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, October 18, 2022

The Autumn Garden

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • First Signs of “By Far the Most Paradoxical” Season • Photo of the Day – September 29,...
Monday, October 17, 2022

Vaccines and GMOs: Two Very Different Debates

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I found the following article when compelled to seek information about the difference between the anti-vaccine movement and the anti GMO (g...
Friday, October 14, 2022

It Begins . . .

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The "it" being, in the words of Minnesota Public Radio meteorologist Paul Huttner , the "measurable snowfall season" i...
Thursday, October 13, 2022

The State of the COVID Pandemic: “We’re Collectively Walking An Immunity Tightrope”

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I received both my COVID-19 booster shot and my annual flu shot today at work. I did so at a time when COVID-19 is killing approximately...
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Buffy Sainte-Marie on Indigenous Peoples’ Day: “There’s an Awful Lot of Work Yet to Be Done”

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Singer-songwriter, educator, and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie , for whom I have great admiration and respect, has long called for the repudia...
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Wednesday, October 05, 2022

Norman Solomon’s “Objective Look at U.S. Foreign Policy”

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Journalist, media critic, activist, and author Norman Solomon is one of just a few commentators on U.S. politics and world events in whom I...
Friday, September 30, 2022

Out and About – Spring 2022

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With the spring equinox recently been and gone, it’s long overdue that I share the Spring 2022 installment of The Wild Reed ’s “Out and A...
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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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