About

about myself

Mario was born and raised in Northen Italy, in a small town in the foothills of the Italian Alps. After studying music in Milan and Verona, he joined the Swiss Guard and served under St. Pope John Paul II in the double capacity of soldier and conductor of the Swiss Guard Band. Following his time of service at the Vatican, he worked for almost twenty years in investment banking and wealth management. As a consequence of his father-in-law sudden death, Mario left the financial industry and with his family moved to the United States where with his wife he started a Classical K-12 Academy rooted in the Catholic tradition. He then taught business and finance at Catholic University of American and at University of St. Thomas and today he teaches Ecclesial Management and Administration at Catholic Distance University. Mario started Borromeo Project, a consulting firm to aid Catholic diocese, parishes, religious orders and apostolates across the world with financial problems and behavioral crises that tend to plaque them.

Mario is available as a consultant and advisor, as a business coach, as a fractional CFO/COO and as a public speaker.

DANIEL CARDINAL DINARDO

Archbishop of Galveston-Houston

Mario Enzler beautifully draws upon his everyday encounters with Pope St. John Paul II, both in the public eye and in private, to reflect upon the virtue, faithfulness, dedication to prayer, and witness that were not only central to the life of John Paul II, but also fundamental to the universal call to holiness of every baptized Christian – the call for us all to be nothing short of saints!

ARCHBISHOP ALLEN VIGNERON

Archbishop of Detroit

"Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses." These words of St. Paul VI (Evangelii nuntiandi, n. 1) have become something of an axiom for all those dedicated to great mission of the New Evangelization. Professor Mario Enzler’s book is a vindication of this principle of Gospel grace. He testifies eloquently to the power in his life that was unleashed through the witness of the exemplary disciples of Christ he came to know during his service in the Swiss Guard, especially St. John Paul II. And in offering his personal witness and reflections on what he saw and felt, he give us his own testimony to the power of the Holy Spirit at work in his life. I have been edified by Mario’s words. May they bear much good fruit in the hearts of all who read them.

ARCHBISHOP GREGORY HARTMAYER , OFM CONV.

Archbishop of Atlanta

Mario provides an insightful glimpse into the life of a beloved saint of our times. His unique closeness to Saint John Paul II as a Swiss Guard enriches us all, making this book a compelling account of their relationship.

PIETRO CARDINAL PAROLIN

Vatican Secretary of State

Mario Enzler has written a book about faith and virtue that leads us through the lives of saints and friends, and indeed the life of the author who gave himself to the Church by serving Saint John Paul II, Servant of the Servants of God. The men and women he encountered over the years led this young man to a life of service as a means of growing in virtue. May readers be inspired to find fulfillment and happiness in serving others through the examples presented in Enzler’s book.

MOTHER ADELA, SCTJM

Foundress of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary

St. John Paul II told us on several occasions that to be able to truly know him, we had to know him from within, to know his heart. I believe that Mario was given the gift to be so close to the person of St. John Paul II that he can share anecdotes of their time together, but most importantly, by being so close to him, he learned to know him from within. What he saw and learned, deeply shaped Mario\U000000b4s heart.

BISHOP OSCAR CANTU

Bishop of San Jos\U000000e9

Indirect light is appreciated for its subtlety, its softness, its quiet, its nuance. Direct light, while appreciated for its own brilliance and illuminating faculty, is often all the more appreciated as reflected against other media. In this volume, Mario Enzler is that other medium. The brilliant light of a great man and saint, St. John Paul II, shown on the mind, heart, and consciousness of a simple servant, a Swiss guard, named Mario. In this volume we see the profound effects in and lessons learned by Mario through his proximity to a saint.