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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: 03. 25. 21

Today’s Reflection: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. — from the Prayer of St. 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. daily.

Morning Offering: 03. 24. 21

Today’s Reflection: Introduce yourself to each colour of the sunset. Reacquaint yourself with the earth beneath your feet. Thank the air that surrounds you with every breath you take. Find yourself in the appreciation of life. ― Unattributed.
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. 23. 21

Today’s Reflection: When you are going through dark days and wonder where God is, remember that the teacher is always quiet during the test. ― Unattributed.
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. 22. 21

Today’s Reflection: After a seemingly never-ending winter, I have found my roots again. Thanks be to God for blessings such as this!
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 03. 21. 21

Today’s Reflection: God of justice, give us your spirit of strength to speak out about injustice in the world and help us to recognize the situations when it is right to do so. Amen.― Catholic 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. daily.

Morning Offering: 03. 20. 21

Today’s Reflection: Bless all your creation, Lord, that it may glory your name by its beauty, this spring and always. ― Unattributed.
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. 19. 21

Today’s Reflection: Lord, if I forget you, don’t forget me. ― 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: 03. 18. 21

Today’s Reflection: God requires that we assist the animals, when they need our help. Each being (human or creature) has the same right of protection. ― St. 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: 03. 17. 21

Today’s Reflection: God is with us even when we can’t see God or refuse to see him. ― Unattributed.
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. 16. 21

Today’s Reflection: The Stations of the Cross, as a Lenten devotion, help us offer witness to Jesus’s passion and death. Are you walking with Him in this poignant exercise in imaginative prayer? If pandemic protocols still prevent this devotion at your parish, there are many on-line/ in print resources to help make you a participant.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.