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

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Italian Cardinal Calls for a “New Vision” for Sexuality

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Perusing through the latest issue of the National Catholic Reporter today on the bus, I came across the following “World News Brief” that ...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Fr. Roy Bourgeois Threatened with Excommunication

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Last month the Vatican notified Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest of 36 years, that he had 30 days to recant his statement of public sup...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

"A Useful, Essential, and Comprehensive Manual"

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I recently came across another review of my 2007 book, Creating Safe Environments for LGBT Students: A Catholic Schools Perspective . This...
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Catholics Join in Nationwide Protests of Prop 8

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Around the nation and the world today Catholics joined with hundreds of thousands to protest what Jim Burroway has called “the unprecedente...
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Friday, November 14, 2008

Prop 8 Protests in Minnesota

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Friends, Those of you in Minnesota my be interested in the following information regarding this weekend’s protests against the recent passag...
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The Bishops and Obama (Part 2)

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Over at the excellent Nihil Obstat blogsite, Censor Librorum has posted a wise and timely reflection on why, “in spite of 50 dioceses is...
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

How Times Have Changed

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Did you know there was a time when the Roman Catholic Church could actually recommend “steady partnerships” for gay people? Don’t believe me...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The Bishops and Obama (Part 1)

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Yesterday the New York Times reported that the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops , Cardinal Francis George, i...
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Keith Olbermann on Proposition 8

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At both of the work -related meetings I was at today a popular topic of conversation was Keith Olbermann’s impassioned “special comment” on...
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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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