This book, Little Blossoms on Lifes Path, is a collection of poems authored by Jessica James and is sequenced in the order of age. This shows the change in how she observes every detail around her, from her childhood to her teenage. Most of her poems are nature-related and agonizes when she sees the ruination of Mother Earth. Poems like The Swing by R. L. Stevenson, Where the Mind is without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore, and The Skylark by Christina Rossetti have greatly inspired her in her writing. Many of the poems were composed by her when she was asked to deliver a poem based on a theme in her school assemblies. This collection of poems shows her scrutiny in nature and her love for her family, friends, teachers, and animals. All her poems are based on a variety of topics revolving around life, which has given rise to the title of this book, Little Blossoms on Lifes Path.

St. Thérèse’s suffering as a nun, the bullying she experienced at school, and details of her tragic death from tuberculosis aged 24 are revealed in this groundbreaking book. You will read about her many miracles, including cures from cancer, arthritis and infertility. The Little Flower’s blueprint for a good and fulfilling life – her “little way” – is explained. Everybody is important, she said. Every little deed matters. Her philosophy is as relevant today as it ever was. This powerful and inspiring book gives you an intimate insight to one of Ireland’s favourite saints whose relics created a national sensation during their visit in 2001. Reviews “A great book,” RTE Radio 1 “Fascinating,” LMFM “A beautiful book,” Africa magazine “A compelling read,” The Connaught Telegraph “The Little Flower comes across as a very modern, millennial, feminist type of woman,” Brendan O’Connor, Sunday Independent

This collection of folk tales, legends, and narratives about the life of Francis of Assisi and his followers appeared about seventy-five years after the saint’s death, in the early fourteenth century. The writings have remained popular ever since due to their beauty and charm, and because they are the nearest thing to a biography of Francis that exists. They are the source of many of the most famous stories about Francis—including the accounts of his preaching to the birds and of his receiving of the stigmata—and they are based on stories that circulated about him in the years after his death. Robert Hopcke and Paul Schwartz provide the first truly new translation of the Fioretti in forty years, and in doing so they bring the spiritual classic up to date, using contemporary language to show Francis to be a living, breathing human being who walked the streets of Assisi in a state of spiritual, physical, and social enlightenment, through his own existence making Christ real in the world. The translators have also edited the work to present the stories that most powerfully present Francis’s spirit and teaching.