An Antidote to Overwhelm and Anger | Father Gregory Boyle

An Antidote to Overwhelm and Anger | Father Gregory Boyle

The attitude that can help you survive the Trump era.

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. He is the acclaimed author of Tattoos on the Heart, Barking to the Choir, The Whole Language, and most recently, Cherished Belonging.

In this episode we talk about:

  • His unique understanding of God—one that even agnostics can get behind
  • How to build communities that counteract polarization
  • The practice of affectionate awe
  • Father Boyle's antidotes to despair
  • His own daily practice
  • And much more

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