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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: Note To Readers

Note to Readers: On assignment. Morning Offering will not be available Tuesday , August 30; Wednesday, August 31; and Thursday, September 1. Resumes Friday, September 2. Thank you for your interest and support! God bless. (Photo by Joe Barkovich)

Morning Offering: 08. 29. 22

Today’s Reflection: Walk with me, good and loving God,
as I journey through life.
May I take Your hand
and be led by Your Holy Spirit.
Fill me, inspire me,
free me to respond generously to Your call.
For I believe You desire my deepest joy,
And it is only in Your company
That my soul will be satisfied
And my life will find its meaning and purpose.
Amen. — Discernment Prayer (Sisters of Notre Dame).
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: 08. 28. 22

Today’s Reflection: My compassionate Lord, I do believe. Help me when I falter. Help me to always turn to You when the storms and challenges of life seem to be too much. May I trust that, in those moments more than any other, You are there reaching out Your hand of grace. Jesus, I trust in You. — My Catholic Life.
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: 08. 27. 22

Today’s Reflection: Let us bless the Lord God, living and true; and let us always offer God praise and glory, honor and blessing, and entrust every good to him. Amen. Amen. So be it. So be it. — Saint Francis of Assisi.
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: 08. 26. 22

Today’s Reflection: I want a change, and a radical change. I want a change from an acquisitive society to a functional society, from a society of go-getters to a society of go-givers. — Peter Maurin, Catholic Worker Movement co-founder with Dorothy Day.
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: 08. 25. 22

Today’s Reflection: Gracious God, open our hearts this day to those in need of your mercy. Amen. — Douglas Gleber.
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: 08. 24. 22

Today’s Reflection: Not every day will be a great day. Live, laugh, love anyway. — Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
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: 08. 23. 22

Today’s Reflection: Inspired by the vision of Saint Francis, we commit ourselves to the Gospel as our way of life. Our worldview is centered in Christ; we see Jesus Christ as the beginning, the way, and the goal of all creation. — The Assisi Project.
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: 08. 22. 22

Today’s Reflection: Lord, I embrace this day . . . according to your will, bring it on! — 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.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 08. 21. 22

Today’s Reflection: The Gospel is just like fire: while it warms us with God’s love, it wants to burn our selfishness, to enlighten the dark sides of life, to consume the false idols that enslave us. — Pope Francis.
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.