Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections

As we close out the Christmas season, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares this reflection about the Epiphany. Music, "Awakening," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Jan. 5, 2021. Podcast #232. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

The wonder of God's love dawns upon this Christmas! Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares this Christmas reflection as we follow the star of Bethlehem. Music, "Let Us Go to Bethlehem," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio and, "Rise Up Shepherd and Follow" by Kim and Reggie Harris (used with permission). Produced Dec. 23, 2020. Podcast #231. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

Amid our incomplete lives, we're invited to settle in and hear the call of this Advent time. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, welcomes us into this journey together to feel the hope of the season rather than anxiousness. Music, "Vedahametam," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Dec. 10, 2020. Podcast #230. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

In a world of strain and strife these days, we're called to the light and hope of Advent. We do not know when the light of Christ will enter our lives, so Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to stay alert as the Gospel calls us, and pause to be part of all the new beginnings around us. Music, "Vedahametam," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Dec. 3, 2020. Podcast #229. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

Contemplation is not a stoppage, but an opening to love, peace and quiet. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us into this reflection on contemplation during these times of change, uncertainty and renewal around us. Music, "Awakening," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission), and “Sacred Silence,” by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com). Produced Nov. 12, 2020. Podcast #228. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

In this era of place, position, power and pandemic, the model and spirit of St. Francis calls us to something different. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares this reflection about the life of Francis and how it applies to our time. Music, "Echo of Your Peace," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Oct. 6, 2020. Podcast #227. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

In our time right now of pandemic and injustice, there's a radical call to be born again, to be hungry for God. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares this reflection to come to the table and move from scarcity to abundance in our lives. Music, “Table of Plenty,” by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com), and "With My Own Two Hands," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio. Produced Aug. 3, 2020. Podcast #226. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

With so much brokenness and illness in our world, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to advocate for each other to celebrate our unity as sisters and brothers. Music, “Echo Of Your Peace,” by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio and, “City of God," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission). Produced July 9, 2020. Podcast #225. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

During these times in our country, we're called to find a new way. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, offers this reflection inviting us to make this new way together as one people, just as the Gospel calls us to do. Music, “There Is a Light,” by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio and, "Let Us Break Bread Together," by Kim and Reggie Harris (used with permission). Produced June 7, 2020. Podcast #224. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

In this time of turmoil, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to know the fullness of life and the spirit of truth through the words of Jesus. We're invited to find and seek hope. Music, “How Can I Keep From Singing,” by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced May 20, 2020. Podcast #223. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.