Greg Boyle - Homies, Homicides and the Power of Radical Kinship (N204)
Nomad Podcast11 Sep 2019

Greg Boyle - Homies, Homicides and the Power of Radical Kinship (N204)

Fr. Greg Boyle is a Jesuit priest, who in 1986 was appointed pastor of a church in one of the most deprived areas of Los Angeles, in a church that sat between two large public housing projects, which had the highest concentration of gangs in the country.

Amidst shocking levels of violence and murder (Greg has personally conducted the funerals of some 229 young men), Greg slowly began to make connections with the gang members, and eventually established the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.

After the interview, Nomad hosts Tim Nash and Nick Thorley reflect on Greg's experiences and wonder how it might shape their evolving faith journey.

Interview starts at 16m 12s

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