“Clouds and Sun” with Fr. Dan Riley, OFM

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.

We hear about the coming of the God of life and light in the Epiphany! Following stars, searching for the child, finding the child. How do we take time for moments of life and light in our lives? Dan Riley, ofm, shares this reflection with us from the mountains of Colorado. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "There Is a Light" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Jan. 4, 2014.

The ongoing story of Christmas continues with the Feast of the Holy Family. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to think of ourselves more as one family. Let's take a deep breath of fresh air as we head into a new year and think of family and dwelling with one another. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "One in Faith," by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Dec. 28, 2013.

Peace and Merry Christmas! As we hear the story of the birth of Jesus, Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to bear the responsibility to share that message of good news, peace and light. The Lord is born in us today and a light will shine in our hearts. We're invited to walk as messengers in our daily lives with the message of Christ, the message of peace. Just as the message was shared with shepherds on a mountaintop a long time ago, it's now ours to claim! To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music, "The Birth of Jesus" and "Let Us Go to Bethlehem" by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Dec. 24, 2013.