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

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Quote of the Day

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O ver the years, [ Desmond Tutu ] and I enjoyed an enduring friendship. I remember the many occasions we spent time together, including the ...
Friday, December 24, 2021

How the Light Comes

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By Jan Richardson (from her 2015 book, Circle of Grace ) I cannot tell you how the light comes. What I know is that it is more anci...
Thursday, December 23, 2021

Christmas for Mystics

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By Marianne Williamson – “ Cosmic Christ ” (detail) by Alex Grey . NOTE: This article was first published December 14, 2012 by The Hu...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

I Need Do Nothing

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. . . I Am Open to the Living Light I share this evening another reflection by Lana Carolan , one that was first posted on the Facebook ...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

To Dream, to Feel, to Listen

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Y our animal body is deeply affected by the season that swirls around you. Be gentle, for in these darkening times your animal body need...
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Monday, December 20, 2021

Progressive Perspectives on Sen. Joe Manchin’s Refusal to Support “Build Back Better”

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Yesterday Joe Manchin , the Democratic West Virginia senator, announced that he could not support President Joe Biden’s $2.2 trillon “ Buil...
Saturday, December 18, 2021

Interiors

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Images: Michael J. Bayly. See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Autumn . . . Within and Beyond • Blue Yonder • Adnan i...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

When We Choose to Love . . .

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Writes Brené Brown on today’s news of the death of author and activist bell hooks : b ell hooks changed my life in countless ways. I ...
Saturday, December 11, 2021

Photo of the Day

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Related Off-site Link: Storm Drops More Than 20 Inches of Snow in Parts of Minnesota – Andrew Krueger ( MPR News , December 11, 2021). ...
Thursday, December 09, 2021

“My Biggest Worry Is for My Country”

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Veteran American journalist and news anchor Brian Williams ended his MSNBC show The 11th Hour – and his 40-year career as a broadcaster –...
Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Celebrating the Proverbial “Soulman”

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Something very special this evening. . . . It’s the music video for Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri ’s wistful “Sidesteppin’ (With A Soulman)...
Friday, December 03, 2021

Photo of the Day

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • The Mysticism of Trees • Autumn . . . Within and Beyond • Autumn: Season of Transformation and...
Thursday, December 02, 2021

A Queer Aria

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One of the twentieth-century’s most renowned and influential sopranos, Maria Callas (1923-1977), was born 98 years ago today. In celebrati...
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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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