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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. 11. 23

Today’s Reflection: Be simple, humble, and righteous. Be pure in heart. Be peacemakers. Feed the hungry. Stand with the oppressed. Wipe away the tears of those who mourn. Be kind and merciful. Love and forgive your neighbor. We are called to bring the Beatitudes to life. — The Assisi Project 

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. 10. 23

Today’s Reflection: To everything there is a season. — from Ecclesiastes 3.1  

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. 09. 23

Today’s Reflection: Begin your day as my friend does, saying:  “Hi, God. What can I do for you today?” — Donna K. Becher 

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. 08. 23

Today’s Reflection: Lord, give me your grace. On my own, I am, too, frail of faith to take the leap. It will take time. You wait. Hold my hand. I’ll get there. — Kathleen Sullivan

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. 07. 23

Today’s Reflection: Before you can find  peace outside yourself, you must have silence and quiet in your heart and in your mind. — Catherine Doherty

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. 06. 23

Today’s Reflection: Find a moment for silent prayer while stopping in our God’s great outdoor church.

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Photo and reflection by Joe Barkovich.

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 11. 05. 23

Today’s Reflection: Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To lean upon thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously.  —St. Francis of Assisi

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. 04. 23

Today’s Reflection: Lord God,
help me to orient my life toward you.
Help me to serve you rather than wealth.
Help me to prioritize those things that matter to you,
and forget about what the world values.
Help me to follow the path that you prepare for me.
Amen. —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. 03. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Welcome thoughts that raise your heart to God. Open wide the window of your soul.—  St. Ignatius of Loyola

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. 02. 23

Today’s Reflection:  O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry;
When I have work, help me to remember the jobless;
When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home;
When I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer,
And remembering, help me to destroy my complacency;
Bestir my compassion, and be concerned enough to help;
By word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted.
Amen  —Samuel F. Pugh

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.

Note: Welland’s city-wide food drive is Saturday, November 4.