"I am named after Mother Angelica, so I got to have a little fire in me," National Catholic Register - Charlotte Pence, Angelica Park Youth Rally - March for Life 2020
Angelica Park has not taken the weight of her name lightly. As an 24-year-old alum from Baylor University and Master of Theology from the University of Dallas, she understands the devastating battle the youth are facing from false idols, unrealistic lifestyles, and compromised morals. She has made it her mission to fight these social issues and rally the youth within the Catholic faith. Her pride for her faith attracted parishes all over the nation, the National Catholic Register, Jim Caviezel, Fr. Bill Casey, Abby Johnson, Dr. Sebastian Gorka and Pro-life Weekly with Catherine Hadro. This is only scratching the surface of this amazing young lady who is a light wherever she goes. Now with her Maters in Theology, she is ready to set the world on fire!
"I'm not afraid to fail... I am scared to death of dying and having the Lord say to me... Angelica, this is what you might have done had you trusted more." -Mother Angelica
Who is Angelica Park?
Angelica Park has been the same bright eyed, happy, God-fearing kid since diapers. Her life began in an environment that is incredibly rare: roaming the sets of Mother Angelica's EWTN studio from her family's reality T.V. special on EWTN called "Park Place: A Catholic Family Living." Being named after Mother Angelica, she knew her life should be centered around the Truth and Light of the world. Angelica has obtained a Masters in Theology learning along side monks and nuns from the University of Dallas. It truly feels like a full circle moment from being exposed to the religious life and global evangelization so young and later studying Theology and understanding the Catholic faith from both academia and living it publicly.
She got her Bachelor in Science at Baylor University where she studied Science in Biology with a Cell and Molecular Concentration. Angelica knew that after her faith and Prolife beliefs were tested in high school, that she was going to choose a degree that would root her beliefs even more. Her studies at Baylor confirmed life begins at the moment of conception. Moreover, Baylor helped her grow in a countless number of ways from studying Italian in Rome to two of her best friends becoming cloister nuns while several guy friends becoming priests - later studying with a few of them at the University of Dallas. She spent her years there leading the Women's Discernment club, the largest student retreat at her campus parish, praise and worship nights and a bible study through FOCUS Missionaries. All of these things have taught her to be a great Catholic, woman, friend, and mentor.
Ms. Park is ready to step into the vocation the LORD is calling her to. She is currently using her Masters at her local parish to teach Confirmation classes and OCIA classes. Her time at the University of Dallas taught her the depths of the faith with new found knowledge in the complexities of the Sacraments, the wisdom in the Papal Encyclicals, the lives of the saints, and the way in which God graces us with virtues.
HOW CAN MS. PARK INSPIRE?
Angelica Park understands that she cannot just stand up in front of an audience and just state some facts and hope everyone will listen. She knows she must be able to truly speak from the heart and capitvate her audience. That is why if you hire Ms. Park as your speaker you will not only get words but lyrics. She incoporates her ability to sing with her ability to speak. Here's how:
Saints/Theology - besides her personal devotion, she has studied the lives of many saints and ranges of theological charisms; her time during her Masters has prepared her for all subjects in the Catholic faith
Music - can perform her pro-life song "Listen Can You Hear Them" with a video (available on YouTube) and/or perform a set number of songs during Adoration
Pro-life Message - will discuss her experience of peer pressure from her beliefs and then the scientific proof behind the belief that life begins at the moment of conception through faith and her Biology B.S. from Baylor University focused in cell and molecular biology
Women's Issues - she deeply understands the challenges women face from all backgrounds from homeschooled to public schooled, she has mentored all ages comfortable with all subjects
Bible - has studied the Old and New Testament thoroughly during her Masters degree
Youth Speaker/Motivational - will share and take questions on her "modern day" experiences of peer harrasment, and how she overcame this with the help of God, faith and strength, and how those experiencing the same or worse can overcome it as well
Vocations- began the Women's Discernment Group at college and went from ground zero to over 15 girls. She leads discussions and very well versed in the in the religious life expectations. Two of her best friends have entered into the cloister life recently. She works very closely with the Dominican Sisters in her area while she is working on becoming a third order Franciscan herself.
Radio/TV - has done many appearances on both and is completely comfortable in the setting of an interview style discussion over any and all topics
Additional Accomplishments
In high school, she began the “Happily Ever After Foundation” which has raised over $45,000 for pediatric cancer research and sponsored by 30+ organizations: H.E.B., Nothing Bundt Cakes, Walmart, University Hospital and more. Her second half of high school, like many strong young Christians, is when her faith was truly tested. She became more vocal about her beliefs and aspirations on social media and within the classroom. She ran for her senior class presidency and her peers/”friends” screenshotted a video she posted of Dr. Anthony Levatino talking about the procedure of abortion and sent it around the school captioning “#notmypresident." The initiators of this movement against her encouraged, successfully, hundreds of students to cross out her name on the ballot and repost it on their social media outlets. She thus lost her class presidency in complete humiliation, but she refused to let these series of events defeat her. She wrote and recorded a pro-life song called “Listen Can You Hear Them” which is a lullaby to the children we have lost to abortion. She reached out to the March for Life to sing the National Anthem and then she was invited to speak at the March for Life Youth Rally.
She had no idea that the President of the United would make history by speaking at the March for Life as she watched 20 feet away, that she would sit and talk with Alveda King backstage, that Jeanne Mancini would run up to Ms. Park and ask her to fix her hair and makeup before she would announce the POTUS, that Abby Johnson would ever be her friend, that Jim Caviezel would celebrate Holy Mass and dinner with her, that Fr. Bill Casey would ever say “the Catholic youth need you,” that the National Catholic Register would ever write about her, that Newt Gingrich would exchange information and lend support in future projects, that she would sing for the Texas Rally for Life and meet Governor of Texas, that Pro-Life Weekly with Catherine Hadro would ever do an exclusive interview with her, that she would be on multiple local news networks, that Live Action would interview her and write an exclusive about her life. These moments have sparked a fire so great in her heart that Ms. Park is not afraid to carry her cross for a cause she knows is much greater than herself.
