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

Sunday, April 26, 2009

History Matters

CPCSM co-founder David McCaffrey honors a gay rights pioneer and sets the record straight on the chancery’s past stance on CPCSM Recently, C...

Friday, April 24, 2009

The Inherent Sensuality of Roman Catholicism

Roman Catholicism is a very sensual religion. We have the smell of incense, the sound of bells and of singing, the touching of beads, t...

Frank Rich on the "Historic Turning Point in the Demise of America's Anti-gay Movement"

Continuing with the Wild Reed ’s focus on particularly hopeful news and views during this Easter season, here’s a great piece by New York Ti...

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Happy Birthday, Mitch

In Australia today my nephew Mitchell celebrates his 13th birthday! Happy Birthday, Mitch! The photos that accompany this post were taken in...

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

In the Garden of Spirituality – Adrian Smith

. “We are not on earth to guard a museum, but to cultivate a flowering garden of life.” - Pope John XXIII The following is excerpted from th...

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Happy Birthday, Dad!

In Australia today (or rather, yesterday due to the time difference), my Dad celebrates his 72nd birthday. Happy Birthday, Dad! My younger b...

Recognizing the Similarities Between Racism and Heterosexism

Following are excerpts from an article by Sarah Sentilles, entitled “Gay or Black: It’s Still Church-Sanctioned Discrimination.” This arti...

Monday, April 20, 2009

The Catholic Embrace of Americanism

. . . and other thoughts by James Carroll In the following excerpt from an essay published in yesterday’s Boston Globe , Catholic author J...

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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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