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, April 16, 2023

Remembering and Celebrating Dusty

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It’s the birthday today of the late, great British pop/soul vocalist Dusty Springfield (1939-1999). If still with us in this life, she wou...
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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Photo of the Day

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Related Off-site Link: More Record Warmth Thursday: Twin Cities Will Break Another Record – Sven Sundgaard ( Minnesota Public Radio News ...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Quote of the Day

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I hate to say this, but America no longer has two parties devoted to a democratic system of self-government. We have a Democratic Party, wh...
Sunday, April 09, 2023

He Is Risen, and So Are You

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The Wild Reed ’s 2023 Holy Week series concludes with a fourth excerpt from Marianne Williamson ’s 2004 book The Gift of Change: Spiritual ...
Saturday, April 08, 2023

“We Are Still Here, and We Will Never Quit”

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This past Thursday, Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson , two Black Democratic lawmakers, were expelled by a Republican supermajority in t...

Tomb Time

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– P.K. Benbow The Wild Reed ’s 2023 Holy Week series continues with a third excerpt from Marianne Williamson ’s 2004 book The Gift of Cha...

Jeff Sharlet on the Fascist Ideology of Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Jeff Sharlet is an award-winning journalist and author who has spent the last decade reporting on the growing threat of fascism across the ...
Friday, April 07, 2023

A Vortex of the Miraculous

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– “ Universal Lord, I Hold the Key ” (detail) by Thomas Blackshear II The Wild Reed ’s 2023 Holy Week series continues with a second e...

Photo of the Day

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Morning Light • Photo of the Day – June 27, 2022 • Photo of the Day – May 23, 2021 • Photo of...
Thursday, April 06, 2023

From Spiritual Death to Rebirth

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– “ Love and Sacrifice ” (detail) by Salem Beiruti This year for Holy Week I’ll be sharing a series of excerpts from Marianne Williams...
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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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