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About Me
- Michael J. Bayly
- Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where I currently serve as executive coordinator of Catholics for Marriage Equality MN, an initiative of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). I am also editor of The Progressive Catholic Voice and co-chair of the Minnesota-based Catholic Coalition for Church Reform. I established The Wild Reed as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed simply invites people to observe and reflect upon one man’s progressive, gay, Catholic perspective on faith, sexuality, politics, and culture.
Creating Safe Environments for LGBT Students: A Catholic Schools Perspective by Michael J. Bayly (Haworth Press, 2007).
(For reviews, click here, here, and here.)
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- Why Gay Actors Going Public Matters
- Six Reasons Obama is Losing the Left
- Gallop: Majorities of Americans Support Marriage Equality, Believe Gays Are Born That Way
- UK Catholic Primary School Becomes Champion of Gay Equality
- James Franco Reveals Why He's Drawn to Projects with Queer Themes
- Chris Kluwe, Punter and Outspoken Gay Rights Advocate, Says He Signed with Oakland Raiders
- Courage Needs to Make a Comeback to Create Change
- Minnesota Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage
- For Gay Catholics, Strained Relations With the Church Endure
- In Just 2 Years, Gay Marriage Makes Dramatic Turn in Minnesota
- Marriage Equality Victories Show How Change Happens, One Step at a Time
- 'Minnesota for Marriage' [aka NOM] is Suddenly Worried People Might Think They're Bigots
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Even though reeds can symbolize frailty, they may also represent the strength found in flexibility. Popular wisdom says that the green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm. Tall green reeds
are associated with water, fertility, abundance, wealth, and rebirth. The sound of a reed pipe
is often considered the voice of a soul
pining for God or a lost love.
are associated with water, fertility, abundance, wealth, and rebirth. The sound of a reed pipe
is often considered the voice of a soul
pining for God or a lost love.
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5 comments:
great photo! Where did you take it?
B E A U T I F U L!
Thanks, guys!
Brian, I took this photo as I was walking through Loring Park on my way to do phone banking at the Minneapolis office of Minnesotans United for All Families.
Peace,
Michael
When I was a child, we spent our summers at the lake. A little lake with a bay full of cattails - and redwing blackbirds. We would go over there and pick a huge bundle of cattails and stuff them in a milk pail that mom painted orange and place it on the deck for decoration. In autumn the blackbirds would gather there in a huge flock and converse. Oh how pictures do open our cabinets. How I long for blackbirds in summer...
Thanks for sharing such beautiful memories, Jamez!
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