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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: 09. 02. 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  

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: 09. 01. 24

Today’s Reflection: Who am I to judge another when I myself walk imperfectly? — 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: 08. 31. 24

Today’s Reflection: Morning Prayer – Dear Lord, I thank You for the grace of being alive this morning; I thank You for the sleep that has refreshed me;  and I thank You for the chance to make a new beginning. — 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: 08. 30. 24

Today’s Reflection: MORNING PRAYER – Lord Jesus when life feels overwhelming, meet me in my desert where you, too, had times of stress, confusion and grief. Grant me patience with the challenges of life, and when faced with difficult decisions, give me the wisdom I need to make the best choice.— 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.

Morning Offering: 08. 29. 24

Today’s Reflection: O Lord, take away my heart of stone;  give me a new heart, a heart of flesh, a clean heart. — 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: 08. 28. 24

Today’s Reflection: Evil is overcome only by good, hate by love, egoism by generosity. It is thus that we must sow justice in our world. — Pedro Arrupe 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: 08. 27. 24

Have you a “deserted place” to go for rest?

Today’s Reflection: The apostles gathered together with Jesus
and reported all they had done and taught.
He said to them,
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” — From the Gospel according to Mark
Mk 6:30-34

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: 08. 26. 24

Today’s Reflection: Faith is praising God in the storm, trusting Him in the valley and following Him in the darkness. —  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: 08. 25. 24

Today’s Reflection: Lord, as we navigate the journey of aging, ease the small aches and pains that accompany the passage of time. Let us find the grace and joy in each new day. — 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: 08. 24. 24

Today’s Reflection: Listen in silence because if your heart is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God. — Saint Mother Teresa  

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.