelity: Weighing and Interpreting Documents of the Magisterium (Wipf & Stock, 2003), and From Apostles to Bishops: The Development of the Episcopacy in the Early Church (Paulist Press, 2001).

Season 2 shifts to Boston as episode 21 features Mike Avery’sconversation with John Baldovin, S.J. As a former student, Averyreminiscences about his time at the Boston College School ofTheology and Ministry and particularly with Fr. Baldovin’s class onthe Eucharist. The conversation takes several turns from PopeFrancis’ focus on marriage and family to Post Vatican II liturgicalreform. Along the way, Fr. Baldovin ultimately shares his love forall liturgical seasons and even reveals a hidden passion forarchitecture. John F. Baldovin, S.J., is professor ofhistorical and liturgical theology at theBoston CollegeSchool of Theology and Ministry. He is a priest of the New YorkProvince of the Society of Jesus. He received his B.A. from theCollege of theHoly Cross, an M.Div. from Weston School of Theology, an M.A.,M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Yale University. Baldovin has taught at Fordham University,the JesuitSchool of Theology at Berkeley, and, since 1999 at Weston andnow Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry. He has alsobeen visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame and St.John Vianney National Seminary in Pretoria, South Africa. He servedon the advisory committee for the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgyof the USCCB as well as the advisory committee of the International Commissionon English in the Liturgy (ICEL) from 1994 to 2002. He is pastpresident of the North American Academy of Liturgy (NAAL) as wellas the international ecumenical Societas Liturgica. He received theBerakah Award for distinguished achievement from the NAAL in 2007.He is also past-president of the International Jungmann Society forJesuits and the Liturgy. Baldovin has published on liturgy widelyin journals including Worship, TheologicalStudies, America, andCommonweal. Hiswritings have been translated into French, German, Spanish,Japanese, and Albanian. He has a number of presentations with NowYou Know Media, the latest of which, “Lent, Holy Week and Easter,” has recently beenreleased. His books includeThe Urban Character of ChristianWorship: The Origins, Development and Meaning of StationalLiturgy (Orientalia Christiana analecta 228, Rome, PontificalOriental Institute Press, 1987, Reprinted, 2002), Liturgy in AncientJerusalem (Alcuin/GROW Studies in Worship, Bramcote,Nottingham: Grove Books, 1989), Worship: City, Church andRenewal (Washington, DC: Pastoral Press, 1991), Bread of Life, Cup ofSalvation: Understanding the Mass (Lanham, MD: Rowman andLittlefield, 2003), Reforming the Liturgy: A Response to theCritics(Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2008). He has alsoco-edited Commentary on the Order of Mass of the RomanMissal (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2011) and (withDavid Farina Turnbloom) Catholic Sacraments: A Rich Source ofBlessings (New York: Paulist Press, 2015). Fr. Baldovin,along with Mike Avery, helped found the journal Lumen et Vita, the graduate academic journal ofthe BC School of Theology and Ministry.

Today's topics: Fr. Thomas Stegman, SJ Summary of today's show: On location at St. John's Seminary, Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor welcome Fr. Thomas Stegman, a Jesuit on the faculty of Boston College's School of Theology and Ministry, to discuss his background growing up in Nebraska, how he came to his vocation, the ministry of the Society of Jesus (i.e. the Jesuits), the School of Theology and Ministry (formerly the Weston School of Theology), and the first Jesuit pope. Fr. Stegman also talks about the importance of Scriptures and how the Bible springs up from the Church. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor Today's guest(s): Fr. Thomas Stegman, SJ Links from today's show:

Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., a Jesuit priest renowned for his work with at-risk youth in Los Angeles. Fr. Boyle will describe his work with gang members and others who live in South Central Los Angeles, and how it is guided and strengthened by Jesuit principles. Fr. Boyle, who received an honorary degree from Holy Cross in 1998, has spent much of his life determined to help end gang violence and raise awareness about the causes of gang violence in the U.S. He is the founder and executive director of Jobs for a Future/Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. His widely-acclaimed organization provides employment, training, counseling and tattoo removal — among other services — for ex-gang members and those at risk of becoming involved in gang culture. A Los Angeles native, he earned an M. A. from Loyola Marymount University, and the Weston School of Theology, and an S.T.M (Masters of Sacred Theology) from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. From 1986 to 1992 Fr. Boyle was a pastor of Dolores Mission, the poorest church in the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese. The parish is home of the largest public housing developments west of the Mississippi and the highest concentration of gang activity in the city of Los Angeles. He is also the subject of the book G-Dog and the Homeboys by Celeste Fremon (University of New Mexico Press, 2004), which tells the story of his successes with his unconventional ministry.

Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., a Jesuit priest renowned for his work with at-risk youth in Los Angeles. Fr. Boyle will describe his work with gang members and others who live in South Central Los Angeles, and how it is guided and strengthened by Jesuit principles. Fr. Boyle, who received an honorary degree from Holy Cross in 1998, has spent much of his life determined to help end gang violence and raise awareness about the causes of gang violence in the U.S. He is the founder and executive director of Jobs for a Future/Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. His widely-acclaimed organization provides employment, training, counseling and tattoo removal — among other services — for ex-gang members and those at risk of becoming involved in gang culture. A Los Angeles native, he earned an M. A. from Loyola Marymount University, and the Weston School of Theology, and an S.T.M (Masters of Sacred Theology) from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. From 1986 to 1992 Fr. Boyle was a pastor of Dolores Mission, the poorest church in the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese. The parish is home of the largest public housing developments west of the Mississippi and the highest concentration of gang activity in the city of Los Angeles. He is also the subject of the book G-Dog and the Homeboys by Celeste Fremon (University of New Mexico Press, 2004), which tells the story of his successes with his unconventional ministry.

Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., a Jesuit priest renowned for his work with at-risk youth in Los Angeles. Fr. Boyle will describe his work with gang members and others who live in South Central Los Angeles, and how it is guided and strengthened by Jesuit principles. Fr. Boyle, who received an honorary degree from Holy Cross in 1998, has spent much of his life determined to help end gang violence and raise awareness about the causes of gang violence in the U.S. He is the founder and executive director of Jobs for a Future/Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. His widely-acclaimed organization provides employment, training, counseling and tattoo removal — among other services — for ex-gang members and those at risk of becoming involved in gang culture. A Los Angeles native, he earned an M. A. from Loyola Marymount University, and the Weston School of Theology, and an S.T.M (Masters of Sacred Theology) from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. From 1986 to 1992 Fr. Boyle was a pastor of Dolores Mission, the poorest church in the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese. The parish is home of the largest public housing developments west of the Mississippi and the highest concentration of gang activity in the city of Los Angeles. He is also the subject of the book G-Dog and the Homeboys by Celeste Fremon (University of New Mexico Press, 2004), which tells the story of his successes with his unconventional ministry.

Fr. Gregory Boyle – best known as Fr. Greg by all who meet him -- was born in Los Angeles, one of eight children. After graduating from Loyola High School in Los Angeles in 1972, he decided to become a Jesuit and was ordained a priest in 1984. He received his BA in English from Gonzaga University; an MA in English from Loyola Marymount University; a Master of Divinity from the Weston School of Theology; and a Sacred Theology Masters degree from the Jesuit School of Theology. Prior to 1986 Fr. Boyle taught at Loyola High School and worked with Christian Base Communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He was appointed as Pastor of Dolores Mission in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1986 where he served through 1992. He then served as Chaplain of the Islas Marias Penal Colony in Mexico and Folsom Prison, before returning to Los Angeles and Dolores Mission. Homeboy Industries traces its roots to “Jobs For A Future” (JFF), a program created in 1988 by Fr. Greg at Dolores Mission parish. In an effort to address the escalating problems and unmet needs of gang-involved youth, Fr. Greg and the community developed positive alternatives, including establishing an elementary school, a day care program and finding legitimate employment for young people. JFF’s success demonstrated the model followed today that many gang members are eager to leave the dangerous and destructive life on the “streets.” In 2008 Father Greg celebrated the 20th Anniversary of this important work. Homeboy Industries, now located in downtown Los Angeles, is recognized as the largest gang intervention program in the county, and has become a national model.

Father Gregory Boyle talks about today. Fr. Gregory Boyle – best known as Fr. Greg by all who meet him -- was born in Los Angeles, one of eight children. After graduating from Loyola High School in Los Angeles in 1972, he decided to become a Jesuit and was ordained a priest in 1984. He received his BA in English from Gonzaga University; an MA in English from Loyola Marymount University; a Master of Divinity from the Weston School of Theology; and a Sacred Theology Masters degree from the Jesuit School of Theology. Prior to 1986 Fr. Boyle taught at Loyola High School and worked with Christian Base Communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He was appointed as Pastor of Dolores Mission in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1986 where he served through 1992. He then served as Chaplain of the Islas Marias Penal Colony in Mexico and Folsom Prison, before returning to Los Angeles and Dolores Mission. Homeboy Industries traces its roots to “Jobs For A Future” (JFF), a program created in 1988 by Fr. Greg at Dolores Mission parish. In an effort to address the escalating problems and unmet needs of gang-involved youth, Fr. Greg and the community developed positive alternatives, including establishing an elementary school, a day care program and finding legitimate employment for young people. JFF’s success demonstrated the model followed today that many gang members are eager to leave the dangerous and destructive life on the “streets.” In 2008 Father Greg celebrated the 20th Anniversary of this important work. Homeboy Industries, now located in downtown Los Angeles, is recognized as the largest gang intervention program in the county, and has become a national model.

Aired 04/11/10 Father Boyle has made a point of collecting and telling uniquely powerful stories of life and death, and his work has supplied him with more than anyone should know.He has so far buried 168 of his homies, and fills his first book TATTOOS ON THE HEART with their stories. I read it cover to cover on a plane flight Chicago to LA, and cried at least a dozen times. Boyle's compassion is boundless, his work is courageous, and his example is a profound challenge. Father GREGORY BOYLE was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1982. He received his Master of Divinity from the Weston School of Theology; and a Sacred Theology Masters degree from the Jesuit School of Theology. Since 1986, Father Gregory has been the pastor of Dolores Mission in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. The church sits between two large public housing projects, Pico Gardens and Aliso Village, known for decades as the gang capital of the world. In 1988, Father Boyle began what would become Homeboy Industries, now located in downtown Los Angeles. His first book is TATTOOS ON THE HEART. http://www.homeboy-industries.org/