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By For Your Consideration on Jul 17, 2012 | In News | 5 feedbacks »
Homeboy Industries, the passion project of an L.A. priest, has brought life reboots to hundreds of former criminals, including onetime gang members and the fallen CEO of mega-construction company KB Home.
One Sunday late last summer, just after Mass, Father Gregory Boyle took a drive through Boyle Heights, the East Los Angeles neighborhood where he has lived for 26 years. That they share a name, the priest and his neighborhood, is a coincidence. Word simply came from the archdiocese one day that a parish in Boyle Heights, one of the poorest in L.A., was without a priest. On this day, though, it seemed fitting. People beamed when they saw Boyle’s old Toyota turn up their street. Families leaned out of their houses and waved. Alone, he was a parade. Tough young men rushed to the curb to rest tattooed forearms against his open window. "Mijo!" Boyle greeted them, slapping hands and bumping fists.
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You've made my day by posting this. Thank you!
There's a lot of powerful stuff there, but what really struck me is the amazing change that one person can bring to many lives. And it starts with being decent and kind to others, no matter what.
Great minds must think alike. See my latest post over at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST (http://jackjodell53.wordpress.com/).
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