Fr. Dan Riley Clouds & Sun Reflections

Our hearts and smiles are important for others and ourselves. Fr. Dan Riley, OFM, walks with us in this reflection to share how we are beloved -- beloved instruments of peace for others to bring our world hope and light. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission).

Faith. What does it mean? Among many things, it is rooted in our willingness to trust. Trust that God is with us. Trust that we can lift our eyes and find Him. It's about God trusting us. Fr. Dan Riley, OFM, walks us through some meanings of faith in this reflection. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission).

It's Easter! Jesus Christ is risen today! Fr. Dan Riley, OFM, walks with us this Easter and challenges us to roll away the stones from the various tombs of our lives, to rejoice in the light of Jesus and to go into the world bearing that light. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission).

Fr. Dan Riley, OFM, invites us to slow down this week as we walk with Jesus. Hear the invitation to be with Christ at the table as we approach Easter. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission).

Resist the call to pave over paradise in our lives, Fr. Dan Riley, OFM, challenges us in the third week of Lent. God loves us as we are, not paved over, not remade, not turned into something we're not. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. "Big Yellow Taxi" song clip by The Acoustic Guitar Troubadours.

For the first week of Lent, Fr. Dan Riley, OFM, shares a reflection to repent from darkness and open our hearts to the banquet of light this season. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission).

There is a banquet in our hearts set by God right now to feed and call each other to the various tables in our lives. On a retreat in Florida, Fr. Dan Riley, OFM, challenges us to hear this call into our hearts. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission).

On a quiet night at Mt. Irenaeus, Fr. Dan Riley, OFM, shares a reflection about beholding others, being held by others, and the presence of God's peace and quiet in our world. Fr. Dan also shares a poem by Thomas Merton to further call us into prayer and reflection. To learn more about Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat, visit www.mounti.com. Music by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission).