âDestined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spiritualityâ ( Los Angeles Times )â Tattoos on the Heart is a series of parables about kinship and redemption from pastor, activist, and renowned speaker, Father Gregory Boyleânow in paperback.
For twenty years, Father Gregory Boyle has run Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention program located in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angelesâalso known as the gang capital of the world. In Tattoos on the Heart, he has distilled his experience working in the ghetto into a breathtaking series of parables inspired by faith.
From giant, tattooed Cesar, shopping at JC Penney fresh out of prison, we learn how to feel worthy of Godâs love. From ten-year-old Pipi we learn the importance of being known and acknowledged. From Lulu we understand the kind of patience necessary to rescue someone from the darkâas 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.
Winner of the 2011 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction
Categories:
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Memoirs
Publisher : Free Press
Author : Boyle, Gregory
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2010-03-09
Number Of Pages : 240
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1439153027
ISBN-13 : 9781439153024
Item weight : 0.8 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.5 in x 8.5 in
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