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Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society.

Greg Boyle

Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society.

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About Greg Boyle

Gregory Joseph Boyle, S.J. (born May 19, 1954) is an American Catholic priest of the Jesuit order. He is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program, and former pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles.