Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections

Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections

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Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections episodes

  • Holding Us Together This Christmas
    Merry Christmas! As we celebrate the light and peace of the birth of Jesus, we're joyous, but we also wonder how much gentleness is in our world. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares a reflection about coming together amid the brokenness of our world, including the story of St. Francis 800 years ago in Greccio, Italy. Opening music, "A Light Will Shine On Us This Day" and "There Is a Light," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Closing song, "Happy Birthday, Jesus," provided by students of St. Timothy Catholic School in Chantilly, Virginia. Produced Dec. 24, 2023. Podcast #282. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.
    12 min
  • What Does Christmas Look Like?

    To celebrate the Christmas season means to fully live out the presence of Jesus in our lives. Maybe your recent days have felt tiresome and difficult through hills, valleys and muddy roads, but Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, encourages us to continue preparing for Christmas during this Advent season. Opening music, "Prepare" provided by students of St. Timothy Catholic School in Chantilly, Virginia. Closing song, "In the Bleak Midwinter," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Dec. 16, 2023. Podcast #281. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

    11 min
  • Awakening During Advent

    As this new season of Advent dawns upon us, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to continue to realize that Jesus is amid us all the time as we move toward the commemoration of His birth. Music, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Dec. 3, 2023. Podcast #280 For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

    12 min
  • The Shepherd in Each of Us

    We're called to go beyond borders and boundaries to help others and listen to each other. We're called to know that Jesus walks with us, too, so we can rise to the reality of caring for others as Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares. Music, "Shepherd Me O' God," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission). Produced Nov. 27, 2023. Podcast #279 For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

    12 min
  • The Life and Joy of St. Francis

    As the colors around us change in autumn, we're reminded of a delighted world, but a world filled with anguish. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to hear how St. Francis befriended many people who were on the margins of society. Music, "Echo of your Peace," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Oct. 9, 2023. Podcast #278 For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

    11 min
  • God’s Bounty Is Beyond Our Imagination
    Our world is broken in so many ways, yet many of us try to continue to find our way to faith and peace in our lives. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to find that way, coming to know how much God has blessed us with. Music, "Streams of Living Water," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Sept. 8, 2023. Podcast #277. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.
    12 min
  • The Light of Clare

    In some of the dark times we're in, we cry out for clarity, we cry out for St. Clare. Reflecting from Keuka Lake, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to find the light of Clare around us and in our lives. Music, "The Mirror of Eternity," by John Michael Talbot and "There Is a Light," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Aug. 13, 2023. Podcast #276. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

    10 min
  • Looking Out From the Mountaintop
    Reflecting on the Transfiguration of Jesus, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites all of us to look further out into the world and see what's around us, even in places we're familiar with every day. Music, "Sing to the Mountains," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission). Produced Aug. 9, 2023. Podcast #275. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.
    12 min
  • The Abundance of Jesus
    It's a challenge to sometimes find the fullness of life. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to find that fullness in the details and intimacy of life around us. Music, "The Love of God," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced July 17, 2023. Podcast #274. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.
    9 min
  • Food For Our Journey

    The bread that we break is all of us participating in the Body of Christ. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us into this unified table of partaking and participating without fences or walls. Music, "I Am the Bread of Life," "One Bread, One Body" and "We Are One Body," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission). Produced June 14, 2023. Podcast #273. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

    13 min

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Reflections about the canvas of life at Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Community.