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.
Today’s Reflection: TRANQUILITY & PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY – I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes. — Dalai Lama
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: We pray for the gift of peace; may it transform the hearts of those filled with anger and jealousy; may it comfort those who are suffering and give hope to the grieving. Let us pray to the Lord. — Daily TV Mass site
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: Use your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your heart for love — William John Bennett
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: Loving God, help me to put you first today and to tune out the distractions of the material world. Draw me closer to you and to the people around me in need. Amen. —Therese Marz
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: How can I be attentive to the heartbeat of others? How can I keep myself and others accountable for failing to listen? — from Rise Up, an Ignatian Solidarity Network Series
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: Lord, increase my faith, heal those places in my heart that need conversion, and transform me into an instrument of your peace. Amen.—Jesuit Prayer site
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: MORNING PRAYER – You are with us Lord Christ and we have seen you, In the mist rising from the moor, In the sun breaking across the fields, In the wind waving the trees branches, In the smile of a stranger, You are among us Lord… and we have seen you. Amen. — Bodmin Hermit
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.