01731cam a2200313u  450000100100000000300080001000500170001800700030003500800410003801000130007902000460009204000250013804900090016308200200017209200160019210000270020824500800023525000300031526000490034530000250039452006870041960000280110665000480113465000580118265000550124094200140129599900150130995200930132437751495 MeVbMML20250703104920.0ta150714r19971996cau           000 0aeng d  a96006773  a0062513125 (pbk.) :c$10.00 ($14.00 Can.)  aDPBcDPBdWaOLNdAJM  aBYNN00a282/.092aB220  aBb.M3161Mc1 aManning, Martha92124010aChasing 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.921240 0aCatholicszUnited StatesvBiography.921241 0aEx-church membersxCatholic ChurchvBiography.921242 0aPsychotherapistszUnited StatesvBiography.921243  2ddccBOOK  c3036d3036  4070aABELJbabeljcBd2016-10-26l0oB MANNp35200r2016-10-26v10.00w2016-10-26yBOOK