As the demographic makeup of the country shifts, so too will that of the Catholic Church. Darnell speaks to Deacon Charlie Echeverry, a deacon of the Diocese of Los Angeles and founder of Black//Brown, a strategic advisory purpose-built program to help business leaders turn diversity into revenue. It teaches how the church can understand and respond to these shifts to maintain and grow the Church. They discuss the challenges and opportunities within the Latino Community in the Church and talk about how we can invite and challenge young Latinos to take on leadership roles within the Church. We were able to connect with Deacon Charlie at the SENT Ventures Summit, https://www.sentventures.com/. Follow MAX Studios on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/maxstudiosust/ Or visit the website: https://ustmaxstudios.com/ Follow Deacon Charlie Echeverry: https://www.instagram.com/dcncharlie/ Black//Brown: https://www.blackbrown.us/

There are 60 million Latino Catholics in the U.S. alone, and Catholicism seems to be failing them. So how do we better serve Latinos in the Catholic Church? Deacon Charlie Echeverry from the Living the Call podcast joins us for a discussion of the opportunities available to better serve the Latino Catholic community. He explains how an apostolate such as ours -- and maybe yours -- can help bring the Church together in the US and make things less difficult for Catholic families in the future. Transcript: https://catholic.com/audio/caf/latino-catholicism-is-huge-it-deserves-better-apologetics

Deacon Charlie Echeverry, a deacon of the Diocese of Los Angeles, understands the beauty of embracing a diversity of gifts and expressions of those gifts in the Catholic Church. One of his goals is for others to recognize their own gifts and use them to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In this episode of our Napa Institute Conference Series, Deacon Charlie sits down with Dr. Richard Ludwick, president of University of St. Thomas-Houston, at the 12th Annual Napa Institute Conference in Napa Valley California. In a wonderful dialogue, they discuss why Deacon Charlie became a deacon, how deacons are meant to create bridges, and the magnitude of recognizing the richness of cultures in the Catholic Church and how they can only enhance our mission - in liturgy and in life. Links: Living the CALL Podcast https://www.juandiegonetwork.com/show/livingthecall/ Black//Brown https://www.blackbrown.us/ The Napa Institute https://napa-institute.org/

Deacon Charlie Echeverry joins Bear to talk about brotherhood and solitude and why we need both. A few highlights: 1. Throttle up to settle down in solitude 2. Time is the currency of friendship 3. The call to the deaconate _____________________ Discover Bear Woznick Deep Adventure Ministries: http://bit.ly/BearWoznick Bear's School of Manliness: https://bit.ly/BearsSchoolofManliness iTunes: http://bit.ly/BWA-iTunes YouTube: http://bit.ly/BWA-YouTube BlogTalkRadio: http://bit.ly/BWA-BlogTalkRadio Stitcher: http://bit.ly/BWA-Stitcher Follow Bear Woznick Deep Adventure Ministries! https://www.facebook.com/BearWoznick/ https://www.instagram.com/bearwoznick/ https://twitter.com/BearWoznick

This week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode is with Deacon Charlie Echeverry, Founder and Managing Director of Black/Brown, and an OSV Innovation Talk speaker. Did you know that 42% of U.S. Catholics are Latino? And if you only count those aged 18 and younger, it's 63%! So how is it that our Catholic communities have become so segregated? In this eye-opening talk, Dcn. Charlie Echeverry calls attention to the “powderkeg” that is the Latino Catholic community in the U.S. If the Church is to live, we must listen to the voice of God together—rather than letting a difference of language separate us. This was a part of our conversation as well as Deacon Charlie's talk, entitled, "Liturgical Orphans" in which we explore the tremendous opportunities, but also tremendous risks facing our Church today because of these realities. Deacon Charlie is founder of Black//Brown an LA-based strategic advisory. He’s held executive positions at AOL, Walt Disney & Univision and has entrepreneurial experience with a number of start-ups. He is President of Sofesa.org, Vice Chairman of Catholic Answers and is on the boards of the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders, The Vida Initiative, Tepeyac Institute; Juan Diego Network and Sent Ventures. Deacon Charlie co-hosts The Diversity Remix, and Latino Leaders & Faith. He is married to his wife Jessica, has 5 kids and is ordained for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles where he serves at St. Gerard Majella Parish. During our conversation, Deacon Charlie shared a bit of his story of how he came to be the Founder and Managing Director at Black/Brown as well as a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as we also discussed the need to be missionaries to the Latino community coming of age in the Church today. If you want to SAY YES and stop putting off until tomorrow what your heart is yearning for today, then take the first step and set up a free consultation call with Christina TODAY! For more information: http://www.sayyestoholiness.com On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sayyestoholiness/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sayyestoholiness On Twitter: semcsem On Clubhouse: csemmens www.christinasemmens.com

Coffee With CEF | Season 3 Episode 1 Coffee With CEF kicks off its 3rd season with special guests SOFESA. Deacon Charlie and Jess Echeverry have been serving the homeless community in Los Angeles for over 20 years. They sat with CEF to share the the ways in which SOFESA gets families back on their feet after having fallen off their God given path. Learn more about the Catholic Education Foundation of Los Angeles: cefdn.org Give to CEF: https://cefdn.org/ways-to-give RSVP for upcoming Coffee with CEF events: cefdn.org/coffee-with-cef

Join us for the 26th annual “Requiem for the Unborn” Mass to be celebrated virtually this year by Archbishop Gomez, on Saturday, January 23 at 5:00 pm. The liturgy concludes with the moving Ceremony of Light where candles are lit in remembrance of the babies lost to abortion daily in Southern California. Following the Mass, the candles are placed in the windows of the Cathedral Colonnade where they remain lit and on display for a week as a shining witness, to the City of the Angels, of our commitment to the sanctity of all human life. Help support our ministry by visiting http://archla.org/colagive Lyrics are available for download at: http://archla.org/requiemlyrics