The Wild Reed's Year in Review

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Part 2: April – June 2012

Following is a further selection of 2012 Wild Reed posts, the putting together of which I found particularly meaningful. Many of these posts have also generated the most comments from readers.

If you’ve yet to read these posts then I hope you'll take the time to do so. I also hope that the experiences and insights they convey will, in some way, resonate with you and encourage and inspire you on your journey.

(For Part 1, click here.)

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April 2012

For this year's Wild Reed Holy Week series I shared excerpts from Cynthia Bourgeault's book The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind – A New Perspective on Christ and His Message. Speaking of Holy Week, Palm Sunday saw over 250 people gather in front of the chancery office of the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese for the last of the Lenten prayer vigils which I helped organize as executive coordinator of Catholics for Marriage Equality MN. April also saw the posting of one of The Wild Reed's most popular posts to date: "Thoughts on the Titanic Centenary"!


The Passion: "A Sacred Path of Liberation" (Part 1 of The Wild Reed's 2012 Holy Week series)

Palm Sunday at the Chancery

Beyond Anger and Guilt (Part 2 of The Wild Reed's Holy Week series)

Judas and Peter (Part 3 of The Wild Reed's Holy Week series)

No Deeper Darkness (Part 4 of The Wild Reed's Holy Week series)

When Love Entered Hell (Part 5 of The Wild Reed's Holy Week series)

The Resurrected Jesus . . . (Part 6 of The Wild Reed's Holy Week series

From Northern Minnesota, Two Excellent Rebuttals to the "Convoluted Logic" of the Bishops' Pro-Amendment Argument

In the Garden of Spirituality – Ilia Delio

Media Matters

"We Are Sojourners on This Earth . . ."



May 2012

As noted in the last post of April, I spent the last week of April and the first week of May in Australia so as to be with a family of close friends going through a very challenging time. In many ways it was a very difficult and sad time, but also a very holy one, filled, as it was, with many loving words and actions of intentionality and connection.


Leichhardt

Meanwhile, Back in Minnesota . . .

In Minnesota, Catholics Sing Their Support for Marriage Equality

An Afternoon on the Harbour

Beyond the Hierarchy: The Blossoming of Liberating Catholic Insights on Sexuality (Part 6)

Out and About – Spring 2012 (Part 1)

The End of the World As We Know It . . .

Gospel Leadership

Photo of the Day – May 29, 2012



June 2012

A definite highlight of June was the road trip I undertook with my friends Kathleen and Joey to Kansas City. And, of course, the annual Twin Cities Gay Pride festival is always a big event – although it wasn't until July that I shared photos and commentary of Pride. I did, however, share some interesting posts throughout June as part of The Wild Reed's Gay Pride / Queer Appreciation series.




Never Say It Is Not God

Out and About – Spring 2012 (Part 2)

The Theology of Gay Pride (Part 1 of The Wild Reed's 2012 Gay Pride / Queer Appreciation series)

Weekend in Kansas City

Bi God, Somebody Listen (Part 2 of The Wild Reed's Gay Pride / Queer Appreciation series)

Out and About – Spring 2012 (Part 3)

North America: Perhaps Once the "Queerest Continent on the Planet" (Part 3 of The Wild Reed's Gay Pride / Queer Appreciation series)

Gay Men and Modern Dance (Part 4 of The Wild Reed's Gay Pride / Queer Appreciation series)

A Big Gay "Yay!" for the Catholics

What a Man! – Chris Kluwe


NEXT: Part 3: July – September 2012



See also the previous posts:
The Wild Reed's Year in Review: April - June 2011
The Wild Reed's Year in Review: April - June 2010
The Wild Reed's Year in Review: April – June 2009

Opening image: Björn Burton.