Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections
Episodes
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
What Does Christmas Look Like?
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
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.
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Awakening During Advent
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
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.
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Patience of Advent
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
This Advent season calls us to wait, but scripture doesn't necessarily tell us to wait and do nothing. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to rise and look around us this Advent as we approach Christmas. Music, "O Come Emmanuel," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Dec. 12, 2022. Podcast #265. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Giving Thanks for Advent
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
As we move from Thanksgiving to Advent, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, welcomes us into this new time as we wait during this season of hope. Music, "Awakening" and "The Love of God," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Nov. 27, 2022. Podcast #264. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Changing Landscapes
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
It's striking how quickly things can change around us. As we move into the final days of Advent and then to Christmas, Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to begin again and see the openings and closings in our lives. Music: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by John Michael Talbot and "In the Bleak Midwinter" Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Dec. 19, 2021. Podcast #246. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Present to the Season
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Amid our incomplete lives, we're invited to settle in and hear the call of this Advent time. Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, welcomes us into this journey together to feel the hope of the season rather than anxiousness. Music, "Vedahametam," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Dec. 10, 2020. Podcast #230. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Light Coming Into the World
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
In a world of strain and strife these days, we're called to the light and hope of Advent. We do not know when the light of Christ will enter our lives, so Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, invites us to stay alert as the Gospel calls us, and pause to be part of all the new beginnings around us. Music, "Vedahametam," by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission). Produced Dec. 3, 2020. Podcast #229. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mountainonline.org.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Rejoice in the Light
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
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.