Godmothers Gather: Father Greg Boyle & Tom Vozzo

Gregory Boyle—the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in the world—takes the stage to present “Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times.” He’ll be joined by Tom Vozzo, the former CEO of Homeboy Industries and the author of “The Homeboy Way.” Godmothers co-founder Jennifer Rudolph Walsh will moderate their conversation.

Over the past 30 years, Father Greg has transformed tens of thousands of lives through his work as the founder of Homeboy Industries. The program runs on two unwavering principles: 1) We are all inherently good. (No exceptions.) And 2) We belong to each other. (No exceptions.) He believes that these two ideas allow all of us to cultivate a new way of seeing the world.

In “Cherished Belonging,” Father Greg calls back to Christianity’s origins as a spiritual movement of equality, emancipation, and peace. Early Christianity was a way of life—not a set of beliefs. Boyle’s vision of community is a space for people to join together and heal one another in a new collective living, a world dedicated to kindness as a constant and radical act of defiance.

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// OPENING ACT tickets are lower-priced spots for early birds. They’re limited in number, and when they’re gone, they’re gone, so get them while they last.

Additional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.

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