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, January 22, 2009

Remembering Heath - One Year On

Today, January 22, is the first anniversary of Heath Ledger ’s death. It’s a fitting time, therefore, to recollect how a portrait of the ...

President Barack Obama

Earlier today in Australia (3:30 a.m. to be precise!), my nephew Liam and I roused ourselves from slumber to watch the live telecast of the ...

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Progressives and Obama (Part 6)

A favourite blog of mine is Colleen Kochivar-Baker’s Enlightened Catholicism . On the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration, Colleen has post...

Bishop Gene Robinson's Invocation at Obama's Inauguration Kick-Off Event

Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, the Rt. Rev Gene Robinson (pictured at right), delivered the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration ki...

Beach Cricket

My older bother and his family are currently visiting Port Macquarie from their home in Melbourne. (I last saw them this past August whe...

Sunday, January 18, 2009

The White Rooster

When I was a boy my grandfather, Valentine Sparkes, a veteran of both World Wars and a writer, penned and submitted for publication a short ...

Thursday, January 15, 2009

"Spiritual Paternity"

. . . or why, according to the Vatican, gay men can’t be ordained as Roman Catholic priests Back in Minnesota my friend Paula Ruddy has not...

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

A "Catholic Moment" in Brisbane

Fr. Peter Kennedy on the steps of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in South Brisbane. The following story from Clerical Whispers about St. Mary’...

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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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