01489cam a2200253u  450000100100000000300080001000500170001800700030003500800410003801000130007902000460009204000250013808200200016310000200018324500800020325000300028326000490031330000250036252006870038760000210107465000410109565000510113665000480118737751495 MeVbMML20250703104920.0ta150714r19971996cau           000 0aeng d  a96006773  a0062513125 (pbk.) :c$10.00 ($14.00 Can.)  aDPBcDPBdWaOLNdAJM00a282/.092aB2201 aManning, Martha10aChasing grace :breflections of a Catholic girl, grown up /cMartha Manning  a1st HarperCollins pbk. ed  aSan Francisco :bHarperSanFrancisco,cc1996.  axiv, 225 p. ;c21 cm  aFrom the author of the "absolutely absorbing" (USA Today) memoir Undercurrents comes an unforgettable portrait of childhood, family and community. The eldest child of a devout Irish-American Catholic family, Martha Manning weaves her story around the seven holy sacraments: baptism, penance, communion, confirmation, holy orders, marriage and last rites. She recalls her childhood pratfalls, adolescent yearnings and entrance into motherhood with wisdom, wit and remarkable honesty. At once poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, Chasing Grace is a wholly original tale of family and friends, happy times and difficult ones -- and thepainful, joyous journey from childhood to adulthood.10aManning, Martha. 0aCatholicszUnited StatesvBiography. 0aEx-church membersxCatholic ChurchvBiography. 0aPsychotherapistszUnited StatesvBiography.