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, November 25, 2025

Two Phantoms Worth Celebrating

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This past Sunday, my dear friend Raul gifted me with the opportunity to see with him Andrew Lloyd Webber ’s The Phantom of the Opera at th...

Anand Giridharadas on the “Elite Network” Around Jeffrey Epstein

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I t’s very convenient for the American power elite to think about this as a story of one depraved man. But, in fact, what the emails show, ...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Love Will Not Lose

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By Steven Charleston L ove will not lose. Even if the evidence of the daily news Seems to suggest that it will Even if we despair of ...
Sunday, November 23, 2025

Memes of the Times

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NOTE: This first meme features a quote from American socialist activist and trade unionist Eugene Debs (1855-1926). Debs was recently hig...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

Zack Polanski’s Message of Hope

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For some time now I’ve been following with interest – and a growing sense of hope – the political rise of Zack Polanski , a gay Jewish man w...

“A Case Study in How a Bully Behaves When He Can’t Rely on Fear”

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Michigan-based digital creator Bruce Fanger has written the most insightful commentary I’ve read so far on yesterday’s extraodinary (some ...
Friday, November 21, 2025

The Sinking of the Britannic

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On this day in 1916, HMHS Britannic was sunk during World War I by a German mine. It was the third vessel of the White Star Line ’s Olympic...
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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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