Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections

Our Easter journey continues, this time on the road to Emmaus, where the disciples asked, "Are not our hearts burning with his love!" Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, walks with us on this road and offers a reflection about this path. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "Alleluia, Are Not Our Hearts" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded April 25, 2014.

Happy Easter! It's a time of rising and light in our world and in our lives. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to set free from those dark things in our lives so that we might rise and be new dough and bread for each other. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" and "There Is a Light" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded April 19, 2014.

Jesus gives us a model to follow in washing each other's feet. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, reflects on the intimacy and simplicity of Holy Thursday.  To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "The Lord Is My Light" and "Attende Domine" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded April 16, 2014.

As we try to find our way this Holy Week, it's OK to not know the path, as Thomas Merton prayed. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to listen more deeply to scriptures and our own hearts as we walk toward the Easter Triduum. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "Attende Domine" and "The Lord Is My Light" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded April 14, 2014.

As we walk into Holy Week, let's stop, look and listen to find our way, sense and purpose. Sure, we may not often know the way, as Thomas Merton once penned, but God's tender mercy awaits us. Join Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, in this reflection about Palm Sunday and our walk into Holy Week. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "The Children of Jerusalem" and "Attende Domine" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded April 12, 2014.

If you're feeling in a dark place, gently let it open to the light that is present now. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, reminds us the peace that is here for the world is here for all of us. Let go of those things you want to flick into the fire of renewal. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "The Lord Is My Light" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded March 30, 2014.

Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, asks a simple question: Are we in the desert of Lent or near the garden of life-giving waters? To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "Streams of Living Water" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded March 22, 2014.

Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, has returned to Mt. Irenaeus from the mountains of California. He shares this reflection about his journey and the second week of Lent. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "Jesus Be Here" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded March 15, 2014.

As we begin our Lenten journey, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares this reflection of reconciliation, hope and prayer for these 40 days. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "Jesus Be Here" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded March 2, 2014.

You've heard his music start and end our podcasts since the beginning of this ministry, while long before, his lyrics have filled the hills and valleys of the Mountain. In this special podcast, Dan Riley, ofm, shares a conversation with Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam., while on retreat in California. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. To learn more about New Camaldoli Hermitage, visit www.contemplation.com. Music, "There Is a Light," "The Ground We Share," "Streams of Living Water," "Lebanon," and "Echo of Your Peace," by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded March 1, 2014.

We are God's children now, so love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. What a bold invitation in this week's readings. How great is the name of our God who calls us into that challenge! Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, shares a reflection about these readings from the shores of the Pacific Ocean in California before he begins a retreat in solitude. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "How Great Is Your Name" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Feb. 21, 2014.

As we're in the "tunnel" month of February, Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to the fullness of life even though caves may be around us at times. There's a fullness of life in Christ, to know that we're together in this world, which is a completion of vision and wisdom. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "Spirit in the Cave of Our Hearts" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Feb. 15, 2014.

From a cold and snowy Mt. Irenaeus, Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to take time to listen -- to listen so that the spirit of freedom and new life enters us so we might re-enter the world and change it. Listening is transformative so we hear the call to follow, trust, get up and go make a difference. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "With My Own Two Hands" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Jan. 25, 2014.

Amid a persistent cold that does not want to leave, Dan Riley, ofm, welcomes us into quiet and moments of rich renewal. Psalm 40 describes waiting for the Lord, which led the Lord to "put a new song in my mouth." Fr. Dan's invitation to solitude will help us listen to what's happening in our lives, perhaps leading to new "songs." To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "Come Let Us Meditate" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Jan. 19, 2014.

Become fully alive, even in the midst of winter! Bulbs are starting to swell and stir amid the earth preparing to break through in the spring. How are we stirring in our lives? What's hidden in the underworld of our lives? Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to think about our place today and the love of God that surrounds us as he shares this reflection from New Mexico. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "The Love of God" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Jan. 9, 2014.