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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. 15. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Loving God, help me to put you first today and to tune out the distractions of the material world. Draw me closer to you and to the people around me in need.  Amen. —Therese Marz

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 09. 14. 23

Today’s Reflection:  How can I be attentive to the heartbeat of others? How can I keep myself and others accountable for failing to listen?  — from  Rise Up, an Ignatian Solidarity Network Series

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. 13. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Lord, increase my faith, heal those places in my heart that need conversion, and transform me into an instrument of your peace. 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: 09. 12. 23

Today’s Reflection:  MORNING PRAYER – You are with us Lord Christ and we have seen you, In the mist rising from the moor, In the sun breaking across the fields, In the wind waving the trees branches, In the smile of a stranger, You are among us Lord… and we have seen you. Amen.  —  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: 09. 11. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Lord, grant me strength —  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: 09. 10. 23

Today’s Reflection:  SILENT PRAYER: The silent practice of contemplative prayer guides us toward resting in the fullness of God and God’s love. It’s a peaceful practice that pulls us away from striving, fear, and defending boundaries. Prayer with words… but not many! — 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: 09. 09. 23

Today’s Reflection: Morning prayer – I arise and share this day with you.

I praise you for the light of dawn.

I carry your hope of life within me, my Saviour and beloved Lord.  — Author unknown

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 09. 08. 23

Today’s Reflection: Only those who have experienced the solitude and the silence of the wilderness can know what benefit and divine joy they bring. — St. Bruno

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. 07. 23

Today’s Reflection: FOR THOSE WHOSE HARVEST IS POOR 

Creator God, for daily bread
and all who work
to bring your harvest home
we bring our thanks today.

Forgive our ingratitude
we who have so much
yet waste what you have given.

For those whose harvest is poor,
whose crops have withered,
water tainted, children starve,
help those who bring relief
and bestow on us
an unaccustomed generosity,
that all might share from your garden
and all might sing your praise.

Creator God, provider of all
we bring our thanks today.  — Author 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: 09. 06. 23

Today’s Reflection: I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things. — St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta  

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.