The Church should say, ‘I’m frightened that women will be ordained;’ that’s honest, say that. But don’t say, ‘It’s a grave sin,’ because that’s nonsense. – Greg Boyle
Jesus did not only serve the needs of the people, but truly hoped that the people and Jesus would be one. – Greg Boyle
I want to be prophetic and take stands and stand with those on the margins, and I want to laugh as much as I can. – Greg Boyle
Most employers just aren’t willing to look beyond the dumbest or worst thing someone has done. – Greg Boyle
I work with gang members, and I feel a kind of affinity and gift, even. But who would’ve thunk it, you know? I mean, I didn’t anticipate it. – Greg Boyle
The wrong idea has taken root in the world. And the idea is this: there just might be lives out there that matter less than other lives. – Greg Boyle
You don’t really get Jesus saying very often there’ll be pie in the sky when you die. He’s really talking about now and today, and it’s supposed to be like that. You’re supposed to delight in what’s right in front of you. – Greg Boyle
People have to see that there is a high degree of complexity about belonging to a gang. It’s a symptom, not a problem. – Greg Boyle
At its best, an injunction creates a kind of vigilant heat that moves kids toward the light. – Greg Boyle
The employer is not going to choose the gang member who’s just been released from prison: they’re going to choose the person with the skills. – Greg Boyle
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.’ – Greg Boyle
When a gang member, and especially in a Latino gang, gets jumped in, and then he’s given a name, and he has that name forever, but it’s not so much the name as being called by name. – Greg Boyle
I think that any program that’s born from below rather than on high is going to survive. – Greg Boyle
If you are paying attention, then the day is going to be pretty joyful, and a lot of delight will fill it. – Greg Boyle
Does God feel like that same-sex marriage could happen? I don’t think anybody who has a connection to God and God’s understanding and depth of compassion who’s gonna say ‘no.’ – Greg Boyle
When the vastness of God meets the restriction of our own humanity, words can’t hold it. The best we can do is find the moments that rhyme with this expansive heart of God. – Greg Boyle
Businesses have come and gone at Homeboy Industries. We have had starts and stops, but anything worth doing is worth failing at. We started Homeboy Plumbing. That didn’t go so well. Who knew? People didn’t want gang members in their homes. I just didn’t see that coming. – Greg Boyle
