FROM THE CEO
Msgr. John J. Enzler is president and CEO of Catholic Charities. A priest in the Archdiocese of Washington since 1973, he has served as the head of the largest independent social services agency in the city since 2011. Through the years, he as served in the boards of various local and national organizations. Father John writes an award-winning twice-a-month column in the Catholic Standard and El Pregonero and shares a daily meditation called “Pray on This.”
To request a media interview with Father John, please contact Catholic Charities Communications department.
Father John is the author of the "Faith in Action" column in the Catholic Standard and El Pregonero:
- Remember these examples of love and service this Lent (March 7, 2023)
- Finding God in Service (Feb. 28, 2023)
- Catholic schools, one of the greatest blessings of my life (Jan. 27, 2023)
- What we can learn from the unheralded innkeeper (Dec. 21, 2022)
- We Can Be Like Mary and bring God into the world (Dec. 6, 2022)
- Spread the word – you are part of it (Nov. 22, 2022)
- A record year for service as needs continue to grow (Nov. 9, 2022)
- This troubling plague affects too many of us (Oct. 18, 2022)
- What retirement means to me (Oct. 5, 2022)
- The Power of Presence (Sept. 27, 2022)
- The problem is still here, and people are still dying (Sept. 14, 2022)
- Responding in love to the growing crisis (Aug. 9, 2022)
- Saying ‘no’ can be part of a bigger ‘yes’ (June 14, 2022)
- Get ready to celebrate a month of huge feasts (May 18, 2022)
- Responding when the immigration crisis comes to us (May 2, 2022)
- When the gift of Resurrection becomes even more powerful (April 11, 2022)
- Are you a big fan? (March 21, 2022)
- Remembering the third pillar of Lent (March 7, 2022)
- My thinking has changed over the last decade (Feb. 24, 2022)
- Five ideas to better love God and neighbor (Jan. 28, 2022)
- Rediscovering the heart of caring for our neighbor (Jan. 10, 2022)
- The best way to celebrate Christmas (Dec. 21, 2021)
- Waiting, hoping and longing (Dec. 7, 2021)
- Important ways you can help in this season of thanks and giving (Nov. 24, 2021)
- Feeding our bodies and our souls (Nov. 9, 2021)
- Continuing the work with commitment and perseverance (Oct. 19, 2021)
- It’s time to end this scourge that nobody talks about (Oct. 4, 2021)
- Remember this if the headlines get you down (Sept. 20, 2021)
- What are you working for? (Sept. 7, 2021)
- Seeing charity in action once again (Aug. 3, 2021)
- A summer of prayer and service that I will never forget (July 14, 2021)
- Finding joy in service: Reflections on 10 years as a pastor to the poor (June 15, 2021)
- Living in the age of the Spirit (June 4, 2021)
- Planting deep roots for strong growth (May 29, 2021)
- A critical issue of our time (May 4, 2021)
- Why I believe so strongly in the Resurrection (April 4, 2021)
- A priest’s thoughts after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (Feb. 23, 2021)
- The ‘year’ of Lent (Feb. 12, 2021)
- Human trafficking, a problem that needs our attention (Feb. 1, 2021)
- Miracles happen when we reach out (Jan. 31, 2021)
- Beyond the Manager (Dec. 21, 2020)
- Giving Thanks in a Difficult Year (Nov. 25, 2020)
- Celebrating Two Men Called to Even Deeper Service (Nov. 19, 2020)
- Renewing This Powerful Prayer in My Recovery (Oct. 13, 2020)
Father John's media interviews include:
- Jay Powell, an undogmatic and strong-willed Fed chair (Financial Times)
- Catholic Charities’ Work During the Pandemic (Catholic Faith Network)
- Philanthropic 50: Msgr. John Enzler (Washington Life magazine)
- A Cardinal Makes History (CatholicU Magazine)
- Honorees at John Carroll Society’s Annual Awards Ceremony include Catholic Charities leaders (Catholic Standard)
- How D.C. Catholic Charities is serving the most vulnerable during COVID-19 (Catholic News Agency)
- Human Trafficking: A Problem That Needs Our Attention and How Employers Can Help (SHRM Blog)
- Addressing pandemic’s impact, Catholic Charities DC increases assistance to those in need (Catholic Standard)
- My Life in DC’s Coronavirus Era: Monsignor John Enzler of Catholic Charities DC (Washingtonian)
- Catholic Charities helping with food distributions (FOX5)
- Not so random acts: Science finds that being kind pays off (The Associated Press)
- Catholic Charities DC distributes meals in Prince George’s County (WTOP)
- More people are going hungry in D.C. (The Washington Post)
- Catholic Charities’ SHARE Food Network offering outreach to workers affected by government shutdown (Catholic Standard)