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“Covid swept away a number of our distractions and so, at least in principle, allowed us to wrestle with the questions that really matter.”

In this interview with James Martin, S.J, Jesuit priest and author of the forthcoming book, Learning to Pray (out Feb. 2021 from HarperCollins), he shares how this year has made him—and us all—more like monks. Could you name a phrase, quote, story, analogy or image that captures how you have experienced 2020? While we were celebrating Mass in our Jesuit community chapel on Dec. 21—the shortest and darkest night of the year—there was a huge dumpster fire on the street outside, with flames leaping up to six feet into the air. I thought that was the perfect image of 2020—a literal dump...

To the lapd. you'll hear father greg boyle talk about infusing hope in those to whom hope is foreign. >> you call gang involvement the lethal absence of hope. >> yeah. >> what is that? >> not all choices are created equal. wasn't supposed to poverty or violence or people running up to cars or selling drugs or shooting. everybody here has been exposed to that, many times over. >> luck he was born with drove father boyle 30 years to create home boy industries, pulling gang members out of the deadly track they are on, helping them clean up their lives and giving them jobs. >> who gets to come her...

Re-enter society and start the process of finding himself. because i love him. i've always loved him. that's what he was seeking from me, when he was 8, 9, 10 years old and i didn't know how to love him then and so i'm just grateful that i know how to love him now. father greg taught me that. >> it's a gift so great, repayment is nearly impossible. is there anyone that you have not been able to find grace in somewhere? >> never. never. >> our thanks to father boyle for all he and his team do. up next, more on the deadly tornadoes and rising floodwaters and frigid temperatures and snow dumpin...

Complete circle because i had helped bring this individual into such a violent and negative lifestyle and now i've been able to help him re-enter society and start the process of finding himself. because i love him. i've always loved him. that's what he was seeking from me when he was 8, 9, 10 years old. i didn't know how to love him then. and so i'm just grateful that i know how to love him now. father greg taught me that. >> it's a gift so great repayment is nearly impossible. >> is there anyone that you have not been able to find grace in somewhere? >> never. never. >> this remind you of th...