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

Friday, February 24, 2023

Kimi Djabaté

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Something very special this evening for “music night” at The Wild Reed . It’s the music video for “Yensoro,” the lead single from Bissau-...
Thursday, February 23, 2023

From the Palliative/Spiritual Care Bookshelf

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This evening as part of my "From the Palliative/Spiritual Care Bookshelf" series, I highlight a book that isn’t actually on my bo...

Photo of the Day

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Related Off-site Links: Steady Snow, Howling Winds Rattle Southern Minnesota – Minnesota Public Radio News (February 23, 2023). Snow an...
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

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 • ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Carnival: “A Necessary Release of Pagan Expression in a Christianized World”

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Today is Shrove Tuesday (also known as Mardi Gras ), the last day of Carnival , a Western Christian festive season that occurs before the ...
Monday, February 20, 2023

Happy Birthday, Buffy!

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– Image: Akasha Rabut for the New York Times (November 2022) Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie turns 82 today. Happy Birthday, Buf...
Sunday, February 19, 2023

When the Divine Feminine Intimidates Insecure Men

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Writes Meg Slay . . . I don’t know who added the green notes, but I added the ones in yellow. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If the divine feminine inti...
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Saturday, February 18, 2023

Michael Meade on “Slowing Downwards”

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Writes Michael Meade . . . “S low” and “down” are modes of the soul; they are connective modes, ways of keeping connected to oneself and...
Thursday, February 16, 2023

Undone

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I f you ever need someone to shield you from the rain, like a river I will run, I would always be the one. For I’ve seen your magic ris...

Quote of the Day

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T he American economic system, with its excessive corporate greed and concentration of ownership and power, destroys anything that gets in i...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Saaxiib Qurux Badan

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T he way you feel like nobody’s child when the night closes in on an empty sky The way you feel like nobody’s child Brother, wipe th...

A Vibrant Relationship

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Writes Yung Pueblo on what makes a relationship vibrant. . . . T wo people who seek to know, love and heal themselves as individuals wil...
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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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