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About fromareportersnotebook

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: 04. 04. 23

Today’s Reflection: While the world changes, the Cross stands firm. – St. Bruno
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.

Morning Offering: 04. 03. 23

Today’s Reflection: And they began to say to him one after another, ‘Surely, not I Lord?’ — Matthew 26:22. Please let it not be I, Lord, who prays to you today and forgets you tomorrow. — Archdiocese of Bombay
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.


Morning Offering: 04. 02. 23

Today’s Reflection: Holy Week invites you to take your suffering & give it a sense of redemption; accept the cross; embrace it as Christ did; do not be passive, but with love build a civilisation of freedom & love. — St. Oscar Romero, Palm Sunday 1978
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m

Morning Offering: 04. 01. 23

Today’s Reflection: EARLY MORNING PRAYER
I come before you, O Lord.
As the sun rises may your hope rise in me.
As the birds sing may your love flow out of me.
As the light flows into the new day,
May your joy shine through me.
I come before you O Lord
And drink in this moment of peace,
That I may carry something of your hope, love and joy
Today in my heart. Amen. — Author unknown
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 03. 31. 23

Today’s Reflection: The best Way of the Cross is when people accept willingly the crosses that are sent to them. — St. Andre Bessette
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 03. 29. 23

Today’s Reflection: MORNING PRAYER:
Lord of Life,
may today bring…
paths to discover,
possibilities to choose,
people to encounter,
peace to possess,
promises to fulfil,
pardon to accept
and a Presence to proclaim. — Bodmin Hermit
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 03. 29. 23

Today’s Reflection: If you can’t be kind, be quiet. — Anonymous
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 03. 28. 23

Today’s Reflection: Lord Jesus,
You chose to be called the friend of sinners.
By your saving death and resurrection
free me from my sins.
May your peace take root in my heart
and bring forth a harvest of love, holiness, and truth.
Amen. — Act of Contrition from the Rite of Penance
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 03. 27. 23

Today’s Reflection: Restoring the beauty of worship is first of all a duty to God and an expression of our love for Him. Secondly, the patronage and creation of sacred art is an act of charity toward our neighbor, since true beauty is a reflection of God and leads us back to Him. — Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs from The Catholic Home Gallery
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 03. 26. 23

Today’s Reflection: My Lord, May we experience your perfect peace this day. No matter what challenges I may face, I am going to seek your face and trust in you. — Author unknown.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.