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

Monday, November 22, 2010

Chalmers Johnson, 1931-2010

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I have a lot of respect for scholar and author Chalmers Johnson, whom Steve Clemons describes as “one of the most successful chroniclers and...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

The Pope’s Latest Condom Remarks

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Same-old-same-old? Or the beginning of a movement on the part of the church's clerical caste toward spiritual maturity and the articulat...
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Quote of the Day

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It must be acknowledged that a large number of Catholic clerics and trainee priests in Europe and the United States are homosexually-incline...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Two Very Different Perspectives on the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy

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Amanda Udis-Kessler on why it’s time for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” supporters to “make the sacrifice” and work for its repeal, and Mattilda Be...
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Friday, November 19, 2010

But When It Comes to Love

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. . . H ere’s a tragic and yet sort of obvious idea: We made cancer. Also, we invented war. Turns out we are disastrously good at destroying...
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Vision of Vatican II

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The following was shared last night as the opening prayer for the November board meeting of the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform . I mu...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Quote of the Day

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People in general have frequently moved in the direction of tolerance and acceptance of those who are gay – in the direction of mere human d...
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An Evening with the Yuval Ron Ensemble

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I saw my first whirling dervish last Thursday when I attended a performance by the acclaimed Yuval Ron Ensemble in St. Paul. The event wa...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

First Snowfall

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Elsewhere a snowfall, the first in the winter, covered the ground as the bells filled the air. You in your robes sang, calling, calling, cal...
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Quotes of the Day

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The online comments regarding the editorial and the opinion piece in question were creating a disrespectful environment as well as confusion...
Monday, November 15, 2010

The Two Editorials that Benilde-St. Margaret's Catholic High School Doesn't Want You to Read

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NOTE: For an update on this story, click here . There's something that officials at Benilde-St. Margaret's Catholic High Schoo...
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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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