I left behind my past life to try to respond to Christ´s calling to be a missionary online while I accompany others on a similar call. Quite a rollercoaster ride it has been. Not joking, my baggy eyes don´t come out of nowhere.
To bring Christ´s love and mercy to the internet is why I founded and lead several initiatives. Yes! In this day and age, people online are attracted by He who is the Way, the Truth. But we first need to go and find them where they are, where they spend most of their day.
Now I am certain, but it took me a while to get it and to "accept " (I acted like Jonah for almost 15 years, but that´s a long story for another time) that I am called to be on Christ´s mission in today´s aeropagus: the internet.
years married
to Cecy
children
Inés, Javier and Marcelo
Ideation, creation, production, distribution and promotion of +95 podcasts.
Different formats and styles aimed at connecting with different Latino niches and attract them to Christ.
Winners of the 2020 OSV Innovation Challenge.
JDN is one of the initiatives of Juan Diego & Friends Inc, a 501c3 established in Texas.
We partner with experts in different fields and with faithful Catholic organizations to create and launch evangelization experiments.
We are constantly seeking ways in which people roaming the Digital Continent are attracted to Christ and His Church.
We share best practices and actionable guides with the world.
Soft launch: Spring 2025
One of the initiatives of Juan Diego & Friends Inc, a 501c3 established in Texas.
Launched more than 26 years ago, Encuentra.com is the pioneer in online Catholic faith formation in Spanish.
Free theology and Catechism courses.
Sacramental prep certifications accepted in +16 countries.
In 2022, Encuentra joined the family of brands owned by Juan Diego & Friends Inc, a 501c3 established in Texas.
JD Comms provides intercultural communication and marketing for dioceses, non-profits, companies and schools.
JD Creative Studios creates and produces videos, animations, podcasts and culturally adapted (not just translated) voice overs.
JD&Co is a for-profit LLC incorporated in Texas in 2019.
Being appointed by the Holy Father as a voting delegate in the XVI General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops has been a special, but weird confirmation of what God has been calling me to do.
We have never been afraid as Catholics to go to cultures where Christ wasn´t known yet. We are now called to go where people spend most of their waking hours and introduce them to God´s love!
We need to bring the Gospel to today´s missionary frontier: the Internet!
A short Vatican News clip of the time when I spoke in front of the Pope and bishops from all over the world about the importance of being a missionary Church online.
Click any of the logos below to read some articles on what I am doing to be on Christ´s mission on the internet.
We are called to be one!
Let´s set up a Zoom call or grab a coffee, beer and/or a mezcal so we can see if we are a fit.
Past Public events
June 20, 2024
July 9, 2024
July 18, 2024
July 19, 2024
Proceed under your own risk 🤪
SOME APPEARANCES ON TRADITIONAL AND NEW MEDIA
Warning: It´s messy, a bit like my daily conversion process
Aleteia
Encuentros Magazine cover
Desde la Fe
Exaudi News English
ACIprensa
CatholicNet
Aleteia
ACIprensa
Aleteia
Aleteia
Aleteia
National Catholic Register
CatholicNet
Exaudi
Aciprensa
Aciprensa
National Catholic Register
Catholic News Agency
Zenit
Aleteia
Vida Nueva
ACIprensa
Exaudi
Religión en Libertad
Vida Nueva
Conexión Migrante
COPE
ACIprensa
Vatican News
Aleteia
National Catholic Register
America Magazine
Infobae
ACIprensa
Desde la Fe
Desde la Fe
ACIprensa
Vida Nueva
El Heraldo de México
Some MEDIA APPEARANCES OF MY PAST LIFE are still online
San Diego Red
In TV Nuevo León with Luis Donaldo Colosio
Expansión Magazine
Milenio
Reforma
Aeroméxico´s magazine
Reporte Indigo
Players of Life
Milenio
PRO Magazine
Sopitas
Players of Life
Residente
El Financiero
Look Magazine
Manufactura Magazine
Can´t buy it anymore, but it´s still in Walmart´s site
Digital Missionaries: Proclaiming the Gospel to the Church’s New Frontier
— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) March 18, 2024
COMMENTARY: The Synod on Synodality recognizes that the internet is not just a tool but a culture which we are called to enculturate with the Gospel. https://t.co/AGizwzPxIN
With more certainty than a year ago (screenshot), I can say that "La Biblia en un Año con Fr. Sergio Serrano y el P. Dempsey" has been a hit: It has been on the charts in 61 countries since it launched! 📈 1/12 pic.twitter.com/m640JvyZNm
— José Manuel De Urquidi (@Urquidi) January 5, 2023
Missio Achen´s forum at the Teutonic Cementery in the Vatican had @Urquidi as a panelist with
— Juan Diego & Co (@JDNpodcasts) November 3, 2023
Arch. Nappa, President of PMS
Sr. Tremarelli, Sec.Gral of POSI
Fr. Nowak, Sec.Gral of POPF
Prof. Schwartz, President @Renovabis
Sr. Fadoul, Mar Musa al-Habashi
👀https://t.co/HsIFkxiwQa pic.twitter.com/NhAHPe2G6G
People, especially the young, are not going to Church. Where are they? Let´s go on Christ´s mission to the internet to Introduce them to God´s Love!
Almost 1/2 of Catholics in the US are Latinos. What are you doing to engage with them and letting them know it´s their Church as well?
Let´s first find out what we need to do, depending on your objectives and the desired target audience. Just then can we decide the tactics and how to execute them.
Millions of dollars where spent to build beautiful cathedrals that would evangelize and catechize people. What are we doing now to reach people?
We can have a coffee, a beer or a mezcal; or meet via Zoom.
I´ll be emailing you every once in a while (never more than twice a month) to share developments on being on Christ´s mission in the digital environment and some other exciting things happening in the Church.
Thank you for checking out my website!
I am about to start publishing my first-ever personal newsletter. Wanna join?
I will focus on sharing lessons learned and things I am up-to regarding evangelization and being on Christ´s mission online. Sometimes I might invite you to be part of cool things happening in the Church and even share some behind-the-scenes stuff.
I promise I won't fill your inbox.
