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Tattoos on the Heart The Power of Boundless Compassion

Gregory Boyle

Father Gregory Boyle’s sparkling parables about kinship and the sacredness of life are drawn from twenty years working with gangs in LA. How do you fight despair and learn to meet the world with a loving heart? How do you overcome shame? Stay faithful in spite of failure? No matter where people liv...

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Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics Radio

It was mentioned as a book written by Father Greg Boyle, who founded Homeboy Industries, a gang intervention program in Los Angeles. It was well-received, but the book's content was not discussed further.

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The story of Father Boyle and Homeboy Industries is inspiring for sure. He tells it well in a book called Tattoos on the Heart.

— Episode: 295. When Helping Hurts

Episode: 295. When Helping Hurts

It was mentioned as a book written by Father Greg Boyle, who founded Homeboy Industries, a gang intervention program in Los Angeles. It was well-received, but the book's content was not discussed further.

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The story of Father Boyle and Homeboy Industries is inspiring for sure. He tells it well in a book called Tattoos on the Heart.

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

This was the book first recommended to the host by Joseph Goldstein, which introduced the argument that it is possible to love people no matter what.

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a book by my guest today, Father Gregory Boyle, was first recommended to me by Joseph Goldstein

— Episode: Can You Really Conquer Hatred Through Lo...

Episode: Can You Really Conquer Hatred Through Love? | Fath...

This was the book first recommended to the host by Joseph Goldstein, which introduced the argument that it is possible to love people no matter what.

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a book by my guest today, Father Gregory Boyle, was first recommended to me by Joseph Goldstein

The book that Joseph recommended to me is called Tattoos on the Heart

so tattoos on the heart comes from a homie I had said something to him and we were on the phone and he was silent and he said damn gee I'm gonna tattoo that on my heart and so that was the title of the first one.

On Being with Krista Tippett

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On Being with Krista Tippett

This moving memoir, published in 2010, details Fr. Greg Boyle's experiences working with former gang members in Los Angeles. It focuses on the power of boundless compassion and kinship.

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In 2010, he wrote his own very moving memoir, Tattoos on the Heart, and more recently penned a terrific follow up, Barking to the Choir.

— Episode: Greg Boyle — The Calling of Delight: Gan...

Episode: Greg Boyle — The Calling of Delight: Gangs, Servic...

This moving memoir, published in 2010, details Fr. Greg Boyle's experiences working with former gang members in Los Angeles. It focuses on the power of boundless compassion and kinship.

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In 2010, he wrote his own very moving memoir, Tattoos on the Heart, and more recently penned a terrific follow up, Barking to the Choir.

Episode: [Unedited] Greg Boyle with Krista Tippett

It is a moving memoir written in 2010 that details Fr. Greg Boyle's experiences working with gang members in Los Angeles. The book explores his approach to helping former gang members, emphasizing kinship and compassion.

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In 2010, he wrote his own very moving memoir called Tattoos on the Heart, The Power of Boundless Compassion.

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