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b"Everyone in Our Town knows Father John and that\\u2019s not an overstatement. A funny line affectionately said by his life long friends and parishioners who greet him is \\u201cHide your wallet, here comes Father John!\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nThere is not a truer statement ever spoken. Giving back to God has been at the heart of his priesthood, and now is at the heart of his work. Father John is a premiere fundraiser and he has to be in his role as CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. Catholic Charities serves more than 160,000 people through63 programs in 48 locations throughout the District of Columbia and Montgomery, Prince George\\u2019s, Charles, Calvert and St.Mary\\u2019s Counties in Maryland. You can plainly see that Catholic Charities does God\\u2019s work for Catholics and Non-Catholics in Our Town. \\n\\nIn addition to his mission with Catholic Charities, Washingtonians know him as a champion of good causes, beloved Parish Priest, Board member of Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, Monsignor, and 2012 Washingtonian of the Year. He sits on close to 20 boards, has served as Priest at 3 parishes in his career, and received over 15 prestigious community and educational awards. As Andy introduced him, Father John is truly a Premier Priest in Our Town.\\n\\n\\nIf you\\u2019ve ever wondered why someone would chose the vocation to be a priest, we\\u2019ll tell you in this episode of Our Town. Father John talks about his family, his inspiration and his calling to the priesthood. Growing up in a family of 13 children prepared him for his work, Father John said, \\u201cI was blessed because of my family, I was used to working with all ages and learning to give and take and work things out,\\u201d as stated in the 2012 Washingtonian article, he has a \\u201ckeen desire to pass on the faith.\\u201d It\\u2019s a beautiful story of the living example provided by his parents, Deacon Clarence and Kathleen Enzler. Here is another example of his inspiration, Father John, as a boy, would accompany his dad to church each day, one of his clearest memories is of his father handing the coat off his back to a homeless man they met on the way, \\u201cYou witness that and you say, \\u2018that\\u2019s how you\\u2019re supposed to live, how you take care of the poor, not give them leftovers, but give out of your own blessings,\\u201d he said.\\n\\nHe also shared some perspective on character, \\u201cYou\\u2019re either a giver or a taker,\\u201d Father John said, and in case you haven\\u2019t noticed, the givers are also the happiest people!\\u201d \\n\\nLocally born and raised, Monsignor Enzler, who prefers to be called Father John, is a graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes School in Bethesda, St. John's College High School in Washington, and Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg. \\n\\nWe hope you have enjoyed this week\\u2019s episode our \\u201cOur Town\\u201d with Andy Ockershausen and Monsignor John Enzler, President and CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. We invite you to listen to each new episode of Our Town as they roll out over the next several months. You can subscribe to the Our Town podcast on iTunes, Google Play or if you complete the subscription form in the sidebar to the right, you will be notified by email when the next episode appears here on the website. If you like what you heard, please take a moment to rate and review the Our Town podcast on Itunes. Thank you for listening."