Godsplaining Finding Christ in the Loneliness of Insomnia w/ Deacon Charlie Echeverry
Mar 16, 2026
Deacon Charlie Echeverry, a Catholic deacon and media producer active in film and EWTN, shares his path from entertainment into evangelization. He discusses the Seeking Beauty series, creative approaches to bridge secular and catechetical media, the role of story and art, and a season of insomnia that led to surrender and vocational discernment.
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Using Beauty To Invite People Into Faith
- Seeking Beauty is a travel-adventure series that connects culture and the sacred through experiential storytelling rather than didactic teaching.
- Deacon Charlie served as executive producer to meet people where they are, using accessible visuals and host David Henry learning alongside viewers.
Secular Media Skills Became Evangelical Tools
- Charlie's secular entertainment and communications training became tools later baptized for evangelization.
- Experience at Disney and Univision provided transferable skills now repurposed for Catholic media projects like Seeking Beauty.
Missional Urgency Rooted In The Eternal Now
- Charlie emphasizes an urgent, present-focused missional sense: the only real moment is now and each encounter matters as God's present reality.
- Orienting to the eternal now reduces procrastination and clarifies individual missions in everyday moments.