The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Sunday, August 31, 2025

August Vignettes

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• A Smoky Summer
• Commemorating the Lives Lost in Hiroshima 80 Years Ago Today
• Photo of the Day – August 9, 2025
• A Call to Divest from Israel
• The Longstanding Fault Lines Within the Democratic Party Have Surfaced Again in Minnesota
• “It’s Here, and We Are Sleepwalking Through It”
• Marianne Williamson: “We’re Moving Into Totalitarianism”
• Garrett Graff: “America Tips Into Fascism”
• Welcome to the Rebellion
• The Strongest Force in the Universe
• Going Deeper to Change Everything
• Idrees Ahmad: Quote of the Day – August 25, 2025
• Two Responses to Today’s Mass Shooting in Minneapolis
• Michael Sala: Quote of the Day – August 29, 2025
• Aglow

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About Me

Michael J. Bayly: Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 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's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.

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