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

Friday, October 31, 2025

October Vignettes


See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• James Greenberg: “I Am in Mourning for America”
• Two Years of “Indescribable Horror”
• We Are One
• Kanipawit Maskwa: “The Land Still Remembers”
• No Justice, No Peace
• An Autumn Walk Through the Neighborhood
• Photo of the Day – October 15, 2025
• Why Omar Fateh Is the Right Choice for Mayor of Minneapolis
• Groove and Grace: Remembering D’Angelo
• Thoughts on the Eve of “No Kings Day” 2.0
• “We Intend to Defend Our Democracy”: The “No Kings” Protests of October 18
• Socialist Equality Party (U.S.): Quote of the Day – October 19, 2025
• October Sweet
• He’s Gone
• Celebrating Moonlight
• “Performative Resistance Alone Won’t Change Anything”
• Secret Language of the Heart
• A Dazzling and Eternal Soul
• Omar Fateh’s Grassroots Campaign for Mayor of Minneapolis
• Turning 60

Images: Michael J. Bayly.


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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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