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.
Today’s Reflection: As we gather to celebrate the Eucharist on Holy Thursday, let us remember that we are called to be servants of one another, just as Christ served us. — 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.
Photo: Last Supper carving, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Welland
Today’s Reflection: Lord, thank you for the simple joy of a walk – for the rhythm of my steps, the breeze on my face and the quiet moments to breathe and reflect. Open my eyes to the wonders around me and my heart to the peace that comes with each step in your direction. — 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.
No matter what is going on, never give up. Develop the heart. Too much energy in your country is spent developing the mind instead of the heart. Be compassionate, not just to your friends, but to everyone. Work for peace in your heart and in the world. Work for peace and I say again, never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up — Attributed to His Holiness, the XIV Dalai Lama
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.
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Today’s Reflection: Holy Week invites you to take your suffering and give it a sense of redemption; accept the cross; embrace it as Christ did; do not be passive, but with love build a civilization of freedom and love. — St. Oscar Romero, Palm Sunday homily, 1978
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: Lord, you are my Master Gardener. Water my being with your love and your grace And cultivate patience within me when I expect rapid growth. Send me rays of Son-light so that I may flourish And produce much good fruit. Prune away my desire for perfection And shape me into the kind of good tree you want me to be. May I be grateful for the unique gifts you have given me and share them with those I meet today. —Diane Amento Owens
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
God of silence and God of all sound, help me to listen. Help me to do the deep listening to the sounds of my soul, waiting to hear your soft voice calling me deeper into you. Give me attentive ears that begin to separate the noise from the sounds that are you; you who have been speaking to me and through me my whole life, for so long that you can seem like background noise. Today help me hear you anew. — Author Unknown
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.