2nd Annual North Texas Catholic Women's Conference
Guest Speakers:
Jackie Francois Angel, Father Agustino Torres, CFR, and Father Zachary Burns
Jackie is a full-time worship leader, vlogger, author, singer- songwriter, and home-schooling mom of four. She co-authored with her husband, Bobby Angel, Pray, Decide, and Don’t Worry: 5 Steps to Discerning God’s Will, and Forever: A Catholic Devotional For Your Marriage.
Jackie is a regular presenter on Ascension Presents - YouTube. Originally from Orange County, CA, she and Bobby reside in North Texas with their four children, and one due in August.
Jackie's First Talk: "Mary, Our Model"
Jackie's Second Talk: "How Catholic Wives, Mothers and Daughters Can Battle This World with Truth, Beauty and Grace"
Father Agustino's First Talk: "Our Loving Father"
Father Agustino's Second Talk: "Why Holiness is Attractive"
Father Agustino, AKA “El Padre” has been working with youth since his high school days. Nowadays he does this giving talks, retreats and spiritual direction to youth all over, but especially in the S. Bronx through Corazón Puro. He is originally from South Texas and came to NYC for University. He attended Seton Hall University where he received a scholarship for the Brownson Public Speaking and Debate Team where he placed nationally in a few events. He was also the ‘Pirate” Mascot for the Seton Hall Basketball team (shhh). He graduated Cum Laude in 1998 then went to work paying back college debt. His job was driving around Fr Benedict Groeschel for a year. Here he learned all sorts of things like working hard for the poor, how to drive like a taxicab driver and where he was really called to through the guidance of his spiritual father, Fr Benedict.
He joined the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR) back in 1999 and now serves as a member of the General Council for his community. As a franciscan Fr Agostino has been involved in initiating a number significant apostolates of the friars. He assisted rebooting the Youth for Christ program in the South Bronx launching an acting class where the youth wrote and acted in their own plays. In Honduras the ‘Padre’ was director of an initiative to build chapels in mountain villages, while also organizing a food program to the poorest families there. When he returned from the missions the brothers were trying to rework their monthly holy hour apostolate. What developed was Catholic Underground which Fr Agostino helped to co-found and he was the longtime emcee and talent scout. He founded Corazón Puro with the help of Odet Bisono in the South Bronx in 2008. He founded Latinos por La Vida in 2013. Fr Agustino serves the Archdiocese of New York on the Hispanic Advisory Board, the Young Adult outreach Board and serves as the Region II Process and program committee head for the V Enceuntro of the USCCB. He currently is assigned as an itinerant preacher and calls his mom on her birthday.
Fr. Zachary Burns, TOR has been serving as a Parochial Vicar at Good Shepherd Catholic Community since June of 2020. He grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Special Education from Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA in 2012. He worked as a teacher in his home-town school district for one year before entering formation with the Franciscans of the Third Order Regular.
Fr. Zachary professed his first vows with his TOR community in May of 2015, and was ordained to the priesthood in July of 2020. In addition to his vocation, he loves Taco Bell, baseball, longboarding, and running really long distances.
Father Zachary's Talk: "Adoration of of the Holy Eucharist"
