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, May 20, 2010

Update on Tiwonge and Steven

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I love Steven so much. If people or the world cannot give me the chance and freedom to continue living with him as my lover, then I am bette...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Revisiting Dirk Bogarde

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I was going through some old computer files last night and came across an excerpt that I had found and saved from the highly informative an...
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Now We Know

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. . . [C]elibacy cuts to the heart of what is wrong in the Catholic Church today. Despite denials from Rome, there will be no halting, much ...
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Monday, May 17, 2010

A Prayer for International Day Against Homophobia

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Since today is International Day Against Homophobia , I thought I'd share the following prayer - one that I'm dedicating to Steven ...
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Sister Jeannine Gramick Asks: "Who Speaks for Catholics?"

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The April 2010 issue of the Call to Action newsletter features a timely and helpful commentary by Jeannine Gramick, SL, co-founder with Ro...
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Frank Rich on the "Zelig of Homophobia" and a "Heaven-Sent Rent Boy"

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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Quote of the Day

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[W]hat strikes me [most about Pope Benedict's recent statements about gay marriage being an "insidious threat" to the common g...
Friday, May 14, 2010

Dream Song

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I dreamt last night that I was singing the following song in an open field – for all the world to hear! Weird or what? I'm not sure wh...
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Love, Equality and the Rumba

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Although I don’t watch Dancing With the Stars , I did read in the latest issue of Equality , the magazine of the Human Rights Campaign , of...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Good First Steps

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To sighs of relief, Pope Benedict is distancing himself from members of the Curia who are blaming a vast secular conspiracy for the European...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Dale Carpenter on the "Win-Win" Reality of Gay Marriage

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Even though I find myself in disagreement with him, I’m glad Archbishop Niestedt shared his thoughts on gay marriage in a recent Star Trib...
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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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