WOMEN’S MOMENTS WITH GOD GATHERING—May 9, 2026, at Thomas Berry Place, Jamaica, NY By Darlene McGovern

On May 9, a wonderful group of women got together at Thomas Berry Place for Moments With God.  The morning program started with a prayer and a beautiful song called, “Keep Me In The Moment,” by Jeremy Camp. If you get a chance, I would recommend listening to it. 

Lisa Brogan followed the song with a talk on “What It Means to be Holy.” She asked us to write the names of three people who we thought were holy. She then asked how many of us wrote our own names. I don’t think anyone did! I know I didn’t. Lisa reminded us that through our baptism, we are all holy. Why do we see others as holy and not ourselves? It may be because we think we need to be perfect to be holy. That’s so far from the truth.

There are so moments during the day that we can call Holy Moments. Because of Lisa’s presentation, I was reminded that I come in contact with so many Holy Moments during the day. It just happened to me recently. I was holding my one year old grandson until he was relaxed enough to fall asleep.  As I held him in my arms, he looked at me with that sleepy smile and I thought, “THIS is a Holy Moment.” Thank you Lisa for reminding me of that.

Any moment can be a Holy Moment. All we have to do is stay connected to God. We need to make ourselves available to God, set aside our self interest and do what He is calling us to do.

Don’t let the devil keep you from believing you are holy. Watch for holy moments throughout your day.

After Lisa’s presentation, Theresa McHugh talked about praying with the Saints. She presented us with three saints and each saint’s favorite prayer. We learned more about St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Theresa of Avila. Theresa asked us to choose a prayer that spoke to us and pray with it. It was a wonderful experience. We were all grateful to be introduced to these three special saints.

Here are some of the comments from the women present:

“It was like a vitamin shot.”

“We never feel holy about ourselves, now I do.”

“This talk reinforced that beautiful people trying to get closer to God.”

“Its such a crazy world. Coming to Moments is a safe place. I can exhale. I didn’t know how much I needed it.”

“I have been feeling distant. This is the medicine I needed.”

NEXT MOMENTS WITH GOD WILL BE HELD AT STS. PETER AND PAUL IN MANORVILLE ON JUNE 20.

THE NEXT MOMENTS AT ST. BRIGID’S CHURCH IN WESTBURY WILL BE JULY 11.