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

Friday, June 26, 2009

A Mother's Request to President Obama: Full Equality for My Gay Son

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The Twin Cities GLBT Pride Festival takes place this weekend in Minneapolis - an appropriate time, I’m thinking, for a special “Gay Pride...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

"We Can Make It Happen"

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. Senator John Marty speaks with LGBT Catholics and their allies about his commitment and efforts to achieve marriage equality for all Minne...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Dialogue is Key in Moving Beyond Theological Impasses

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I find the remarks of Terrence W. Tilley (pictured at right), the outgoing president of the Catholic Theological Society of America , to be...
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Sen. John Marty Recipient of CPCSM's 2009 Bishop Gumbleton Peace and Justice Award

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. At its 29th Annual Community Meeting last night at St. Martin’s Table Bookstore and Restaurant, the Twin Cities-based Catholic Pastoral C...
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Monday, June 22, 2009

Preparing to Claim Our Place at the Table

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. In the local church of St. Paul-Minneapolis an intentional and coordinated effort to initiate dialogue and discern recommendations for re...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Gay Discontent in the Age of Obama

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Like the vast majority of LGBT people in the U.S., I’m deeply disappointed and often angry at the failure of Barack Obama and his administra...
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Praising All Types of Fathers

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In the U.S. today it’s Father’s Day. I’ll call my Dad tonight – even though in Australia, Father’s Day isn’t celebrated until August. Why ...
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Friday, June 19, 2009

Celebrating Bloomsday in St. Paul (& with Kate Bush)

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. . . . And how we wish to live in the sensual world You don’t need words – just one kiss, then another. Stepping out of the page into ...
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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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