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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: 05. 24. 24

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Today’s Reflection:  Heavenly Father,
As You prune the branches of our lives,
Grant us the grace to yield to Your loving hand,
To surrender to Your will,
And to trust in Your divine plan.

In the pruning process, may we find renewal,
May we grow in love, compassion, and mercy,
And may our lives bear abundant fruit,
Reflecting Your glory to the world.
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: 05. 23. 24

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Today’s Reflection:  May we be grateful not hateful.— 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: 05. 22. 24

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Today’s Reflection:  Circle me Lord, 

Keep protection near and danger afar. 

Circle me Lord, 

Keep hope within, keep doubt without. 

Circle me Lord, 

Keep light near and darkness afar. 

Circle me Lord,

Keep peace within, keep evil out. 

Circle me Lord. Amen.  —David Adam   

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: 05. 21. 24

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Today’s Reflection:  Jesus, I trust in you. — Divine Mercy Chaplet prayer    

 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: 05. 20. 24

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Today’s Reflection:  Lord, may I not be half asleep in the midst of the abundance within and around me. Rekindle within me a desire to live fully. Rekindle within me a passion for life. — from Focus Your 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: 05. 19. 24

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Today’s Reflection:  We worship a living God who walks with living people. — St. 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: 05. 18. 24

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Today’s Reflection:  We pray to you, O Lord,
For the lepers of our world today,
The untouched, the unloved, the rejected, scorned, and forgotten
For their needs and desires… and for hope
Be with them in a special way
Help give us the Compassion of Jesus to be welcoming, inclusive, attentive and loving to all those who cross our paths
To treat everyone we encounter with dignity and respect as You did.  Amen — Carl Caceres, 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: 05. 17. 24

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Today’s Reflection: Repeated in response to a request – I’ve seen better days but I’ve also seen worse. I don’t have everything I want but I do have all I need. I woke up with some aches and pains but I woke up. My life may not be perfect, but I am blessed. — 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: 05. 16. 24

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Today’s Reflection: Teach me Thy Paths 
Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me, 
And teach me Thy paths. 
Direct me in Thy truth, and teach me; 
For Thou art God my Savior. —St. Peter Faber, 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: 05. 15. 24

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Today’s Reflection: HERMIT RULE 11 Live one day at a time. Take advantage of the moments and the dawns.  Discover in each moment, in landscapes, in music and in all manifestations of  beauty, the depth of your true interior solitude.— 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.