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

Friday, January 27, 2017

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, James Martin Labels as "Appalling" President Trump's Plan to Demonize Immigrants

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On his Facebook page today, James Martin, S.J. ( right ) wrote the following when sharing Ben Kentish's January 26 Independent articl...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Photo of the Day

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Winter Beauty • Winter Light • Shadows and Light • A Winter Reflection • The Oak and the Re...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Quote of the Day

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. F or the last few years Christians have been singing worship songs that include lyrics like “ keep my eyes above the waves, when oceans ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Quote of the Day

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F olks, if there was ever a time to stand with the water protectors , with Indigenous people, with the Oceti Sakowin, with Mother Earth [the...
Monday, January 23, 2017

Anyone for Tea?

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Before I share, as I recently said I would , more images and commentary from Saturday's inspiring Women's March in St. Paul, I take...
Sunday, January 22, 2017

Something to Think About . . .

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Related Off-site Links and Updates: Bernie Sanders Should Have Been America’s 45th President. Democrats Elevated Trump and Cheated Bernie...
Saturday, January 21, 2017

Quote of the Day

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P resident Trump, you have made a big mistake. By trying to divide us up by race, religion, gender and nationality you have actually brought...

Photo of the Day

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This is the first Wild Reed "Photo of the Day" not actually taken by me, which is kinda obvious as I'm in the picture. M...
Friday, January 20, 2017

"It Is All Connected"

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This afternoon I participated in the Black Snake Resistance March , a rally and march organized by Native Lives Matter , Idle No More, #NoD...
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Something to Think About . . .

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– Source Related Off-site Links: The Trump Era is a Leap in the Dark – Eugene Robinson ( The Washington Post , January 19, 2017). Welco...

Inauguration Day in the Twin Cities

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Notes MPR News : T housands of people are expected to protest the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump at events throughout the...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Progressives and Obama (Part 7)

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Earlier today Barack Obama gave his last press conference as president. In less than 40 hours he and his family will vacant the White Hou...
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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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