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Title: Chasing Grace : Reflections of a Catholic Girl, Grown Up by Martha Manning ISBN: 0-06-251312-5 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 27 August, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely Delightful
Comment: Not being Catholic, I was afraid when I picked this book up that parts would be over my head. However, Manning does an exceptional job of describing Catholic rites without getting bogged down in the explaination. I thought this book was touching and hysterical at the same time and I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone, even non-Catholics, who is interested in the religion.
Rating: 4
Summary: Pay no attention to the Kirkus review of this book
Comment: The review by Kirkus Reviews of Chasing Grace shows a completemisunderstanding of the book. The reviewer states: "Her textseems like the record of a pleasurable, meandering conversation exchanging anecdotes about their childhood than a measured, reflective study." Maybe that's because it was a conversation about childhood, not a study of the Catholic Church. I was wary of this book. I thought that it might be a "I survived Catholicism" Catholic-bashing type book. I was pleasantly surprised. This book is about a woman's journey from childhood to adulthood. It is centered by experiences with her religion. That makes perfect sense because the seven sacraments are rites of passage for Catholics. To be sure she did have some horror stories to tell about her experiences in the Pre-Vatican II church, but she seems to have learned that The Church is populated by people - and people fail. Those wretched nuns she described did fail the church and maybe the church failed them. But, as anyone who knows anything about the Catholic Church, the Church has made such progress. Manning seems to recognize that. Or at least forgive the Church for it's transgressions. She sees past the human failings of the Church and sees the grace within. END
Rating: 5
Summary: Life as Sacrament
Comment: Martha Manning not only writes a delightfully charming and hilarious account of her Catholic girlhood, she also, and more importantly, connects adult life experiences with acramental spirituality. Relating real life experiences in the context of each of the 7 Sacraments celebrated in the Catholic Church, she gives a tangible reality to spirituality and explores life as a place where one encounters the living presence of God. It is obvious that for Ms. Manning, all of life is sacred and sacraments are to be lived - not just as ritual moments, but as the very fabric of everyday experience. This is a gem.
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Title: Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface by Martha Manning ISBN: 006251184X Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 15 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Place to Land : Lost and Found in an Unlikely Friendship by Martha Manning ISBN: 0345450558 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Common Thread: Mothers, Daughters, and the Power of Empathy by Martha Manning ISBN: 0380977192 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Growing Up Catholic by Mary Jane Frances Cavolina, Maureen Anne Teresa Kelly, Jeffrey Allen Joseph Stone, Richard Glen Michael Davis, Mary Jane Frances Cavolina ISBN: 0767905970 Publisher: Random House, Inc. Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Little X: Growing Up in the Nation of Islam by Sonsyrea Tate ISBN: 0062511343 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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