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

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Something to Think About . . .

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I didn't need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity; I just needed to turn my life over to whoever made redwood trees. – ...
Monday, May 29, 2017

Progressive Perspectives on Memorial Day

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M emorial Day began as a consecration of war dead following our Civil War by recently freed people honoring their comrades who fought and ...

Photo of the Day

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Image: Michael J. Bayly.
Sunday, May 28, 2017

Quote of the Day

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M any experts, including professionals in our intelligence and security services, have pointed to the connections between wars our governmen...
Saturday, May 27, 2017

"Imagine, Heal, Resist" – Mayday 2017 (Part 2)

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This evening I share a second batch of photos from this year's Mayday parade. As I mentioned in Part 1 , on Sunday, May 7, I attended t...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Something to Think (and Chuckle) About . . .

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– Source Related Off-site Links: NBA Star Steph Curry Calls Trump an "Ass" – Jennifer Calfas ( The Hill , February 8, 2017). ...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Photo of the Day

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Of Dandelions . . . and Dandy Lions • Prayer of the Week – July 28, 2013 • Green Destiny • S...
Sunday, May 21, 2017

It Is Happening Again

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The groundbreaking TV show Twin Peaks which, among other things, writes Matt Zoller Seitz, was an unrelenting and mystifying meditation on...
Saturday, May 20, 2017

Quote of the Day

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[ R oger Ailes (1940-2017)] was a bigot, with well-documented prejudices against people of color, Muslims, women, and LGBTQ people. The net...
Friday, May 19, 2017

In Too Deep

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So have a little faith in where we're going to Don't ask me where, you know I just can't tell you All I know is I'm swe...
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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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