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.

Life is about claiming relationships with each other, but that often means giving ourselves up, perhaps even through suffering. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, challenges us to not be a grain of wheat that slips from our hands. Music, "Unless a Grain of Wheat," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded March 18, 2018. Podcast #191. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

As he finishes time away in California, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, offers a reflection this Lent about the light of Christ. Music, "There Is A Light," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio, and "This Little Light of Mine," by Kim and Reggie Harris (used with permission). Recorded March 11, 2018. Podcast #190. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

From above the Pacific Ocean in California, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, offers a reflection about Jesus being present to us on many mountains in our lives. Music, "The Lord's Mountain," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded March 4, 2018. Podcast #189. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.

What are we looking for? By opening our hearts in our search for meaning, we can listen to that question and find some answers as Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, suggests in this latest podcast. Music, "Walk and Follow Jesus" and "Sacred Silence," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com). Recorded Jan. 14, 2018. Podcast #188. 

Merry Christmas! Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to see the shepherds that holy night and to then make the message of Christmas known to all. Music, "A Light Will Shine On Us This Day," "Let Us Go to Bethlehem" and "In the Bleak Midwinter," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Dec. 25, 2017. Podcast #187.

As we move deeper into Advent, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to move from worry to wonder, to hear God saying, "I love you," to each of us. Music, "There Is A Light," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Recorded Dec. 17, 2017. Podcast #186.

From a desert in New Mexico, Fr. Dan Riley ofm, shares a reflection about the ability to recognize God and others who surround us. Music, "Open My Eyes," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com). Recorded Nov. 25, 2017. Podcast #185.

We hear that we are God's children now. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, walks through that reading and invites us to see what the Father has given us. Music, "Because You Are Chosen," by John Michael Talbot (used with permission; more at www.JohnMichaelTalbot.com). Recorded Nov. 1, 2017. Podcast #184.