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

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Pope Francis on Lenten Fasting

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Lent: A Time to Fast and Feast • A Lenten Resolution • “Here I Am!” – The Lenten Response • ...
Sunday, February 14, 2021

Wolfish

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One of the books I’m currently reading is Katherine May’s Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times . The following exc...

Skylight

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Saaxiib Qurux Badan – January 30, 2021 • Morning Light • November Musings • Saaxiib Qurux B...
Saturday, February 13, 2021

Quote of the Day

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I n recent weeks, the impeachment managers assembled voluminous evidence – not least, visual evidence from inside and outside the Capitol b...
Friday, February 12, 2021

An Electrifying Spectrum of Emotions

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Remembering Absence With Out Love , Carl Anderson’s debut album The Wild Reed ’s celebration of singer and actor Carl Anderson continu...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Dan Rather on America’s “Moment of Reckoning”

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I am shaken, and I like to think I don’t shake easily. I am moved to a deep and profound sadness, and I don’t like to think I am prone t...
Tuesday, February 09, 2021

High-Rise in Afternoon Light

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Winter Light • Late Autumn Light • Photo of the Day – October 14, 2014 • Photo of the Day – S...
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Monday, February 08, 2021

Remembering an Artist and Vocalist Extraordinaire

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As was the case last year and the year before , February this year at The Wild Reed is dedicated to singer and actor Carl Anderson , who ...
Sunday, February 07, 2021

The Republican Party in a Nutshell

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U nder the leadership of Donald Trump , the GOP had lost the House, Senate and White House, watched idly as hundreds of thousands of people ...
Monday, February 01, 2021

Imbolc: Celebrating the Freshness of New Beginnings

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Today is Imbolc , the ancient Gaelic festival marking the return of spring. To this day, people continue to celebrate Imbolc and its empha...
Sunday, January 31, 2021

Celebrating Vanessa

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Yesterday was the birthday of an actor I greatly admire. . . . Yes, Vanessa Redgrave turned 84. To (belatedly) mark the occasion I shar...
Saturday, January 30, 2021

Saaxiib Qurux Badan

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See also the related Wild Reed posts: • Skylight • November Musings • Saaxiib Qurux Badan – November 18, 2020 • Today I Will Be Still ...
Thursday, January 28, 2021

In This Time Marked By Grief

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Actor Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer five months ago today . On the 28th day of every month since his passing, I’ve honored Chad...
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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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