Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections

Finding Our Way This Holy Week

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.

Prophecy of Light and Peace

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.

Deserts and Gardens of Lent

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.

Mountains of Encounter

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.

Ambassadors of Reconciliation

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.

A Conversation with Cyprian

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. 

An Invitation to Love and Pray

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.

The Wisdom of Caves

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.