Q U E S TI O N S F A I T H A L I V E I N V E S TI G AT E
A y o u n g J e s uit pri e st G r e g B o yl e w a s b o r n i n L o s A n g el e s i n t h e U nit e d St at e s i nt o a l a r g e I ri s h - A m e ri c a n f a mil y
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E i n 1 9 5 4. B o yl e w a s e d u c at e d b y t h e S o ci e t y of J e s u s ( r ef e r r e d t o a s t h e
J e s uit s), a C at h oli c c o n g r e g ati o n k n o w n f o r t h ei r t r a diti o n of s c h ol a r s hi p a n d h el pi n g ot h e r s i n s o ci et y. A s a y o u n g m a n, h e w a s g r e atl y J e s uit s. H e w a s
i n s pi r e d b y t h e st a n d t a k e n b y m a n y J e s uit s a g ai n st t h e U nit e d Q U E S TI O N S K E Y C O N C E P T
St at e s’ i n v ol v e m e nt i n t h e w a r i n Vi et n a m. W h at att r a ct e d B o yl e t o t h e J e s uit s w a s t h ei r g o o d - s pi rit e d n at u r e a n d t h ei r c o u r a g e t o s p e a k o ut a g ai n st i nj u sti c e. H e h a s r e m a r k e d: ‘ T h e y w e r e hil a ri o u s a n d p r o p h eti c, I l o v e d t h e J e s uit s’. Aft e r hi g h s c h o ol B o yl e f o u n d t h at h e h a d a v o c a ti o n t o b e c o m e a J e s uit. H e w a s o r d ai n e d a p ri e st i n 1 9 8 4 a n d w a s s e nt t o B oli vi a t o l e a r n S p a ni s h t h at y e a r.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G
A v oc ati o n is a b eli ef t h at y o u ar e c all e d by G o d t o d o s o m et hi n g w ort h w hil e wit h y o ur lif e.
K E Y C O N C E P T T HI N K A B O U T ...
B o yl e s a y s t h at t h e e x p e ri e n c e of li vi n g a m o n g t h e p o o r t r a n sf o r m e d hi m. Aft e r 1 8 m o nt h s i n B oli vi a, B o yl e w a s r e a d y t o s a y, ‘I w a nt t o c a st m y l ot (i. e. s p e n d m y lif e) wit h t h e p o o r e st f ol k s I c a n ti n d’. R et u r ni n g t o L o s A n g el e s, a y o u n g F r B o yl e a s k e d t o b e p o st e d t o t h e p o o r e st a r e a a v ail a bl e. Hi s ti r st p o sti n g w a s i n t h e p o o r e st p a ri s h i n L o s A n g el e s, c all e d D ol o r e s Mi s si o n.
D E B AT E I N T H E Z O N E I N V E S TI G AT E
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1.
2. 3.
D E B AT E4. B. T HI N K A B O U T ... W h er e, a n d i nt o w hic h circ u mst a nc es w as Gr e g B oyl e b or n ?
I d e ntify t wo t hi n gs t h at i nt er est e d t h e y o u n g Gr e g B oyl e i n t h e w or k of t h e J es uits. W h at di d G r e g B oyl e d o i n B olivi a a n d h o w di d t his c h a n g e his lif e ? W h at r e q u est di d B oyl e m ak e w h e n h e c a m e b ack t o L os A n g el es ?
I N T H E Z O N E E x pl o r e
S etti n g u p H o m e b o y I n d u stri e s G r e g B o yl e ’ s e a rl y y e a r s i n D ol o r e s Mi s si o n w e r e n ot e a s y. H e w o r k e d
i n t h e p o o r e st
C at h oli c p a ri s h i n L o s A n g el e s. B o yl e w a s e s p e ci all y aff e ct e d b y g a n g vi ol e n c e
i n hi s
p a ri s h. H e c all e d t h e l at e 1 9 8 0 s ‘t h e d e c a d e of d e at h’. G a n g vi ol e n c e w a s wi d e s p r e a d a n d F r B o yl e w a s b u r yi n g a n i n c r e a si n g n u m b e r of hi s y o u n g p a ri s hi o n e r s. D r u g s a n d vi ol e n c e h a d b e g u n t o kill m o r e a n d m o r e y o u n g p e o pl e i n L o s A n g el e s. B e hi n d t h e c y cl e s of vi ol e n c e F r B o yl e a n d hi s p a ri s h t e a m s a w a l a c k of h o p e – t h e y o u n g p e o pl e w h o b e c a m e i n v ol v e d i n g a n g s w e r e d oi n g s o o ut of d e s p ai r. Littl e el s e i n s o ci et y off e r e d t h e m a s e n s e of m e a ni n g, of v al u e o r of b el o n gi n g.
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