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

Saturday, February 28, 2026

February Vignettes

See also the previous Wild Reed February 2026 posts:
• More Dispatches from Occupied Minnesota
• Honoring Renée Good and the “Astonishing Surge of Courage” of Minneapolis
• A Luminous Celebration of Light, Love and Community
• Only the Beginning
• The North Remembers
• “It’s All Lies and Propaganda”
• What This Moment Feels Like in Minnesota
• Quote of the Day – February 23, 2026
• Anand Giridharadas: “The Epstein Class Is Defined by Amorality”
• Thoughts on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
• A Rare Alignment
• Dayvon Love: “You Actually Don’t Care Where Jill Stein Is”
• For Rep. Ilhan Omar, Silence Is Never an Option
• Remembering Carl Anderson
• “Green Wave 2026 is Global”
• Israel’s and the United States’ Rationale for War on Iran Is “All Bullshit”
• Memes of the Times

See also:
• February Vignettes (2025)
• February Vignettes (2024)
• Winter Vignettes

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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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