My Other Self: Conversations with Christ on Living Your Faith

by Clarence Enzler, Deacon Greg Kandra (Foreword by)

Overview

Modeled on the fifteenth-century classic The Imitation of Christ, this well-loved Clarence Enzler masterwork helps Christians today hear the voice of Christ. In this powerful book, Christ addresses you personally as “my other self,” urging you to embody his love and compassion for others.

Through a creative dialogue between Jesus and the reader, Clarence Enzler leads you through the journey of the Christian life, beginning with the call to live in friendship with Christ and fulfill his desire. Enzler then examines elements of the Christian life: detachment, virtue, prayer, the Eucharist, and avoidance of sin. Finally, he explores the goal of the journey—a life of union with Christ as his disciple and complete joy with him in eternity.

Each chapter includes short, eloquent meditations on scripture and beautiful prayers, making My Other Self ideal as a daily devotional and source of prayer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870612480
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	12/25/2020
Edition description:	with new foreword
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	416,943
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Greg Kandra serves as a deacon in the Diocese of Brooklyn and is a senior writer at the Catholic Near East Welfare Association. He is the author of A Deacon Prays and writes The Deacon’s Bench blog. Kandra was a writer and producer for CBS News from 1982 to 2008 for programs including CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes II, and 48 Hours. He also served for four years as a writer and producer on the live finale of the hit reality show Survivor.

Kandra has received two Peabody awards and two Emmy awards, four Writers Guild of America awards, three Catholic Press Association Awards, and a Christopher Award for his work. He also was named 2017 Clergy of the Year by the Catholic Guild of Our Lady of the Skies Chapel at JFK International Airport. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maryland. Kandra cowrote the acclaimed CBS documentary 9/11. He contributed to three books, including Dan Rather’s Deadlines and Datelines and a homily series. His work has been published in America, US Catholic, Busted Halo, and The Tablet. He has been a regular guest on Catholic radio. Kandra is the author of four books.

Kandra lives with his wife, Siobhain, in the New York City area.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“My Other Self captures something mysterious and elusive: the gentle, challenging, and compassionate voice of Christ. This book is a long, impassioned prayer of hope and a steady reassurance for a confused and anxious world. Across the decades, it still speaks to our times. This book is so clearly written, and so passionately articulated that you can’t help but want to accompany Clarence Enzler on this journey.” —From the foreword by Deacon Greg Kandra, Catholic journalist, author, and creator of The Deacon’s Bench blog

“In order to surrender my life to Christ, I need something more than the knowledge that he is real and speaks the truth. He needs to become real to me and speak directly to my heart. In My Other Self, Clarence Enzler makes that happen. When I open this book, Jesus becomes my spiritual director and guides me through each day. There’s an empty space in my bookcase reserved for this masterpiece and one of these days I'll put it down long enough to place it there!” —Gary Zimak, Radio host, speaker and author of Let Go of Anger and Stress!

“Clarence Enzler speaks of the need for surrender, detachment, prayer, and developing virtue. His directions are simple and straightforward, always loving and very practical. Enzler makes holiness seem possible, even in the midst of our brokenness. Every page of this book contains wisdom and offers much to reflect on. My Other Self is the type of book you should refer to again and again as you progress (or perhaps take a step backward) on your spiritual journey and are in need of encouragement.” —Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur, Catholic writer, editor, and author

“My Other Self is chock-full of opportunities for reflection and faith building. This is the ideal book for personal reflection during Eucharistic Adoration or simple daily meditation.” —Pete Socks, The Catholic Book Blogger and host of Off the Shelf