Book description
This final work from Clarence Enzler offers a glimpse into the life of
a Christian disciple facing his own mortality and reflecting on
holiness, family, and the saints--in particular St. Therese of Lisieux,
to whom Enzler had a great devotion. First published in 1978, Let Us Be
What We Are explores the Christian life as seen through a personal,
intimate, one-on-one conversation with Jesus as he faces serious illness
and contemplates his life as a father, deacon, writer, and disciple. He
draws readers into his devotion to the "Little Way" of St.
Therese, explaining how this practice helped him offer his own small
sufferings to God, especially when he faced a major surgery. Enzler
tells how he learned to unite his suffering with that of Christ in his
own personal Holy Week. Clarence Joseph Enzler (1910-1976) is best
known for his classic Lenten devotional booklet Everyone's Way of the
Cross, first published in 1970. He worked for the US Department of
Agriculture from 1937-1972, except from 1943-1945 when he served as the
feature editor with the National Catholic Welfare Conference News
Service (now known as the Catholic News Service). A prolific author, he
had articles published in many national magazines, including The Ave
Maria, and wrote three books. He held a doctorate from Catholic
University of America and was a deacon in the Archdiocese of Washington.
Enzler and his wife Kathleen Crowley Enzler were the parents of thirteen
children. Msgr. John Enzler is Clarence Enzler's son and President and
CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington.
