Clarence enzler biography
Enzler received his Ph.D in sociology from the Catholic University of America in He later served on the faculty of the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
A prolific author, Enzler published articles in many national magazines, including The Ave Maria, and he wrote three books....
A deacon author more people should know: Clarence Enzler
Looking for some light and guidance during the desert days of Lent?
Meet a deacon more people should know: Clarence Enzler.
Some of you may be familiar with Deacon Clarence Enzler’s modern classic, “Everyone’s Way of the Cross,”a perennial favorite among parishes and groups who pray The Way of the Cross in the weeks before Easter.
As the publisher describes it:
For almost fifty years, the simple, intimate, and powerful words of Clarence Enzler’s perennially bestselling Stations of the Cross booklet have invited readers to grow closer to Christ by embracing the mystery of suffering in the world.
Beautiful, bold commissioned woodcuts by Annika Nelson and her mother Gertrud Mueller Nelson help us meditate on the passion and death of Christ and to see how Christ is among us—often in unexpected places.
The introduction, from Christ’s point of view, sets the tone for what follows:
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