Tattoos on the Heart

Name: Tattoos on the Heart
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781439153154
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The Power of Boundless Compassion

By Fr Gregory Boyle

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Tattoos on the Heart by Father Gregory Boyle shares parables drawn from his thirty years founding and leading Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention and rehabilitation programme in Los Angeles. Through moving stories of individuals like Cesar, Pipi, and Lulu, Boyle reveals lessons about kinship, redemption, faith, and the transformative power of unconditional love.
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Ideal for readers interested in memoirs, social justice, spirituality, and stories of hope in urban communities.

Father Boyle started Homeboy Industries nearly 20 years ago, which has served members of more than half of the gangs in Los Angeles. This collection presents parables about kinship and the sacredness of life drawn from Boyle's years working with gangs.

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"Destined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spirituality" (Los Angeles Times)—Tattoos on the Heart is a series of parables about kinship and redemption from pastor, activist, and renowned speaker, Father Gregory Boyle.

Thirty years ago, Gregory Boyle founded Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world. In Tattoos on the Heart, his debut book, he distills his experience working with gang members into a breathtaking series of parables inspired by faith.

From giant, tattooed Cesar, shopping at JC Penney fresh out of prison, you learn how to feel worthy of God's love. From ten-year-old Pipi, you learn the importance of being known and acknowledged. From Lulu, you come to understand the kind of patience necessary to rescue someone from the dark—as Father Boyle phrases it, we can only shine a flashlight on a light switch in a darkened room.

This is a motivating look at how to stay faithful in spite of failure, how to meet the world with a loving heart, and how to conquer shame with boundless, restorative love.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781439153154

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 209g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Gregory Boyle is an American Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in the world. In 2024, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States's highest civilian honor. He has received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame. He received the University of Notre Dame's 2017 Laetare Medal, the oldest honor given to American Catholics. He is the acclaimed author of Tattoos on the Heart, Barking to the Choir, and The Whole Language. Cherished Belonging is his fourth book, and he will be donating all net proceeds to Homeboy Industries. Visit the author at HomeboyIndustries.org.