Compassionate Houston’s Book studies

Compassionate Houston offers four seasonal book studies throughout the year facilitated by our amazing book study champions and dedicated volunteers Marlin Murdock, board member, and Pam Lewis, board president.

Meet people of our rich community once a week over a 4-week period, bringing together a multitude of perspectives on topics aimed to foster a greater understanding of compassion, kindness, respect and identify personal and public ways to practice it regularly.

Our book studies are conducted virtually as they offer several benefits compared to in-person meeting such as comfort and convenience, cost-effectiveness as participants can save on transportation costs and troubles driving through Houston’s traffic, larger outreach, and easy accessibility.

Our book studies are always free of charge. Offering them is part of our mission to cultivate compassion in Greater Houston.

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3rd Quarter (August) Book Study 2025

Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times by Gregory Boyle

Gregory Boyle’s Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times offers a profound exploration of community, compassion, and the transformative power of love. As the founder of Homeboy Industries, the world’s largest gang-intervention program, Boyle has spent decades fostering healing and connection among those society often overlooks. In this book, he challenges the divisions that separate us, advocating for a world where kindness and belonging take precedence over fear and exclusion.

Through heartfelt stories and wisdom, Boyle invites readers to embrace a radical vision of unity—one where love is not just an ideal but a lived experience.(www.simonschuster.com)

About the author

Father Gregory Boyle S.J., is an American Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world. He has received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame. In 2014, the White House named Boyle a Champion of Change. He received the University of Notre Dame’s 2017 Laetare Medal, the oldest honor given to American Catholics. He is the acclaimed author of Tattoos on the Heart and Barking to the Choir. (Source: Homeboy Industries)