Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections

Merry Christmas! Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to be the manger for God's word this season and accept what we hear. Music: "You Are Child" by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio; "Oh Be Joyful" by St. Timothy Catholic School in Chantilly, Virginia; and "A Light Will Shine On Us This Day" by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio. Recorded Dec. 23, 2018. Podcast #206. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

Trust in God’s activity around us and within us. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to begin again to listen, trust and follow. Music, “Awakening,” by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Nov. 26, 2018. Podcast #205. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

Find time in our lives for silence and reflection through simple places of refuge. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to rediscover this time as moments of passage into silence and then a return to our daily lives. Music, "Vedahametam," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Nov. 11, 2018. Podcast #204. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

There are moments when we need solitude and it's often already within us. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to find that solidarity of solitude amid the singular places of our lives. Music, "Sacred Silence," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com). Recorded Sept. 24, 2018. Podcast #203. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

We might come awake to the world around us, even though the world around us has sometimes lost its mind! Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to discover a new way to look and listen at life, filled with quiet, healing and free of fear. Music, "Echo of Your Peace," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Sept. 9, 2018. Podcast #202. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

We're called to move out into the dry, drought-filled areas of our lives and world. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to bring rain and water to nourish lives of justice and peace. Music, "Streams of Living Water," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Sept. 2, 2018. Podcast #201. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

In our 200th podcast on the Feast of St. Clare, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to gaze, consider and contemplate the light and love around us. Music, "There Is a Light," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio; "Open Our Eyes," by John Michael Talbot; and "This Little Light of Mine," by Kim and Reggie Harris (all used with permission). Recorded Aug. 11, 2018. Podcast #200. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

There are things that drive us nuts in life! Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to be open-hearted and receptive to God's word and presence. Music, "Jesus Be Here" and "Echo of Your Peace," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded June 12, 2018. Podcast #199. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

The Body of Christ is open to all of us. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to encounter God as He dwells within us, including through the intimacy of meditation. Music, "One Bread, One Body," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com). Recorded June 3, 2018. Podcast #198. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

We celebrate the coming of the spirit on Pentecost, so Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to make room for that which is given -- the spirit! Music, "Come Holy Spirit," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com). Recorded May 20, 2018. Podcast #197. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

We hear how acceptable everyone is -- we're "all in" in this life as God loves us and accepts us. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares passages from John's Gospel about love and acceptance. Music, "This Is Who You Are," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded May 7, 2018. Podcast #196. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

Jesus asks us to remain in Him -- just as a branch cannot bear fruit unless it remains on the vine. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to hear the promise of this truth. Music, "Here I Am, Lord," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com). Recorded May 1, 2018. Podcast #195. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

Let the image of the Good Shepherd dwell within us! Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, reminds us that we're all called to be good shepherds in our lives to others. Music, "Shepherd Me, O God," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com). Recorded April 22, 2018. Podcast #194. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

There's no confining mercy because love is freedom. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to see the truth of God's mercy within His love. Music, "The Love of God," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded April 8, 2018. Podcast #193. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

Happy Easter! As Holy Week has now passed, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares a few reflections about his experiences of Holy Week, especially visiting other churches as a child on Holy Thursday. Music, "Attende Domine" and "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded March 24, 2018. Podcast #192. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.