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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: 11. 22. 24

Today’s Reflection: May we find the serenity to block out the noise of the world, to find peace amidst chaos and clarity in times of confusion. Let Christ help us focus on what truly matters and stay grounded in His presence.— 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: 11. 21. 24

Today’s Reflection: Prayer 

Jesus of story,
Weaver of words,
Master of metaphor,
Whose expansiveness cannot be contained,
We ask you to animate our imaginations today.
Soften our rigidity,
Quiet our quest for certainty,
And fortify our faith in Your poetry,
Your endless knowability,
Open to each and every one of us.

In Love, we pray.
Amen. — Katie Davis-Crowder  

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: 11. 19. 24

Today’s Reflection: Lord Jesus, thank you for the times you “bother” my heart, stirring me from comfort and calling me to care deeply. When I see injustice, suffering, or need, let that holy discomfort move me to action. Help me to pray persistently and seek your guidance, trusting that through you, my small actions will make a difference. Amen. — Jackie Schulte

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: 11. 18. 24

Today’s Reflection: Do not pray when it is raining if you do not pray when the sun is shining. —  Native American proverb 

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: 11. 17. 24

Today’s Reflection: Aspire not to have more, but to be more. —  Oscar Romero

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: 11. 16. 24

Today’s Reflection: May I live this day:

Compassionate of heart,

Clear in word,

Gracious in awareness,

Courageous in thought,

Generous in love. – John O’Donohue, Benedictus: A Book of Blessings 

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: 11. 15. 24

Today’s Reflection: Morning Prayer

Lord, as we reflect upon

the life of the world,

and the lives of its people,

and as we see both

justice and injustice,

reconciliation and division,

peace and war,

help us to recognize

our own calling

to make a difference for good,

to live out your love, day by day. — Bill Braviner, Anglican Archdeacon, Halifax

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: 11.14. 24

Today’s Reflection: Prayer

Give us the wisdom to discover You,

The diligence to seek after You,

The patience to wait for You. — 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: 11. 13. 24

Today’s Reflection: Do all the good you can.

By all the means you can.

In all the ways you can.

In all the places you can.

At all the times you can.

To all the people you can.

As long as ever you can. — John Wesley, English cleric, theologian, evangelist

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.