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, July 21, 2011

The Lost Art of the Arioi

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Once when I was in Catholic primary (or elementary) school in Australia, a troupe of Polynesian dancers came and entertained the school com...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Beyond the Hierarchy: The Blossoming of Liberating Catholic Insights on Sexuality (Part 1)

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. Things are getting pretty wild out on the East coast. The National Organization for Marriage, for instance, plans to protest same-sex m...
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Monday, July 18, 2011

Quote of the Day

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. . . There are days I despair that these sexually stunted boys masquerading as spiritually evolved adult men will ever grow up. I guess it...
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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Photo of the Day

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Image: Michael J. Bayly.
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Quote of the Day

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. . . The conventional — and erroneous — perception of the gay-marriage issue is that it pits secular forces against religious ones. From Ne...
Friday, July 15, 2011

God is in the roses

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. . . and the thorns. As many of you know, I often share music here at The Wild Reed on Friday evenings. Tonight I share Rosanne Cash's...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

"I Have Never Felt Closer to Anyone in My Entire Life Than to David"

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Michael Douglas eulogizes his husband of 13 years, David McCaffrey, co-founder of the Twin Cities-based Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexua...
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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Sad News

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Dear friends, It is with great sadness that I share with you the news of the death of David McCaffrey, co-founder and president of the Ca...
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Saturday, July 09, 2011

Quote of the Day

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Note: Truth Wins Out activist John Becker (pictured at right) recently took a hidden camera with him to five therapy sessions at a Christi...
Friday, July 08, 2011

Sharing the Good News of Marriage Equality at the Basilica Block Party

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Updated with images from Saturday night! Earlier this evening I joined with a number of other members of Catholics for Marriage Equality...
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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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