01626cam a2200301u 4500 37751495 MeVbMML 20250703104920.0 ta 150714r19971996cau 000 0aeng d 96006773 0062513125 (pbk.) : $10.00 ($14.00 Can.) DPB DPB WaOLN AJM BYNN 282/.092 B 20 B .M3161Mc Manning, Martha 21240 Chasing grace : reflections of a Catholic girl, grown up / Martha Manning 1st HarperCollins pbk. ed San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, c1996. xiv, 225 p. ; 21 cm From 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. Manning, Martha. 21240 Catholics United States Biography. 21241 Ex-church members Catholic Church Biography. 21242 Psychotherapists United States Biography. 21243 ddc BOOK 3036 3036 0 0 ABELJ abelj B 2016-10-26 0 B MANN 35200 2016-10-26 10.00 2016-10-26 BOOK