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, March 09, 2021

Something to Think About . . .

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Sen. Tina Smith: The Filibuster Rule Is “Fundamentally Undemocratic” • Ross Barkan: Quote of t...
Monday, March 08, 2021

Photo of the Day

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Waiting in Repose for Spring’s Awakening Kiss • In This In-Between Time • O Dancer of Creation...
Sunday, March 07, 2021

Marianne Williamson on How Centrist Democrats Abuse Voters with False Promises

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Recently on Rising , author, activist, and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson discussed Democrats' efforts to raise th...
Saturday, March 06, 2021

“Two of the Most Dedicated and Enlightened Heroes of Present Day America”

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. . . That’s how one YouTube viewer describes author and activst Marianne Williamson and philosopher, intellectual, and activist Dr. Cornel...
Friday, March 05, 2021

Sen. Tina Smith: The Filibuster Rule Is “Fundamentally Undemocratic”

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Tina Smith is a U.S. senator from Minnesota who recently shared on Facebook her very insightful and cogent thoughts on why the U.S. Senate...
Tuesday, March 02, 2021

Windows Into Another World

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This past Saturday I walked through my south Minneapolis neighborhood , across the Franklin Ave. Bridge , and down to the east bank of the ...
Sunday, February 28, 2021

A Bittersweet Accolade

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Earlier this evening, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously awarded the Best Actor award at the Golden Globes for his portrayal of Levee in ...
Saturday, February 27, 2021

Photo of the Day

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • The Mysticism of Trees • Cosmic Connection • Photo of the Day – January 14, 2021 • Brigit Ann...

“He Was Bigger Than Life . . . Very Philosophical, Very Warm and Honest”

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Filmmaker Merrill Aldighieri remembers Carl Anderson Today is the 76th anniversary of the birth of the late, great American singer and a...
Friday, February 26, 2021

A Radical Kind of Love

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A lexandria Ocasio-Cortez [AOC] believes that faith is about more than just spittle from a pulpit. If Jesus came to transform us, then AOC i...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Cultivating Stillness

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T he best tool for cultivating a capacity to respond quickly and powerfully to fast moving circumstances is the cultivation of stillness. T...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

“Fare Thee Well, My Nightingale”

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Today is the 17th anniversary of the passing of singer and actor Carl Anderson , whom I’ve been honoring throughout February – the month o...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

That Quality of Awe

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I recently shared an excerpt from Katherine May’s Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times . This evening I share anoth...
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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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