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

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Intrinsically Sexual

S exuality is crucial to God’s design that [we] do not dwell in isolation and loneliness but in communion and community. Through the incarn...

Thursday, May 26, 2011

In the Struggle for Marriage Equality, MN Catholics are Making a Difference by Changing Hearts and Minds

Although the Minnesota House recently voted 70-62 to allow the citizens of Minnesota to decide whether to limit civil marriage to heterosex...

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The Political Intrigue (and Money) Behind the MN Marriage Amendment

Why did the Minnesota House and Senate vote in this session on the controversial marriage amendment and not in 2012, closer to the time whe...

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

"Fervently Catholic, Proudly Gay and Happily Married"

Writes Karen Doherty on her blog, Nihil Obstat : . . . I [met] one or two ex- Courage members at Dignity /New York meetings in the early...

Photo of the Day

Image: "Charlie" by Michael J. Bayly.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Quote of the Day

The President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same sex couples or to take such rights aw...

Doug Grow on Republican Rep. John Kriesel's Anti-Amendment Speech

Writes Doug Grow in his latest MinnPost.com op-ed : . . . The moment that most won't forget is when Rep. John Kriesel [right], R-Cottag...

A Hopeful (and Humorous) Look to the Future

I have to say that after Saturday night's disappointing Minnesota House vote on the marriage amendment, the following piece from The...

Sunday, May 22, 2011

The Soul of a Dancer

A Homily by Michael J. Bayly Spirit of St. Stephen's Catholic Community May 22, 2011 ( Note: I shared the following homily this ...

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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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