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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: 02. 23. 25

Today’s Reflection: Let prayer be your first response not your last resort. — 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: 02. 22. 25

Today’s Reflection: Thank You, God, for the gift of this new day. May my attitude reflect my gratitude – meeting each moment with kindness, patience and love.—  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: 02. 21. 25

Today’s Reflection: Lord, you are in control of the boat of my life. Grant me the grace to continue trusting in you and to be able to resist life’s strong winds and storms. Come with me and guide me always. Amen. — Ronald Ruiz Gill, 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: 02. 20. 25

Today’s Reflection: I have come to think that care of the soul requires a high degree of resistance to the culture around us, simply because that culture is dedicated to values that have no concern  for the soul. — Thomas Merton

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: 02. 19. 25

Today’s Reflection: Sometimes words fail me.

They seem so clumsy,

So inadequate, too weak to get

Beyond my living room

Let alone make it through

Heaven’s doors. — 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: 02. 18. 25

Today’s Reflection: Our manifesto is the Sermon on the Mount. (Matthew 5: 1-48) — 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: 02. 17. 25

Today’s Reflection: God, I come before you today in need of hope.
There are times when I feel helpless,
There are times when I feel weak.
I pray for hope.
I need hope for a better future.
I need hope for a better life.
I need hope for love and kindness.

Help me to walk in your light and live
my life in faith and glory.
In your name, I pray,

Amen. — A Prayer for Hope, 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: 02. 16. 24

Today’s Reflection:  I found far more answers in the woods than I ever did in the city.— Mary Davis

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: 02. 15. 25

Today’s Reflection:  A young man eagerly described what he dreamed of doing for the poor.

Said the Master, ‘When do you propose to make your dream come true?’

‘As soon as the opportunity arrives.’

‘Opportunity never arrives,’ said the Master. ‘It’s here.’ — Anthony de Mello 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: 02. 14. 25

Today’s Reflection: Repeated in response to a request –

May you practice patience, forgiveness and failing that, silence. May you ignore nonsense and provocation.  May your coffee, your resolve and your wifi be strong and may you face challenges with humour, grace and chocolate when necessary and always notice the small moments of beauty. — 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.