A biography for Greg Boylehasn’t been written yet.
“I'm not opposed to success.”
“We need the disruption of categories that lead us to abandon the difficult, the disagreeable, and the least likely to go very far.”
“We need a pope to usher in a new era of inclusion, the end of a sinful clericalism, and a strong sense of duty to those on society's margins. The 1 billion faithful long for a leader who is fearless and driven - not by terror but by love.”
“Young people can change and grow. Every parent knows that.”
“As much as I dislike the suggestion of single solutions to complex problems, jobs are as close as we will get to a single, effective answer to the enormous problem of gangs.”
“The church needs a pope who can call us to conversion and lead us to take seriously what Jesus did.”
“The draconian spirit that seeks to enhance penalties and to lower the age at which juveniles will be tries as adults, is part of the 'whole cloth' of three strikes. Our failure to address the depair of our inner-city youth is only delayed by our over-confidence in a stance that is 'tougher than thou.'”
“If the Los Angeles Police Department had enough officers, it could focus on one part of the community and stay there long enough to know and respect the people the officers are called on to protect and serve.”
“I'm the priest who has been mistaken for an ATM machine.”
“Ours is a God who waits. So who are we not to?”
“The task of dealing comprehensively with gangs belongs to the city, not to law enforcement.”
“I kinda don't do guilt. I gave it up for Lent years ago.”
“The arms of God reach to embrace, and somehow you feel yourself just outside God's fingertips.”
“I know now that gang warfare is not the Middle East or Northern Ireland. There is violence in gang violence, but there is no conflict. It is not 'about something.' It is the language of the despondent and traumatized.”
“Relapse happens, especially when you're dealing with folks who are frankly the least likely to succeed based on their own pasts and difficulties. We can work with the most likely to succeed. I'm not interested in that.”
“Gangs are born of a lethal absence of hope, and hope has an address: 130 W. Bruno St. in Los Angeles, CA 90012.”
“I don't save people. God saves people. I can point them in the right direction. I can say, 'There's that door. I think if you walked through it, you'd be happier than you are.'”
“The power of community policing is in the relationship. This can happen only if an officer sticks around for a while.”
“You are so much more than the worst thing you've ever done.”
“Children find themselves adrift not because the informational signposts are illegible, but because there is no one around to guide and accompany them.”