‘Love is always the next right thing to do,’ says Fr. Greg Boyle

Jesuit priest Greg Boyle discussed his decades of work with gang members and young people in Los Angeles during an episode of The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast. Boyle, the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, described the organization as a gang intervention and rehabilitation program that seeks to build a model of connected community.

Boyle, a former pastor of Dolores Mission Church in East Los Angeles, stated that gang violence stems from a lack of hope. He explained that his work aims to nurture a movement where people invest in those on the margins. He noted that the program operates on the belief that everyone is inherently good but struggling to heal.