Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections

As we move through Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, reflects on these days and the journey of Jesus. Music, "There Is A Light" by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced March 28, 2024. Podcast #288. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

God is beside us in everything, ready to heal us as we open our hearts. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares this reflection as we continue our Lenten journeys. Music, "Jesus, Be Here," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced March 13, 2024. Podcast #287. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

From Scottsdale, Arizona, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us all further into our Lenten journeys by looking back on Christmas, reflecting on the woman at the well with Jesus, and then looking forward to the promise of Easter with streams of living water. Music, "Streams of Living Water," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced March 3, 2024. Podcast #286. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

Sharing a reflection from the Arizona desert, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to see life differently, especially during this Lenten season. Music, "Leave the Past in Ashes," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Feb. 18, 2024. Podcast #285. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

As Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, begins a three-month sabbatical, he joins Stephen Copeland, the co-author of "Franciscan Lectio," to describe their journey west as a model of movement for all of us. Music, "Rise Up Shepherd and Follow," by Kim and Reggie Harris (used with permission). Produced Jan. 21, 2024. Podcast #284. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

As we begin a new year, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares this reflection on being God's chosen ones as God reigns and rests in our hearts. Music, "This Is Who You Are," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio, and "Because You Are Chosen," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission). Produced Jan. 5, 2024. Podcast #283. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jesus invites us to listen to the richest, fullest party line ever created. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, welcomes us to be invited as sisters and brothers with one another and to love God, our Father. Music, "Ready to Go," by Reggie Harris (used with permission). Produced May 24, 2023. Podcast #272. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

What are our life journeys like? What paths do we take? Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, welcomes us into this reflection with the wonderful story of the Emmaus journey. Music, "Alleluia Are Not Our Hearts," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced May 4, 2023. Podcast #271. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

Happy Easter! The dying and rising of Christ mark a new year for all of us. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, welcomes this new season amid the ache and pain of our world. We're invited to be hungry for this new time, this new life in Christ. Music, "Alleluia Are Not Our Hearts" and "There Is a Light," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced April 8, 2023. Podcast #270. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

As we continue our Lenten journeys, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to listen deeply and continue our paths without fear of our fears. Music, "Do Not Fear," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced March 10, 2023. Podcast #269. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.