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

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Photo of the Day

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Autumn: Season of Transformation and Surrender
• November Musings
• Autumn’s “Wordless Message”
• Autumnal (and Rather Pagan) Thoughts on the Making of “All Things New”
• Photo of the Day – November 6, 2026
• Autumn . . . Within and Beyond – 2021 | 2018 | 2016
• O Sacred Season of Autumn
• “Thou Hast Thy Music Too”
• Autumn Psalm
• Time to Go Inwards
• To Dream, to Feel, to Listen
• “This Autumn Land Is Dreaming”
• In Autumn Light – Part I | Part II
• An Autumn Walk Through the Neighborhood – 2026 | 2025
• The Autumn Garden
• “Everything Is Saturated With the Sacred”
• The Prayer Tree . . . Aflame!
• Autumn Leaves
• Autumn Hues
• Autumn Dance

Image: 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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