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

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Photo of the Day

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Image: "Eddie and Quinn" by Michael J. Bayly.
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Quote of the Day

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. . . I am sure not getting why Catholicism is becoming all fixated on notions of Satan and spiritual warfare and how helpless and powerless...

Jonathan Capehart: "Catholics Lead the Way on Same-Sex Marriage"

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Recently on his Washington Post blog Jonathan Capehart (left) reflected on the "historic" findings of the most recent Washing...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Jesus, Sex and Power

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As co-chair of the Twin Cities-based Catholic Coalition for Church Reform (CCCR), I’m currently planning with others CCCR’s Synod of the ...
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Monday, March 21, 2011

Margaret Stephens on "Living from the Core"

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The Wild Reed series The Dancer and the Dance continues with an excerpt from an inspiring National Catholic Reporter article by novelist ...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Quote of the Day

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. . . Most of the Catholics I know who have left have not rejected the Eucharistic aspect of Catholicism. They have rejected the authority ...

Prayer of the Week

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The following prayer is adapted from one shared earlier today, Transfiguration Sunday , at the Spirit of St. Stephen’s Catholic Community ...
Friday, March 18, 2011

The Prison of Pornography

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One aspect of Western (i.e. white) gay male culture that concerns me is the largely unquestioned prevalence of pornography. I think it'...
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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Quote of the Day

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. . . [I]t’s not easy to be gracious when your basic rights are denied through a combination of misdirection, exaggeration, and – too often ...

Changing Times

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The video I share below is great fun. It's sure to make you smile, if not laugh out loud! It's a mother's video taped recording ...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Diarmuid Ó Murchú on Celibacy and Androgyny

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Social psychologist, " evolutionary theologian ," and Sacred Heart Missionary priest Diarmuid Ó Murchú has an interesting and, n...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Lent with Henri

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My friend David recently shared with me the Lenten booklet of reflections being used within his parish community. Entitled Renewed for Life...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Dutch Boy Sings About His Two Fathers

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A Facebook friend recently shared the following video of a young Dutch entertainer named Terence Uphoff (right) singing about his two father...
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Catholic Dad: "My Gay Son and His Partner are Made in the Likeness and Image of God"

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Brian Cahill (pictured at right with San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer) is the former executive director of Catholic Charities i...
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Friday, March 11, 2011

Maxwell's Hidden Gem

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. . . Or maybe that should be gems – given what we get to see (or rather, not see) of Maxwell in the music video I share this evening and...
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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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