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Former reporter and city editor at The Tribune, Welland, On. Active in various community groups and initiatives, married with two grown children, interested in roses specifically and gardening in general. A collection of previously-written columns was published in book form in the fall of 2013 and is available by contacting the writer at: fromareportersnotebook@gmail.com. It sells for $20.

Morning Offering: 08. 02. 26

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Today’s Reflection: Dear Jesus, sometimes I don’t know how to live my faith in this culture so filled with confusing messages. The pressure to question my faith can be overwhelming. Guide me with Your  wisdom and grace in the many choices I face each day. May the Holy Spirit fill me with the strength to always follow the path that leads to You. – The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 08. 01. 26

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Today’s Reflection: Lord of the mountains,

Lord of the sea,

Lord of the forests,

The sparrows and me.

All glory is Yours,

All praise in return

For the gifts You have given

And I have not earned. – Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 07. 31. 26

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Today’s Reflection: I have come to think that care of the soul requires a high degree of resistance to the culture around us, simply because that culture is dedicated to the values that have no concern for the soul. – Thomas Merton, American monk, theologian, writer, social activist. (1915-1968)

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich

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Editor’s note: Re-posted in response to a request.

Morning Offering: 07. 30. 26

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Today’s Reflection: Lord, teach us to till the earth without wounding it, to build with hands that remember they are borrowed from the soil. Grant us the wisdom to advance only as far as reverence allows, that our work may serve creation, not consume it. Keep us rooted, even as we reach forward. Amen.– Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 07. 29. 26

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Today’s Reflection: Lord, I am longing to love as you do—purely and unconditionally. You asked your followers to love our neighbors as you have loved us. Yet, so often I find myself judging others, holding grudges and withholding love. Help me to open my heart to others. Let me always see in others what you see.  –  The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 07. 28. 26

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Today’s Reflection: Loving God, we pray for all who wait: those waiting for healing, for justice, for peace. We pray for communities divided by judgment and fear. We pray for creation itself, groaning for renewal. Give endurance, hope and trust in your faithful love. Amen – The Church of Scotland

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who live in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 07. 27. 26

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Today’s Reflection: My Joy!

There are some souls on earth

Which seek in vain for happiness,

But for me, it’s just the opposite.

Joy is in my heart.

This joy is not ephemeral.

I possess it forever.

Like the springtime rose, It smiles at me every day.

— St. Therese of Lisieux, French Carmelite (1873–1897)

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 07. 26. 26

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Today’s Reflection: Reflection by St. Thomas More

If you cannot pluck up bad ideas by the root, if you
cannot cure long-standing evils as completely as you
would like, you must not therefore abandon the commonwealth.

Do not give up the ship in a storm because
you cannot direct the winds. And do not arrogantly
force strange ideas on people who you know have set
their minds on a different course from yours. You must
strive to influence policy indirectly, handle the situation
tactfully, and thus what you cannot turn to good, you
may at least make less bad.

For it is impossible to make all institutions good unless
you make all people good, and that I don’t expect to
see for a long time to come.

 – St. Thomas More, Renaissance English Chancellor and Martyr (1478–1535)

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 07. 25. 26

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Today’s Reflection: Morning Prayer

Lord Jesus,

open our hearts and minds,

our souls and lives,

to the reality of your love

and the truth of your way.

Help us know,

in all that we are,

the joy of your kingdom;

and may our knowing

inspire our living, our loving,

our being, our becoming

more like you.  –  Bill Braviner, Anglican Archdeacon of Halifax, U.K.

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich

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Morning Offering: 07. 24. 26

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Today’s Reflection: People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall. – Thomas Merton

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