Go Forth…
Go Forth... provides tools to connect with God's mission for you and your ministry. We offer commentary, podcasts, and community to support and form missionary disciples throughout the Church. Our goal is to animate the universal call to mission through the Sunday readings.
Amplify Your Mission with Go Forth...
Go Forth... aims to amplify our universal call to mission by exploring the weekly scriptures in two ways:
- Commentary on the Sunday readings from a missionary perspective - arriving in your email box on Tuesdays to help you prepare reflections, lessons, or homilies
- Podcasts featuring interviews with missionaries in the field, both in the U.S. and abroad, who share their lived reality and experience of the word of God
Our goal is to provide resources that help you amplify the Gospel message and strengthen the missionary church.
Contact Dr. Ben Ou-Yang at benouyang@uscatholicmission.org to learn more and get involved!
Sunday Readings from a Missionary Perspective
Offensive Oratory – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 17, 2025
Offensive Oratory A middle-aged couple came up to me after Mass one day, recently. “You should avoid terms like ‘concentration camps’, ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and ‘Gestapo tactics,’” they said. I didn’t argue with them, but merely…
Becoming Credible Servants – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 10, 2025
Becoming Credible Servants Today’s Gospel mentions various forms of the word “servant” over a dozen times; we cannot fail to see the emphasis that Luke the Evangelist places on this aspect of Christ’s mission. Pope Francis, speaking…
Christ is All and in All – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 3, 2025
Christ is All and in All I was 26 years old when I went to Brazil in 1978 knowing that I was making a commitment of at least 6 years as our Reverend Mother at…
Knowing God as Compassionate Father – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 27, 2025
Knowing God as Compassionate Father Christian creeds address God as Father. Calling God “Our Father” is a personal address, asserting his care for all creation, especially for all humanity. God’s fatherly care is already found in the Old Testament (Deut…
Don’t Miss the Good Part – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 20, 2025
Don’t Miss the Good Part God’s Word requires only our full attention—the one, essential thing that we may, unfortunately, be unconsciously avoiding! We might be able to impress people with our capacity to throw a great party—but…
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Every Tuesday, we send new commentaries on the upcoming Sunday readings from a missionary perspective AND a link to our latest podcast episode featuring a missionary giving witness and reflecting on the readings.
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Podcast Show Notes
Go Forth… Podcast Update – Thank You, Ben OuYang!
After two years, USCMA is ceasing production of the Go Forth… Missionary Interviews podcast. We thank our podcast host, Dr. Benjamin OuYang, for his dedication to inspiring everyday Catholics through your mission stories. Go Forth… will continue to publish our weekly reflections on the Sunday readings, available online and through email.
Fr. Bob Mosher – Missionary Society of St. Columban
Fr. Bob shares the story of the Columbans, their approach to mission as “working themselves out of a job” by helping local churches thrive, and his insights on joy.
Sister Mary O’Donovan – Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm
Sister Mary shares about her congregation’s work to bring Christ to every aged person in their care. She reminds us that John the Baptist gave hope to the people of his time and called them to repair the broken roads within their hearts.
Faith Leasiolagi – Samoan Catholic Community
Faith shares how the Marist priests gained trust with her ancestors and eventually converted their village.
Diego Ruiz Toscano – Friends of Lisi – United States and Mexico
Diego shares the mission of LISI, a lay ministry in Mexico, and how his organization supports their work with funding and volunteer missionary opportunities to help thousands of youth overcome poverty in neighborhoods and indigenous communities.
Sister Lucia Benedict Azoba – Ad Gentes Missionary Sisters
Sister Lucia shares the work of her congregation, which goes into the streets to find homeless mothers and children.
Mother Christina Murray – Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker in Kentucky
Mother Christina Murray shares how her community witnesses God’s love to children and the elderly in Kentucky.
Tim Streiff – Catholic Rural Life
Tim shares how this organization supports the thousands of Catholics in rural areas and the priests who serve them.
Kevin Foy – U.S. Catholic Mission Association
Our new executive director Kevin Foy shares his missionary experiences in Guatemala and Haiti as well as the vision of USCMA as a community of missionaries.
Father Benjamin Chinnapan – Dalit Solidarity
When he came to the United States, Father Benjamin Chinnapan transformed his hospital chaplaincy work into an opportunity to raise funds and awareness for Dalit people in India who suffer from generations of discrimination and poverty.
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Discipleship Costs – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 24
Readings for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 66:18-21 Psalm 117:1-2 Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Luke 13:22-30
Discipleship Costs Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel passage from Luke can be very disturbing; they confront us and question the quality of our discipleship, our genuine following of Jesus. We must strive to enter through the “narrow…