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, May 25, 2015

Progressive Thoughts on Recent Developments in Ireland, El Salvador and the U.S.

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Writes Francis DeBernardo about both the overwhelming Catholic support for marriage equality in Ireland and the latest step in the journey...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

A Pentecost Reflection by Elizabeth Johnson

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W e should no longer think of God as having a set plan for the evolving universe, rather a vision. This vision aims at bringing about a comm...
Saturday, May 23, 2015

Singing Their Own Song in Ireland

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The great flood of tears that we've cried for our brothers and sisters who've died over [fifteen hundred] years has washed away ...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Quote of the Day

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O ther communities who have been oppressed – Jewish people, say, or Catholics in Northern Ireland – have every opportunity to work out the ...
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Something to Think About . . .

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Related Off-site Links: Louise Erdrich – Wikipedia . Minnesota Author Louise Erdrich Wins Literary Peace Prize – Lisa Cornwell (Associa...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

An Afternoon at Taylors Falls and the Franconia Sculpture Park

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I spent the afternoon today with my good friends Curtis and Liana and their beautiful little daughter Amelia at Interstate State Park an...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Prayer

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By Stuart Kestenbaum O ur problem – may I include you? – is that we don't know how to start, how to just close our eyes and let so...
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Monday, May 18, 2015

The Catholic Hierarchy's "Stupid Carry-On"

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O n Friday [Ireland] votes in a referendum that, if passed, will enshrine marriage equality in the Constitution. [A] reporter engaged an e...
Saturday, May 16, 2015

"Your Witness to Love is Key to Transforming Our Church"

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Jason Steidl is a PhD student studying systematic theology at Fordham University in New York City. He identifies as an "LGBT Catholic....
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

LGBTQ+ Catholic Youth Summit to Proceed Despite Chancery's Misstep

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Sadly for some, this post could aptly be titled: How to ensure our youth join the documented exodus of Catholics from the church . Why? W...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Quote of the Day

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L ife consists in learning to live on one's own, spontaneous, freewheeling: to do this one must recognize what is one's own – be fam...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Long-Weekend in Georgia

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As you may have gathered from Sunday's Photo of the Day , I was recently down South . . . Georgia to be exact! I traveled to the Pea...
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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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