Mary Pat Kelly Galway Bay Book

Sunday, April 26--Holy Family Church in South Pasadena. They have the most amazing bookstore and I had the best time talking to the people who streamed in after every Mass. Monsignor Clem Connolly stopped by. He's from Ireland and brings a group there every year. His vision reflected in this vibrant parish where the people are involved at every level. Anne McGann manages the bookstore and had flowers and a wonderful set-up but no one could have arranged what I've come to think of as a Galway Bay moment--some incredible coincidence or connection that just happens. Alright, here it is. I was asked by email to sign a book for the St. Mary-of-the Woods (my alma mater) alumna who was to receive a prestigious award during a reunion on the Indiana campus. She walked into the Holy Family Book Store! Jane O'Brien Argento is being honored for her work among the immigrant community in LA. Wouldn't Honora be pleased? When another woman, Maureen, introduced herself as a good friend of Gabrielle Kelly's I wasn't even surprised!