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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. 29. 19

Today’s Reflection: Faith tells me that no matter what lies ahead of me, God is already there. — 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. 28. 19

Today’s Reflection: Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me sow love;
Where there is injury, your pardon Lord;
And where there’s doubt, true faith in you. — excerpt from Prayer of St. 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.

Morning Offering: 03. 27. 19

Today’s Reflection: Spring – A gentle reminder of just how beautiful change can be. – 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. 26. 19

Today’s Reflection: Life is fleeting. Remember always to be thankful for the beauty you see around you!
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. 25. 19

Today’s Reflection: Saying thank you is more than good manners; it’s good spirituality. — Alfred Painter.
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. 24. 19

Today’s Reflection: The world is charged with the grandeur of God. — Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ.
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. 19

Today’s Reflection: Just wanna says thanks, God, for the gift of another day! Couldn’t do it without you.
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. 22. 19

Today’s Reflection: Near gleaming glass condo towers
and godless cathedrals of commerce
is found a sleeping bag sleeping space
sheltering under tree limbs subbing as a rooftop.
Affordable housing in the big city, some might say,
but this sleeping bag sleeping space’s transparency
affords a view into unconscionable homelessness,
while untouched unabated disparity widens the chasm
between haves and have-nots. Where is the social justice?
Forgive us, Lord, for this we pray.
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. 19

Today’s Reflection: Lost? Lord, help me find my way to you again.
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. 20. 19

Today’s Reflection: Loving the Creator, loving Creation.
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.