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Tattoos on the heart : the power of boundless compassion  Cover Image Book Book

Tattoos on the heart : the power of boundless compassion / Gregory Boyle.

Boyle, Greg. (Author).

Summary:

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 of working with gangs.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781439153024
  • ISBN: 1439153027
  • ISBN: 1439153159
  • ISBN: 9781439153154
  • Physical Description: xv, 217 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Free Press hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Free Press, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes an interview with the author.
Formatted Contents Note:
Dolores Mission and Homeboy Industries -- God, I guess -- Dis-grace -- Compassion -- Water, oil, flame -- Slow work -- Jurisdiction -- Gladness -- Success -- Kinship.
Subject: Church work with juvenile delinquents > California > East Los Angeles.
Christian life > Anecdotes.
Boyle, Greg.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Bethlehem Coolidge Branch 277.94 (Text) 33062009722696 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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